MariBank, Singapore tech giant Sea Group’s digital bank, has launched in Singapore to select members of the public as it rolls out its services progressively. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Singapore tech giant Sea Group has launched its digital banking services to select members of the public. “We are rolling out our services progressively on an invite-only basis,” MariBank said on its new website that was launched on Tuesday. It is the latest online lender to join a slew of others in Singapore since the city-state issued four digital bank licenses in December 2020. MariBank has been rolling out its services progressively the third quarter of 2022, and was previously only available to employees of Sea Group. The bank currently only offers a savings account that earn depositors an annual interest rate of 2.5% — no minimum deposit is required and no minimum spending amount or salary credit is needed. Its rival, Grab–Singtel‘s GXS Bank, is also offering only a single product — a savings account at 3.48% per annum — to customers and employees by invite only. Digital full bank licenses were given to GXS Bank and MariBank, which serve only retail customers. Ant Group’s ANEXT Bank and Green Link Digital Bank secured digital wholesale bank licenses to serve small-and-medium companies and other non-retail segments. Digital banks in Singapore are still finding their footing in a largely banked nation, where only 2% do not have bank accounts. Read more about tech and crypto from CNBC Pro Crypto just lost both of its main banks. Here’s what it means for the industry going forward As tech gets hit again, strategists say these stocks present a buying opportunity Shares of this little-known global chip firm are set to rise by 50%, Barclays says The launch of MariBank comes after Sea Group announced its first quarterly net profit last week, helped by cost-cutting measures such as reducing headcount and marketing expenses. Days later, the Indonesian arm of Sea Group’s e-commerce arm Shopee reportedly laid off hundreds of employees full-time and contract workers. Sea had already slashed more than 7,000 jobs last year in a bid to cut costs, according to media reports. This article was originally published by Cnbc.com. Read the original article here. Post navigation Google’s working on an updated version of its medical A.I. that can answer health questions Bitcoin is already up 50% this year — beating stocks and gold