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DBS PayLah! services back to normal after users report login issues
Users reported issues trying to access DBS's payment app PayLah! on Friday. DBS acknowledged the issue, saying that access to the app is "intermittent" On Saturday afternoon, DBS and Citibank reported disruptions to their banking and payment services that lasted hours.
Banks to charge S$0.75 to S$3 for use of Singdollar cheques from Nov 1 The new fee ranges from S$0.75 to S$3 for each Singapore dollar-denominated cheque. These banks are DBS, UOB, OCBC, Citibank, HSBC, Maybank and Standard Chartered. But the banks will be waiving these charges for individual customers aged 60 and above until Dec 31, 2025.
Commentary: When it comes to bank outages, convenience favours the prepared DBS and Citi online banking and payment services went offline. Cherie Tseng, Chief Operating Officer of Secur Solutions Group, looks at how bank users can be better prepared for such disruptions.
DBS digital banking services down; ATMs affected DBS online banking and payment services were down on Saturday (Oct 14) Attempts to log in to DBS' digital banking services at about 3.40pm came back with an error message. Downdetector showed a spike in reports about DBS with more than 3,500 reports as of 3.50pm.
Commentary: Singapore banks’ latest anti-scam measures may be inconvenient, but would you rather lose your life savings? From November, DBS, OCBC and UOB will roll out a “money lock’ feature that will allow customers to ringfence a certain amount of their savings. The three local banks as well as US lender Citi have also announced new anti-scam security measures.
Singapore banks to allow customers to 'lock up' funds in latest move to guard against scams DBS, OCBC and UOB told CNA that they will be rolling out their own versions of a ‘money lock’ by next month. Such a feature will allow banking customers to set aside a certain amount in their accounts that “cannot be digitally transferred out without strict authentication measures”
Sex offenders will NOT be able to change their name or gender in bid to close loophole that allows... Suella Braverman will today announce plans for a lifetime ban on sex offenders changing their name or gender in a bid to close a loophole that allows predators to evade the sex offences register. Personal details kept by other agencies including HM Passport Office, HMRC, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the DVLA will be merged with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) A change to a convicted sex offender's details at any of those agencies would alert the DBS and they will risk prosecution. Currently, all registered sex offenders must tell their local police force within three days after changing theirname.
Suella Braverman to ban sex offenders from changing name or gender Suella Braverman is expected to use Tory conference speech to promise new legislation to close a loophole allowing predators to avoid the register. Details keep by agencies such as HMRC, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Passport Office and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency will now be shared with the DBS.
Suella Braverman to ban sex offenders from changing name and gender Suella Braverman will announce a lifetime ban on sex offenders changing their name and gender. Details from other government agencies including HMRC, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) HM Passport Office and DVLA will be merged with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Disgraced Soul Survivor vicar Mike Pilavachi could be banned from working with children Rev Canon Pilavachi, 65, has been referred to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) It follows the outcome of an internal church investigation earlier this month.
Orchestrated in Orange: A Rare Ensemble of Aston Martins Set for Auction A rare collection of Aston Martins is poised to go under the hammer next month. Each model from this exclusive collection originates from the 2010 and 2011 model years. The two most prized pieces of this collection are a 2010 DBS Coupe and a 2011 DBS Volante.
DBS, UOB become latest banks to restrict app access if sideloaded apps detected on customers’ phones Local banks DBS and UOB are rolling out new anti-scam security measures. They are the latest banks in Singapore to do so – after OCBC and Citibank.
Commentary: Should we really be listening to leaders’ advice on work-life balance? Work-life balance continues to be a hot talking point, with leaders’ comments about it making local headlines. DBS CEO Piyush Gupta provoked much debate when he said work- life balance was ‘baloney’ Sze-Yen Chee says it’s more feasible now to strike the balance you want.
DBS’s Paredes: No Reason Not to Be Optimistic on China DBS is a truly Asian bank established to serve our Asian customers wherever they are. We accompany Chinese companies that grow in the rest of Asia, in the world, through our offshore arm and relationships. So the way we see China is comprehensively we are very optimistic.
The UBS-Credit Suisse union has unsettled private banking | Mint UBS Group plans to retain most of Credit Suisse’s relationship managers in the region. Bonuses are being dangled for private bankers with growing client books. UBS will have more relationship managers than DBS and HSBC combined.
Global energy giants line up for Phase II strategic petroleum reserves project in India | Mint The government said companies like Trafigura, BP, SKE&C, Petrochina, GASP, Vopak, Geostock, Monnet, Hyundai, Gulf Energy, Natixis, Vitol, Glencore, DBS, KNOC, IC-Group, ANU Resources, Shell, Parson Brinkerhoff, Sweco AB, SKANSKA etc., evinced interest in participating in Phase II SPR project.
Global energy giants line up for Phase II strategic petroleum reserves project in India | Mint The government said companies like Trafigura, BP, SKE&C, Petrochina, GASP, Vopak, Geostock, Monnet, Hyundai, Gulf Energy, Natixis, Vitol, Glencore, DBS, KNOC, IC-Group, ANU Resources, Shell, Parson Brinkerhoff, Sweco AB, SKANSKA etc., evinced interest in participating.
Banks in Singapore to start charging customers by November for issuing Singdollar cheques Banks in Singapore will start charging customers for issuing Singapore dollar cheques. At least seven banks – DBS, UOB, OCBC, Citibank, HSBC, Maybank and Standard Chartered – will start imposing fees on cheque issuers by Nov 1. Other banks will do so by July next year. Cheque usage in Singapore has been falling steadily, while there has been growing adoption of e-payments.
Gig workers ‘most financially stretched’ group in Singapore; spending exceeds income: DBS study Gig workers are the ‘most financially stretched’ group in Singapore, says DBS study. Savings for this group have dropped to “unhealthy levels’ with spending exceeding take-home incomes.
DBS digital banking disruption in May due to 'human error', preliminary probe finds The disruption to DBS' digital banking services on May 5, 2023 was caused by human error. The bank found that "human error in coding the programme that was used for system maintenance" affected access to its online and automated teller machine (ATM) services for over six hours. Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam noted the creation of a special committee to investigate the earlier outage.
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