Lim Soon Chong

Soon Chong is Group Head of Global Transaction Services (GTS) at DBS Bank, a role he has held since 2021. He is responsible for the bank’s payments and cash management, trade finance, as well as securities and fiduciary services businesses.

Under his leadership, GTS has deepened its market penetration in our key markets and grown its market share, cementing DBS as a leading pan-Asian transaction banking leader. The business has also received significant customer validation – in 2024, DBS was named by Coalition Greenwich as the Quality Leader for both Cash Management as well as for Trade Finance in its core markets. In 2023, corporates polled by Euromoney in its Cash Management Survey ranked DBS first in the “Global Best Service – Overall (Non-Financial Institutions)” category.

Since joining DBS in 2006, Soon Chong has held several leadership roles, including Group Head of Product Management (GTS), Group Head of Investment Products & Advisory (Consumer Banking & Wealth), and Head of Balance Sheet & Strategic Portfolio Management (Corporate Treasury).

Soon Chong is a Board Member of the Singapore Land Authority, Partior Holdings, Singapore Trade Data Exchange Services, DBS Finnovation Ltd and DBS Taiwan Ltd, and was previously a Board Member of Nikko Asset Management (Asia).