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DBS Bank vs OCBC Bank

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DBS Bank OCBC Bank
Tier Bank Bank
Type Universal bank Universal bank
Regulator MAS — full bank licence under the Banking Act MAS — full bank licence under the Banking Act
Products
  • DBS SME Working Capital Loan
  • DBS Business Loan
  • DBS Digital Business Loan
  • DBS Property Loan
  • OCBC Business First Loan
  • OCBC Business Term Loan
  • OCBC SME Working Capital Loan
  • Business Revolving Short Term Loan
Eligibility See DBS SME pages for current minimum revenue, operating history, and documentation requirements. See OCBC business banking pages for current eligibility.
Strengths
  • Singapore-anchor bank; deep SME franchise
  • Full EFS scheme participation
  • Digital IB & onboarding
  • Strong relationship-banking model
  • EFS participation
  • Industry vertical expertise
Considerations
  • Bank-tier underwriting standards; new / pre-revenue companies may need EFS young-enterprise route or alt-lender
  • Bank-tier KYC + documentation
Source Source: DBS Bank ↗ Source: OCBC Bank ↗

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Singapore-headquartered universal bank with full SME lending stack including EFS-backed schemes.

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Singapore universal bank with strong SME franchise across working capital, term and EFS-backed financing.

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