Industry Insight: Will Trump 2.0 impact Vietnam's booming industrial real estate?

The industrial real estate market in Vietnam has experienced a dramatic increase in foreign direct investment over the past two decades. As the country continues its transformative phase attracting a new wave of high-value investments, what are the factors that are shaping Vietnam’s industrial sect…

The rise of stablecoins: How will they change monetary systems?

Stablecoins and tokenisation are gaining momentum in today's complex financial landscape, driving innovation across payments and remittances, and bridging the gap between traditional finance and decentralised finance, to pave the way for the future of payments. How will current developments change…

Industry Insight: What will it take for Singapore to be a regional Web3 hub?

According to business intelligence platform Statista, blockchain technology is forecast to increase to nearly 1,000 trillion U.S. dollars by 2032. Blockchain is at the heart of cryptocurrency, and with rising acceptance and adoption of cryptocurrencies, and growing interest in decentralised finance…

Industry Insight: Can you own a Niseko hotel unit and use it without having to manage it?

Have you heard of a condominium hotel or condotel? As the name may imply, it is a condominium that operates as a hotel, which you could own because units within the hotel are individually owned and managed for you. Hannah Yulo Luccini, CEO of Hotel101 Global, tells us a bit more about how such pr…

Industry Insight: Redefining diabetes care with innovative health technology

Digital health innovations are playing a more pivotal role in disease management and treatments. From electronic health record integration to wearable devices and mobile applications, advancements in digital technologies are offering more opportunities to improve health outcomes.  On World Diabete…

Industry Insight: Tokenising financial instruments to streamline complex processes

Tokenisation and on-chain finance are becoming buzzwords in the financial industry. Increasingly, more traditional financial institutions are taking collaborative and bolder steps towards a harmonious coexistence of the traditional and the digital. On Industry Insight, we take a look at trends in …

[SFF 2024 Special] Industry Insight: Accelerating green technology to tackle climate change

Technology is driving the transition to a more sustainable future. Green tech innovations are at the forefront of the global sustainability push, offering practical solutions to some of the most pressing environmental challenges. Recently, UOB FinLab, the Bank’s innovation accelerator, awarded a t…

Market View: USD hits 4-month high. How much more can it soar?

The US dollar is soaring amid strong momentum to the upside following Donald Trump’s US election win.  What does this mean for the USD / JPY pair and the carry trade? How will a strong dollar and impending tariffs impact the Chinese markets? How does the USD pair with the Singapore dollar in the c…

[SFF 2024 Special] Industry Insight:  How quantum computing and AI can give fintech a major boost

The global quantum computing market is estimated to be worth between US$45 billion and US$131 billion by 2040 (McKinsey). The single largest sector to be impacted is the financial services sector, with an estimated value at stake of US$450 billion. To this end, the business world is rapidly transf…

Viewpoint: COE injections' impact on premiums and the broader market

Up to 20,000 additional certificates of entitlement (COE) will be injected across the five vehicle categories over the next few years from February 2025. The announcement, made by Land Transport Authority on Oct 29, has sparked much discussion among many. The LTA says the move reflects recent tren…