In Focus

Which e-wallets did Malaysians use most in 2025?

Convenience remained a key factor in satisfaction with online payments
6 hours ago

Agentic AI could unlock $35t in wealth AUM capacity: Deloitte

About a quarter or half of advisers’ time could be freed from lower-value work.
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Malaysian bank asset quality holds but bad loans seen rising to 1.5%

The acceptance rate for repayment assistance remains low, said CGSI.
1 day ago

Sri Lanka cuts vehicle and gold loan caps to strengthen lender buffers

Motor car financing LTV cap is lower to 60%, whilst gold-backed lending LTV limit was reduced to 70%.
1 day ago

India wallets crush cards with 68% online share

UPI helped push wallets ahead of every other online payment method in 2025.
1 day ago

IPOs spur Hong Kong bank hiring rebound

Workforce across 15 lenders fell 0.73% to 74,376 in 2025.
2 days ago

How can Singapore’s big banks offset weaker lending margins?

Net interest income at DBS, OCBC, and UOB is expected to fall this year.
2 days ago

APAC receives $926b in cross-border C2C flows

The Middle East contributes $323b into the region in 2025.
2 days ago

Singapore banks stretch hiring as caution deepens

Headcount across 15 lenders rose just 0.005% in 2025.
3 days ago

AI exposes wealth advisers’ 70% admin drag

Deloitte says relationship work takes only about 30% of current schedules.
3 days ago

Australia's Big 4 stockpiles $22.8b amidst Middle East war fears

Business lending tops 34% whilst homebuyers still prefer brokers.
4 days ago

AI finance market races toward $92b in APAC by 2032

China, Japan, and India remain the largest markets in the region.
4 days ago

How are banks strengthening buffers against oil price shocks?

China-based banks will likely bear the largest impact.

Singapore's Big 3 banks eye 6% profit growth on wealth momentum

DBS and OCBC are expected to have higher PATMIs than previously forecasted.

Why 52.9% of fintech firms back open banking growth

Respondents expect wider API ecosystems to emerge over the next 2 to 3 years.

China new yuan loans shrink $1.47b in April as credit demand stalls

Loans remained concentrated on policy-supported sectors, according to Fitch Ratings.