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DBS: scaling AI across multiple business functions

Public case research · Not implemented by us

Stage described by the sourceGroup portfolio described in the 2025 annual report

How the workflow changes

The program combines staff-wide assistants with customer applications, including research, writing, translation and DBS Joy for corporate customers.

Where people participate

The report stresses human service alongside machine intelligence; individual permission arrangements are not fully disclosed.

Reported outcomes and evidence limits

What the source reports

DBS reports over 430 use cases and about SGD 1 billion in economic value.

How to interpret the result

This group-level measure combines multiple forms of AI / ML. It is not profit or net ROI from a single generative-AI project, or a result other businesses can assume.

Our analysis · Validate against your own context

What could your business borrow?

A focused starting point

Borrow the management approach: select use cases, measure outcomes and expand based on evidence.

Conditions to consider

Business ownership, consistent data and evaluation methods, and ongoing operating resources.

Organization
DBS
Industry
Banking
Reported geography
Group-wide and corporate / SME customer contexts
AI and technology
Generative AI with predictive and machine-learning applications

Could this approach fit your business?

Start with your current workflow, materials and systems to define a change you can validate.

Discuss your workflow