Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC)

116 results about this entity

Period: 21 May 2004 - 06 Jan 2025

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OCBC enables instant withdrawals of cheque deposits at ATMs

Even as Singapore pushes to become cheque-free by 2025, cash cheques continue to be used by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), typically to pay staff salaries, get cash for daily business operations or pay vendors for services rendered.

OCBC runs first transaction on Singapore Customs’ electronic Banker’s Guarantee programme

OCBC Bank became the first bank to leverage Singapore Customs’ electronic Banker’s Guarantee programme which was launched today, issuing an electronic banker’s guarantee (eBG) to Singapore Customs on behalf of vCargo Cloud, a leading Infocomm Technology solution and service provider that performs customs declaration services for forwarders and shippers.

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DBS evacuates 300 staff after employee gets coronavirus

DBS has evacuated around 300 staff from its office at the Marina Bay Financial Centre in Singapore after it was confirmed that an employee has been infected with the coronavirus.

OCBC Bank to introduce account-to-account transfers with Google Pay

OCBC Bank has entered into a partnership with Google to bring a refreshed Google Pay app to Singapore in January 2020.

OCBC speeds up business account opening process

Startups are now able to open an OCBC business account in Singapore immediately after incorporation, thanks to an API between the bank and Experian.

Singtel’s VIA Alliance welcomes OCBC Pay Anyone

Singtel will expand its VIA mobile payment alliance to include OCBC Bank, the first Singapore bank to join the alliance and the second regionally, after Thailand’s KASIKORNBANK.

Talk to the app: OCBC gives mobile users a virtual assistant

OCBC Bank has applied conversational AI and natural language processing to put a virtual assistant into the hands of customers using the latest version of its mobile banking app.

Singapore to accept first digital bank applications

Two months after announcing plans to issue digital banking licences, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is set to accept the first applications.

OCBC ATMs go cardless

Singapore's OCBC Bank has introduced cardless cash withdrawals across its entire estate of ATMs, enabling customers to draw down funds by scanning a QR code.

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Singapore police force taps OCBC transaction data to fight financial crime

Law enforcement agencies will get a boost in their crime detection abilities through a collaboration between the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and OCBC Bank.

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OCBC helps shape Data Certification Pathway programme with Ngee Ann Polytechnic

OCBC Bank, in collaboration with Ngee Ann Polytechnic, has created a Data Certification Pathway as part of a structured approach to groom more data scientists and analysts.

OCBC Bank introduces QR code fee payments for University strudents

OCBC Bank and Republic Polytechnic (RP) have enabled students of the education institution and their parents to pay school fees via PayNow by scanning a quick-response (QR) code on the student portal with their mobile phones. OCBC Bank is RP’s main bank.