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Financial services

S’pore’s small and micro firms get access to $10 million grant and bank lifeline for AI adoption

Micro and small businesses count for 94 per cent of enterprises and 45 per cent of hirings in Singapore.
Micro and small businesses count for 94 per cent of enterprises and 45 per cent of hirings in Singapore.

S’pore banks still face net interest margin pressure in 2026, but DBS is better hedged, analysts say

Another consensus view is that DBS is better-positioned than OCBC and UOB to withstand NIM pressures, with a buffer from unexpired hedges and its strength in deposit growth.
Another consensus view is that DBS is better-positioned than OCBC and UOB to withstand NIM pressures, with a buffer from unexpired hedges and its strength in deposit growth.

Customers can get insured at banks and more as insurers in S’pore expand distribution channels

Bank representatives accounted for 35.2 per cent of new business premiums from January to September 2025, report showed.
Bank representatives accounted for 35.2 per cent of new business premiums from January to September 2025, report showed.

Fintech firm Aspire sees more clients looking to expand abroad, lands Europe, Aussie and US licences

Aspire primarily serves start-ups as well as small and mid-market businesses that are more digitally savvy and international.
Aspire primarily serves start-ups as well as small and mid-market businesses that are more digitally savvy and international.

Forum: Property agents who do not act in clients’ best interests will face disciplinary action

News analysis

Singapore’s rise as world’s third-largest foreign exchange hub matters for its people

Singapore’s advanced digital infrastructure offers low latency, high technology and speed.
Singapore’s advanced digital infrastructure offers low latency, high technology and speed.

Argentine FA and soccer clubs raided in money laundering probe, La Nacion reports

A member of the Argentine Federal Police places a printer inside the trunk of a car after seizing it from Claudio Chiqui Tapia stadium, which belongs to the soccer team Barracas Central, where Federal Police raid amid investigation into alleged money laundering, according to local media, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Cristina Sille
A member of the Argentine Federal Police places a printer inside the trunk of a car after seizing it from Claudio Chiqui Tapia stadium, which belongs to the soccer team Barracas Central, where Federal Police raid amid investigation into alleged money laundering, according to local media, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Cristina Sille

Singapore must take bolder steps to keep thriving as a global financial hub: Ex-DBS chief

Mr Piyush Gupta, former chief executive of DBS Group, said the Republic has the potential to shape the future of finance, given its nimbleness, strong public-private partnerships and the ability to think big and be bold.
Mr Piyush Gupta, former chief executive of DBS Group, said the Republic has the potential to shape the future of finance, given its nimbleness, strong public-private partnerships and the ability to think big and be bold.

Manulife Singapore launches AI hub to groom talent

Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Culture, Community and Youth and Sustainability and the Environment Goh Hanyan said Manulife has launched a programme with IBF to redesign the role of retail underwriters.
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Culture, Community and Youth and Sustainability and the Environment Goh Hanyan said Manulife has launched a programme with IBF to redesign the role of retail underwriters.

OCBC app users will be able to scan WeChat Pay QR codes to pay merchants in China

It builds on the app’s existing ability to scan and pay through Alipay+ and UnionPay merchant QR codes.
It builds on the app’s existing ability to scan and pay through Alipay+ and UnionPay merchant QR codes.

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