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Will free bank transfers accelerate digital payments?

Will free bank transfers accelerate digital payments?

The Philippine central bank expects lower costs to boost digital payments.

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Chinese mid-sized banks clean up risks but domestic demand stays weak

Lenders are showing a declining shadow banking exposure and better transparency.

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Three in 5 Singapore banks still review fraud cases manually

75% of upgrade seekers are assessing behavioural biometrics and 20% plan to examine it.

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Hong Kong banks near end of CRE pain but credit costs linger

A buoyant IPO market in Hong Kong is offering some relief, a market expert said.

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IPO proceeds jump 42% as deal count dips in H1 2026

Convertibles generated $25.6b as transactions expanded 10.3%.

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Western Union rewrites remittance playbook

Dash acquisition supports lending, payments, and other consumer services.

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Ant Group firms lead Asia media mentions over DBS and Visa

Visa ranked third at 165 whilst Mastercard logged 158.

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Singapore banks test way to free up lending capacity

Most Southeast Asian lenders have little need to follow, says S&P Global.

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Singapore banks seen posting wealth surge but narrower margins in Q2

DBS’ and OCBC’s wealth management businesses are expected to post double-digit gains.

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Indonesian wallets squeeze cash and cards in e-commerce

Bank transfers fund most app balances whilst COD still represents 13% of checkout spending.

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Only 1 in 4 Malaysian banks trust AI outputs for decisions: study

Only 26% of financial institutions have a defined strategy for AI adoption.

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Japan's record bank profits mask a rise in bad loans and capital pressure

The megabanks have raised their provisions amidst the Middle East conflict.

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Alert overload ranks amongst top concerns for half of bankers

Manual work ranked amongst the top three concerns for 47% of respondents.

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India's NBFCs shed two years of stress and enter earnings uptrend

An impending influx of foreign deposits will also benefit the NBFCs.

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AI gains ground with Singapore wealthy but advisors stay central: HSBC

After using AI, nearly 4 in 5 will bring their findings to an advisor for reassurance.

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Hong Kong banks face margin squeeze despite asset growth

Loans advanced 3.3% in 2025 and ended a three-year contraction.

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Energy costs and rate hikes to squeeze Asia loan growth

Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka have raised their interest rates since February.

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