DBS Bank

Retail Asia02/11/2018

DBS Bank has launched Southeast Asia’s first bank-led retail chatbot, Foodster. The chat-commerce service allows customers to order and pay for their meals via Facebook Messenger and DBS payment channels, including DBS PayLah! and DBS/POSB cards. It has been test-bedded with seven food and beverage merchants around DBS’ Marina Bay headquarters with positive results. Kopi […]

Retail Asia23/09/2016

DBS Bank plans to launch a mobile-only banking service in Indonesia by the end of the year. DBS Group chief executive Piyush Gupta told the Sweden-Southeast Asia Business Summit on Wednesday that the bank is targeting Indonesia to capitalise on the young, tech-savvy consumers among its 260 million population. “Indonesia is an important market with […]

Retail Asia15/06/2016

Samsung Pay, the Korean electronics giant’s e-wallet system, will launch in Singapore on June 16. At launch, those holding Visa and MasterCard credit or debit cards issued by POSB Bank, DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank will be able to use a compatible Samsung phone to pay at almost all retail outlets […]

Retail Asia14/11/2015

DBS Bank and POSB customers will be able to withdraw up to S$200 with any purchase at all Cold Storage, Market Place, Jasons and Giant stores in Singapore, the local bank announced on Thursday (Nov 5). Customers can use the complimentary service with a DBS or POSB debit or credit card linked to a savings account. […]

Retail Asia06/08/2015

Global turmoil may have forced many foreign banks to exit non-profit making India businesses but Singapore-headquartered DBS Bank has a different story to sell: retail banking. The lender is now planning to expand its retail footprints through remittance business between Singapore and India, and domestic secured and unsecured loans business. DBS is the only bank […]

Retail Asia30/07/2015

Hong Kong’s retailers remain pessimistic about their industry prospects, with a survey from the Hong Kong Productivity Council suggesting that the sector’s business confidence is at three-year low. The Standard Chartered Hong Kong SME Leading Business Index showed the retail industry sub-index sliding to 43.1 for the third quarter from 49.9 in the preceding three months, marking the […]

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DBS makes foray into chat commerce with “Foodster”

DBS to offer digibank service in Indonesia

Samsung Pay e-wallet to launch in Singapore on June 16

DBS, POSB customers can withdraw more cash at more retail outlets

Singapore-based DBS mulls expanding retail banking in India

Retailers remain pessimistic about industry prospects