Financial services

Meet the humans behind ‘Wendy and Wayne’, OCBC’s wealth avatars

Digital faces of the OCBC WoW app, Terissa Chang and Ethan Peh have become minor celebrities overnight after the beta version was rolled out to a select group of users for testing in July.

Singapore commits $220 million over three years to drive fintech innovation

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said the measures are aimed at helping Singapore’s fintech sector to capture new growth opportunities.

South Korea exploring creation of new financial hub beyond overcrowded Seoul

Job seekers at a finance job fair in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug 19.

How Singapore investors are using brokerage AI tools to analyse portfolios, gain insights

Brokerage firms such as Moomoo, Tiger Brokers (pictured) and Longbridge are offering AI-powered features to help investors digest news and headlines, analyse earnings data and gain insights into their portfolios.

S’pore banks’ Q2 earnings: DBS, OCBC shares could go higher; asset quality concerns resurface at UOB

Saxo chief investment strategist Charu Chanana said Singapore banks are becoming regional wealth platforms and are no longer simply a proxy for interest rates.

English Premier League clubs trade gambling sponsors for fintech, sovereign investment: Report

EPL side Aston Villa will have Visit Rwanda on their jersey fronts next season and will sport online sports betting site Betano on their shirt sleeves instead.

UOB to pay shareholders 88-cent interim dividend as Q2 profit rises 10% to $1.48 billion

Net profit for the three months to June 30 was $1.48 billion, up 10 per cent from $1.34 billion a year ago.

OCBC to pay 47-cent dividend as Q2 profit jumps 22% to $2.22 billion; shares cross $30 for the first time

Earnings for the quarter ended June 30 were $2.22 billion, up from $1.82 billion a year ago.

DBS declares dividends of 81 cents as Q2 profit beats forecast; shares hit new high of $75.80

DBS achieved record net profit of $3.08 billion for the second quarter of 2026, 9 per cent higher than a year ago.

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