Digibanks, incumbents and the underbanked

Banks are already rolling out new products for such customers, but they can expect much more when digibanks go live

Published Sun, Jan 19, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    WITH the imminent arrival of digital banks seeking a bigger share of the personal finance market, local banks have been rejuvenating their offerings to tap this so-called "under-banked" segment.

    This comes as Singapore's new digital-only bank candidates are also likely to ride the wave of money management, said analysts, noting that two of four recently-proposed digital full bank consortiums comprise insurers, which typically dole out investment-linked savings products on top of plain-vanilla term insurance.