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DBS is one of the leading banks in Singapore, and its internet banking service offers customers a convenient way to manage their accounts and carry out transactions. If you're a DBS customer, you can register for internet banking in a few easy steps. Here's how: Step 1: Visit the DBS website To register for internet banking, you'll need to go to the DBS website at www.dbs.com.sg. Once you're there, click on the "Login" button in the top right-hand corner of the screen. Step 2: Click on "Register for Internet Banking" On the login page, you'll see a but...
Read More Opening a bank account in Singapore can be a tricky process, especially for foreigners. However, with the right documentation and preparation, it is possible for foreigners to open a bank account in Singapore with the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS). DBS is one of the largest banks in Singapore and offers a variety of banking services for individuals and businesses. As a foreigner, you can open a DBS bank account as long as you meet certain requirements and have the necessary documentation. The first step in opening a bank account with DBS as a foreigner...
Read More DBS is a leading financial services provider in Asia, offering a range of banking and financial services to its customers. One of the questions that many people have about DBS is whether their debit card can be used as a credit card. The short answer is no, but there is more to it than that. First, it's important to understand the difference between a debit card and a credit card. A debit card is linked to your bank account and allows you to access the money you have in your account. When you use a debit card, the funds are immediately deducted from your accoun...
Read More Mobile banking has become an essential component of the digital world, allowing customers to access their bank accounts and make transactions on-the-go. One of the leading providers of mobile banking services is DBS Bank, a multinational bank based in Singapore. DBS Bank has been at the forefront of the mobile banking revolution, offering a range of innovative solutions to its customers. DBS Bank's mobile banking app, known as "DBS digibank," offers a comprehensive range of features that allow customers to manage their accounts and conduct transactions with eas...
Read More DBS and POSB are two of the most popular banks in Singapore, and many people often wonder if they are the same or not. Although both are part of the DBS Group, they are different entities with their own unique features and functions. DBS Bank is the largest bank in Southeast Asia and offers a wide range of banking and financial services. It caters to both individuals and businesses, providing services such as savings accounts, loans, credit cards, investment management, insurance, and more. It has branches all over Singapore and other countries in the region. ...
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SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and DBS are partnering to stimulate domestic tourism demand in the immediate term as well as drive cross-border demand and tourism industry development in the middle to long term. They have inked a three-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) in the first such collaboration between STB and a local bank. The tie-up will leverage DBS's services - such as its travel marketplace portal, digital payments collection solutions, predictive analytics and the bank's everyday app DBS PayLah! - to "help ...
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SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - DBS Bank has joined Contour's network, which is built on blockchain technology company R3's Corda and digitalises global trade processes such as the creation, exchange, approval and issuance of letters of credit (LCs). It is the first Singapore bank to do so, ahead of the blockchain-based platform's full launch later this year, DBS announced on Monday (May 11). Other banks in the network include BNP Paribas, Bangkok Bank, ING, HSBC, Standard Chartered and Citi Ventures, according to the website for Singapore-based Contour. ...
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SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - DBS on Thursday (April 30) guided that its oil-and-gas (O&G) lending portfolio at $23 billion makes up its single-largest loan exposure to impacted industries made vulnerable by the Covid-19 pandemic, and that it expects further allowances set aside specifically for O&G support services. This comes as the bank reported a 29 per cent fall in Q1 net profit that brought its earnings to its lowest level since 2017. Singapore’s largest bank opened the results season for the local trio with a large bump in allowances set aside to prep...
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SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) - DBS Group Holdings, Singapore and South-east Asia's largest lender, posted its first quarterly profit decline since 2017 as the coronavirus pandemic and oil price slump triggered a spike in loan-loss provisions. Net income fell 29 per cent to $1.17 billion in the three months ended March 31 from $1.65 billion a year earlier, the bank said on Thursday (April 30). That compares with the $1.19 billion average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. DBS last posted a quarterly profit decline in the third quarter of 2017. ...
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All three of Singapore's banks are expected to see profit declines for the first time since 2016 as they set aside cash for a potential spike in bad loans stemming from the coronavirus-fuelled economic slump. Net income at each lender probably slid between 21 per cent and 28 per cent in the three months ended March 31 from a year earlier, according to the average estimates of six analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. DBS Group Holdings, the nation's largest bank, is seen to report the steepest profit drop when it kicks off the earnings season today, while OCBC Ban...
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Margins are expected to shrink 6-10 bps compared to Q4 2019. Singapore’s big three banks are expected to post an average 38% YoY fall in earnings for the Q1 period on the back of spiking credit costs and falling credit card income, according to a report by Jefferies. Meanwhile, the banks’ non-interest income is expected to contract by 6-13% YoY, whilst revenue for the three banks will fall 2-4% YoY, due to falling card income, wealth management income, and weak stock prices. Whilst system loans and deposits grew 3.5% and 4.9% YTD respectively, pushed by b...
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