DBS Bank - News, Articles & Research

MAS to take action against DBS over "unacceptable" outage

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is to take action against DBS after its second outage in less than two years, describing the disruption to services as "unacceptable".

30 March 2023

Company announcement/retail

DBS Bank India partners with eSamudaay to propel local commerce in small towns

In line with its vision to support Indian MSMEs, DBS Bank India announced its partnership with eSamudaay today.

22 February 2023

News/crypto

DBS benefits from flight to safety by institutional crypto investors

The downturn in crypto values and multiple scandals has led to a boom in bitcoin trading at Singapore's DBS Bank, which saw volumes grow by 80% on its Digital Exchange (DDEx).

15 February 2023

News/markets

DBS completes repo transaction on JPMorgan's Onyx

DBS has become the first bank in Asia to conduct an intraday repo transaction on JPMorgan's blockchain network Onyx, using the US bank's JPM Coin digital token to complete instant settlements and maturity of the transactions within hours instead of the current industry norm of one to two working days.

23 November 2022

Company announcement/sustainable

DBS and global partners to run ClimateTech accelerator

With the risk of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions pushing past dangerous warming thresholds, DBS together with seven partners and supporters, have committed to further build on efforts to nurture and scale the climate tech ecosystem.

08 November 2022

News/payments

Standard Chartered invests in DLT-based payments venture Partior

Standard Chartered has invested in Partior, the DLT venture set up last year by DBS, Temasek and JPMorgan to challenge the cumbersome hub-and-spoke model applied to traditional cross-border payment flow.

03 November 2022

News/crypto

Global banks test DeFi protocols for FX and Government bond transactions

DBS Bank, JPMorgan and SBI Digital Asset Holdings have completed the first pilot transactions on Project Guardian, a Monetary Authority of Singapore-inspired initiative that explores potential decentralised finance (DeFi) applications in wholesale funding markets.

02 November 2022

News/crypto

DBS goes live on SGX unit's crypto platform; launches programmable money pilot

DBS has become the first bank to go live on a new digital asset trading platform from Singapore Exchange unit MaxxTrader.

31 October 2022

Company announcement/wholesale

DBS launches AI-based financing tool for SMEs

Just as the Covid-19 pandemic looked like it was under control, SMEs in Singapore are now grappling with an inflationary environment, an impending GST hike, supply chain challenges, and rising interest rates.

18 October 2022

Company announcement/people

DBS runs fintech apprecenticeship programme with local polytechnics

As part of efforts under the Techskills Accelerator (TeSA) for ITE and Polytechnics Alliance (“TIP Alliance”), set up by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) together with industry partners, DBS announced today that it is launching a structured three-year apprenticeship programme to prepare polytechnic students for technology roles in the bank.

10 October 2022

Company announcement/wholesale

DBS rolls out plug-and-play APIs for corporate treasurers with FinLync

DBS has partnered with FinLync, a privately-held, global fintech company transforming corporate finance and treasury offices by aggregating global banking APIs to deliver embedded real-time payments and cash management.

26 September 2022

News/crypto

DBS opens crypto exchange to wealthy clients

DBS is opening up its crypto trading digital exchange DDEX to high net worth clients, enabling well-heeled customers to conduct trades through the Digibank app.

26 September 2022