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Are the recent digital bank offerings in the interest of consumers?

It's still early days so the jury is out on who will win, but it is not consumers looking for better interest rates. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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SINGAPORE - The race for market share in the digital banking space has begun with Trust Bank getting a headstart, GXS Bank following closely and MariBank, which has yet to launch, left in a cloud of dust.

It's still early days so the jury is out on who will win, but it is not consumers looking for better interest rates.

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