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NETS operates Singapore's national debit scheme enabling customers of DBS Bank, POSB, HSBC, Maybank, OCBC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, CIMB and UOB to make payments using their physical/contactless ATM cards or mobile devices at more than 120,000 acceptance points in Singapore including major retailers, food courts, hawker centres, convenience stores and supermarkets.
In June 2023, DBS was fined S$2.6 million by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for breaching anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism requirements, in a matter related to the German payments provider Wirecard scandal between July 2015 and February 2020, in relation to the accounts of 11 corporate customers. [52 ...
In 1974, the bank was transferred to become part of the Ministry of Finance and Credit POSB Pte Ltd was established in the same year to provide custom-tailored loans relating to HDB housing ownership. By 1976, POSB had one million depositors, while deposits crossed the S$1 billion mark.
In September 2010, Sebastian Paredes was appointed CEO of DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited. [5] On March 17, 2014, DBS Bank Ltd (DBS) announced to acquire the Asian private banking business of Societe Generale in Singapore and Hong Kong, as well as selected parts of its trust business. The business was successfully integrated into DBS in October 2014.
Commercial banks in Singapore may undertake universal banking, such as the taking of deposits and the provision of cheque services and lending, as well any other business authorised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, including financial advisory services, insurance brokering and capital market services, as long as they are permitted under section 30 of the Banking Act.
United Overseas Bank Limited (simplified Chinese: 大华银行有限公司; traditional Chinese: 大華銀行有限公司; pinyin: Dàhuá Yínháng Yǒuxìan Gōngsī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tāi-hôa Gûn-hâng Iú-hān Kong-si), often known as UOB, is a Singaporean regional bank headquartered at Raffles Place, Singapore, with branches mostly found in Southeast Asia countries.
Depending on the issuing bank and the preferences of the client, this may allow the card to be used as an ATM card, enabling transactions at automatic teller machines; or as a debit card, linked to the client's bank account and able to be used for making purchases at the point of sale; or as a credit card attached to a revolving credit line ...
In 2005, DBS Bank acquired a 37.5% stake in Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company, with the Murugappa Group lowering its stake to 37.5%. The company was subsequently renamed as Cholamandalam DBS Finance. [7] In 2010, DBS Bank sold its entire stake back to Murugappa Group and exited the joint venture. [8]