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Company announcement/sustainable

DBS Bank India issues 99% recycled green debit card

DBS Bank India has partnered with EaseMyTrip to launch an environment-friendly international debit card made using 99% recycled polyvinyl chloride (PVC) material.

31 March 2022

News/payments

DBS rolls out 'Mastercard installments with Pine Labs'

DBS Bank is to roll out buy now, pay later services in Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong in partnership with Mastercard and Pine Labs.

02 March 2022

Company announcement/security

DBS to provide free cybersecurity training to Singapore's SMEs

DBS announced today that it will be availing a complimentary cybersecurity training programme to help protect the 280,000-strong SME community in Singapore[1] from the growing threat of cybercrime.

17 February 2022

Company announcement/crypto

DBS digital exchange crosses one billion dollar mark in trading value in first year of operation

DBS reported today strong traction for the first full year of operations of its digital asset ecosystem, anchored by its members-only DBS Digital Exchange (DDEx), one of the world’s first bank-backed digital exchanges.

15 February 2022

News/regulation

MAS raises DBS' capital requirement following two-day outage

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has raised capital requirements for DBS Bank by S$930 million following the widespread unavailability of the lender's digital banking services in November.

08 February 2022

Company announcement/sustainable

DBS names new chief sustainability officer

DBS Group Holdings announced the appointment of Helge Muenkel as Chief Sustainability Officer with effect from today.

24 January 2022

News/security

Singapore banks act to tackle spate of SMS phishing scams

Banks in Singapore are set to remove clickable links in emails and text messages sent to retail customers after a spate of SMS phishing scams.

21 January 2022

Company announcement/wholesale

DBS Bank India introduces digital and paperless trade financing service

In the current environment, there is a need to drive digitised trade for Corporate customers to reduce processing turnaround time and drive businesses efficiently.

13 December 2021

News/regulation

MAS threatens action over DBS outage

Singapore's banking regulator is set take action against DBS Bank following a prolonged two-day outage that has prevented customers from logging into the bank's digital services.

25 November 2021

Company announcement/crypto

DBS digital asset ecosystem see growing business momentum

DBS announced today that its digital asset ecosystem, anchored by the DBS Digital Exchange (DDEx), has enjoyed strong business momentum since it went operational 24/7 in August this year.

11 November 2021

Company announcement/payments

MAS signals breakthrough in cross-border trade finance

Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), in collaboration with commercial partners DBS Bank, Emirates NBD and Standard Chartered, have successfully concluded the world’s first cross-border digital trade financing pilot of its kind.

11 November 2021

News/sustainable

DBS launches eco-conscious consumer platform

DBS Bank has launched LiveBetter – a one-stop digital platform where users can access eco-friendly tips, donate to local green causes, as well as invest in sustainability-themed funds.

01 November 2021