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The human touch plays a big part in helping to spot and stop customers from falling for scams. One of our bank officers, Kristie Chiang, even resorted to calling a scammer from her customer’s phone to ‘scold’ him!
In 2019, we announced that we would no longer be funding new coal-fired power plants. But what was the journey towards this milestone like, and what green projects have we been supporting instead? Our Head of Structured Finance and Sustainable Finance, Mike Ng shares his thoughts.
When it comes to our people, we take a long-term view and care for them. We are honoured to be recognised as the top company on LinkedIn’s 2021 Top Companies list in Singapore, a ranking of the 15 best workplaces for professionals to grow their careers and develop their skills. #OCBCBank #LinkedInTopCompanies #WeSeeYou
The OCBC SME Index is the first data-driven SME-focused index in Singapore based on the transactional data of SMEs. We developed it to bring greater focus to SMEs, which are critical to the Singapore economy. As they emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic and navigate the significant disruptions and opportunities in digitalisation, industry transformation and the shift to sustainability, this index can help to track their progress.
For those of you who pay out of your own pocket first and seek reimbursement from your company later – this solution might be of interest to you. We recently launched the OCBC Virtual Purchasing Card which can be requested by a company’s employees, and even non-employees like contract staff and visiting delegates, via mobile app, and used for mobile contactless, in-app and online payments at all Visa accepting merchants. A virtual card can even be issued for one-off, ad-hoc transactions. Singapore University of Social Sciences will be piloting this in the second quarter of 2021, with software licenses and subscription fees as some examples of potential purchases that can be made with the virtual card.
When it comes to our people, we take a long-term view and care for them. We are honoured to be recognised as the top company on LinkedIn’s 2021 Top Companies list in Singapore, a ranking of the 15 best workplaces for professionals to grow their careers and develop their skills. #OCBCBank #LinkedInTopCompanies #WeSeeYou
Our sustainable finance push continues! This sustainability-linked loan to Far East Hospitality Trust will be used to refinance their existing bank borrowings, with the loan’s interest margin being tied to sustainability targets including the reduction in the energy consumption of its portfolio and improvements in the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore’s Green Mark Certification for their existing properties.
Our sustainable finance push continues! This sustainability-linked loan to Far East Hospitality Trust will be used to refinance their existing bank borrowings, with the loan’s interest margin being tied to sustainability targets including the reduction in the energy consumption of its portfolio and improvements in the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore’s Green Mark Certification for their existing properties.
Often pay only the minimum sum on your credit cards? Avoid the 'too many, too complicated, too late' trap, advises our Head of Cards Business, Vincent Tan, in this The Business Times personal finance column.
With mortgage rates at rock bottom, there’s only one way to go - and that’s up. Our OCBC Financial Wellness Index 2020 found 55% of millennials worried about not being able to afford a house for their own stay, and 38% have difficulties paying their mortgages on time. Our Head of Home Loans, Mei Ling Lee shares how homeowners can keep TDSR in check, in this instalment of The Business Times Money Playbook column.
