BACK
Building better businesses
As a bank, we play a key role in helping businesses to transition to a digital and low-carbon economy. We help our corporate customers to transform themselves and future-proof their business, and nudge them to be more sustainable in their practices.
Helping SMEs, which account for 95% of Asia’s businesses, to grow and thrive
Supported financing needs for half of Singapore’s SMEs, which form the life blood of the economy employing two-thirds of its workers
Provided SGD 37.2 billion in financing for SMEs in Asia
Launched our first multi-tier financing facility on a logistics blockchain platform named Rong-E Lian, helping SMEs get quicker access to trade financing
Helped SMEs unlock digital solutions to power their growth
Financing a more sustainable future
Financed 14 renewable energy-related projects across Asia
Financed three offshore wind farms in Taiwan worth SGD 8.5 billion
Advised the financing of Vena Energy’s 70MW ground-mounted solar project – the largest in Taiwan to-date
First bank headquartered in Southeast Asia to adopt the Equator Principles
Championing social entrepreneurship and developing businesses for good
Nurtured over 400 social enterprises over the last five years
Made available the Social Enterprise Banking Package, which comes with fee waivers and preferential loan rates
Invested 15,000 skilled volunteer hours with social enterprises, including providing mentorship to them in areas such as data analytics, innovation and digital marketing