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Olympian Bryan Tay Dives into Fintech, Named Lendela’s Singapore Country Head

Fintech News

Bryan Tay Tay will be responsible for managing the company’s business relationships with both bank and non-bank lenders in Singapore. Lendela, a Singapore-based fintech firm specialising in loan matchmaking, announced the appointment of Bryan Tay , a former national swimmer and Olympian, as its new Singapore Country Head.

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A Move Away From Oil and Gas: Fintech’s Role in a More Diversified Brunei Economy

The Fintech Times

While oil and gas remain the backbone of Brunei’s economy, since 2010, the non-oil and gas private sector has grown by 2.6 This blueprint builds on the Wawasan Brunei 2035 , published in 2008. Although there are at least seven commercial banks, only two of them compete for the majority of users.

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Santander to Launch Openbank Brand in U.S. and Mexico

Finovate

Santander is launching its Openbank digital banking brand in the U.S. Spain-based mega bank Santander announced plans to launch a new digital offering in the United States under the Openbank brand in the second half of this year. Santander launched Openbank in 1995 as a telephone bank. Many non-U.S.-based and Mexico.

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JPMC: Why Working-Capital Trade Finance Is On The Rise

PYMNTS

Although the 2008 financial crisis jolted the world economy, the financial conditions leading up to the disruption had been a long time coming. And according to Fraser, that means banks will be poised to support that cash flow collaboration through trade finance innovation. Lessons Learned From 2008. ”

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US Unemployment Claims In Last Week Expected To Hit 5.25 Million

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Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton, told CNBC the first wave of unemployment claims focused on leisure fields, with those workers who had been deemed non-essential. short-rate strategy at Bank of America, told CNBC the markets had not budged much even with the skyrocketing numbers. However, Mark Cabana, head of U.S.

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Sweden Fines Swedbank $386M For AML Missteps

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Sweden’s oldest retail bank will face a hefty $386 million fine for a scandal that erupted last year over the bank’s poor handling of money laundering issues in the Baltic region, according to Reuters Thursday (March 19). Now, it is the largest bank in Estonia. million in transactions that violated U.S.

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Three Small US Banks Collapse Over Past Month

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recorded its fourth bank failure this year — the first collapse of financial institutions since 2017, according to data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp ( FDIC ). 1 when City National Bank of New Jersey closed its three branches with assets of about $120.6 Resolute Bank in Maumee, Ohio closed on Oct.

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