DBS

Singapore’s DBS Bank Enlists Nivaura’s ‘One-Click’ Blockchain Security Issuance

Nivaura is also launching the open-source GLML Foundation to help create automated tokenized securities.

Business  ·  28 June 2021

DBS Issues $15M Digital Bond in First Security Token Offering

The DBS Digital Bond, issued via its Digital Exchange (DDEx), has a sixth-month expiry and a coupon rate of 0.6% per annum.

News  ·  31 May 2021
Banks

DBS Bank CEO: We Have Twice as Many Engineers as Bankers

Banks and financial regulators should facilitate the tokenization of the financial system, DBS CEO Piyush Gupta said during Consensus 2021.

News  ·  26 May 2021
Bitcoin

DBS Says Bitcoin Affects Stock Markets, Is ‘No Longer Fringe Asset’

The study found the correlation with S&P 500 futures rose during big bitcoin moves.

Markets  ·  26 May 2021
Custody

DBS Launches Bank-Backed Crypto Trust Service in Asia First

The bank becomes the first in Asia to offer crypto trust services providing custody and trading.

News  ·  14 May 2021
Blockchain

DBS, JPMorgan and Temasek to Create Blockchain-Based Payments Joint Venture

The platform, to be dubbed “Partior,” will seek to disrupt the traditional payments model and the common pain points that come with it.

News  ·  28 April 2021
CBDCs

SDX Chief Gets Philosophical About Crypto’s Swiss-Singapore Connection

The crypto corridor connecting Switzerland and Singapore is firming up, involving many of the usual suspects in banking, custody and trading.

Business  ·  11 December 2020
Exchanges

DBS Bank’s Digital Exchange to Begin Trading Crypto ‘Next Week’

The DBS Digital Exchange is 10% owned by Singapore's SGX stock exchange.

Business  ·  10 December 2020
Exchanges

DBS Bank Is Planning to Launch a Digital Asset Exchange

DBS is planning to launch an exchange for trading bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the bank told CoinDesk.

Markets  ·  27 October 2020
Bitcoin

Pandemic Will Speed Bitcoin Adoption, Says DBS Bank Economist

When it comes to bitcoin, Singapore's DBS Bank sees a "pandemic-led acceleration of adoption."

Business  ·  10 September 2020
News

DBS Bank Partners With Singapore Government to Launch Blockchain Trade Platform

Asian banking giant DBS and multinational commodity trading firm Trafigura Group are tapping blockchain to facilitate global trade.

Markets  ·  8 November 2019
Singapore

How Standard Chartered is Using Ripple to Rethink Trade Finance

Standard Chartered is moving ahead toward "full commercialization" with its blockchain trial for trade finance.

Markets  ·  29 February 2016