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Financial services

Faster loan approvals, automated client checks: How AI agents are used by banks, including in S’pore

Customer service work, such as answering questions and handling claims, as well as loan approvals, are some areas where AI agents are being tested in the finance industry.
Customer service work, such as answering questions and handling claims, as well as loan approvals, are some areas where AI agents are being tested in the finance industry.

A coach, a mechanic or a housekeeper to manage your money?

Life Admin Navigator founder Tulsi Vadodaria provides helps busy professionals to manage their personal e-mails and paperwork.
Life Admin Navigator founder Tulsi Vadodaria provides helps busy professionals to manage their personal e-mails and paperwork.

OCBC aims to support 12,000 SMEs with sustainable financing by 2028

The bank has supported 5,000 SMEs in sustainable financing as of end-2025.
The bank has supported 5,000 SMEs in sustainable financing as of end-2025.

In Good Company

How Dow Jones thrives when news is seen as just another commodity

The Wall Street Journal publisher and Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour in an interview with the Straits Times on March 31.
The Wall Street Journal publisher and Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour in an interview with the Straits Times on March 31.

OCBC tops $100 billion in market cap as analysts see more upside

Analysts said that OCBC could be one of the key beneficiaries of wealth inflows from the Middle East.
Analysts said that OCBC could be one of the key beneficiaries of wealth inflows from the Middle East.

Younger DBS shareholders drawn by dividends turn up at AGM for the first time

DBS chief executive Tan Su Shan said that DBS’s exposure to the Middle East region is "very, very limited."
DBS chief executive Tan Su Shan said that DBS’s exposure to the Middle East region is "very, very limited."

Blackstone to debut first hedge fund for mini-millionaires

Blackstone is launching its first hedge fund for affluent individuals like doctors, lawyers and other professionals with disposable income to invest.
Blackstone is launching its first hedge fund for affluent individuals like doctors, lawyers and other professionals with disposable income to invest.

In Good Company

Cut down entry-level hiring because of AI? Far from it, says Oliver Wyman CEO

Oliver Wyman CEO Nick Studer says the company wants fit, well-performing corporate athletes and not exhausted, analytical shells.
Oliver Wyman CEO Nick Studer says the company wants fit, well-performing corporate athletes and not exhausted, analytical shells.

Former OCBC chief Helen Wong’s pay falls 6.3% to $12 million in last year at bank

Ms Wong was paid $12.8 million in 2024.
Ms Wong was paid $12.8 million in 2024.

Hong Kong regulatory scrutiny puts share sale boom at risk

Beijing is restricting certain types of Chinese companies incorporated overseas from seeking listings in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter.
Beijing is restricting certain types of Chinese companies incorporated overseas from seeking listings in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter.

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