<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SINGAPORE (April 25): OCBC Bank has launched a new business mobile banking application with biometric authentication, said to be the first in Singapore.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The OCBC Business Mobile Banking app allows Singapore-registered users of OCBC's business Internet banking portal, Velocity@ocbc, to access their account balances and transactional activities using fingerprint recognition, without the need to log in using user ID and password.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>More than 120,000 customers are expected to benefit from this application anytime, even when they are overseas, according to OCBC.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The app features OCBC OneTouch, which leverages Apple's Touch ID technology. OCBC OneTouch is available on Touch ID enabled Apple iPhones, such as iPhone 5s and newer models that run on at least iOS 8 operating system (or later versions). The app is also available for Android phone users on Google Play.</p></div>


SINGAPORE (April 25): OCBC Bank has launched a new business mobile banking application with biometric authentication, said to be the first in Singapore.

The OCBC Business Mobile Banking app allows Singapore-registered users of OCBC's business Internet banking portal, Velocity@ocbc, to a...

OCBC unveils business banking mobile app with biometric authentication

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<p>More than 180 years of horse racing came to an end in Singapore on Saturday, as the Singapore Turf Club hosted its final race day before its track is handed back to the government to provide land for new homes.</p>


<p>Malaysia should prioritise investments in agricultural technology (agritech) in Budget 2025 to attract diverse investors, particularly family offices, said an economist.</p>


<p>The development of stronger cyber security infrastructure as well as tax relief incentives for companies that invest in digital infrastructure are among aspects that the government is expected to focus on in Budget 2025.</p>


<p>Vietnam reported its strongest economic growth in two years in the quarter to end-September, as strong exports and industrial production and rising foreign investment offset the effects last month of Asia's strongest typhoon so far this year.</p>


<p>France's TotalEnergies is considering a move into trading copper, expanding its oil trading operations into metals to capitalise on the global energy transition, the <i>Financial Times</i> reported on Sunday.</p>


<p>Italian energy company Eni is in talks with Japan on supplying the country with liquefied natural gas (LNG), Cristian Signoretto, Eni's director for global gas and LNG portfolio, told reporters on the sidelines of a conference on Sunday.</p>


<p>Chinese hackers accessed the networks of US broadband providers and obtained information from systems that the federal government uses for court-authorised wiretapping, the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> reported on Saturday.</p>
