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Singapore: 1 in 5 customers want to ditch their main bank
25 Jul 17
They hate the long waiting time for just a single transaction.
Singapore banks' system DBU loan growth to hit 2% in 2017
19 Jul 17
That is if housing loans grow by up to 6%.
The chatbot will see you now: Singapore banks turn to ‘bots
12 Jul 17
Meet OCBC and DBS's chatbots.
Banks struggle to make digital sustainable
5 Jul 17
Those who excel in digital could reduce their costs by up to 30%.
Asian banks brace for next wave of cyberattacks
28 Jun 17
Global cost of data breaches will reach an estimated $2.1t by 2019.
Which Malaysian banks saw a significant increase in gross impaired loans ratio?
20 Jun 17
The banks' asset quality continues to deteriorate.
Expect more Asian banks to launch video teller machines
14 Jun 17
Video banking will play an important role in the bank branch of the future.
Singapore banks find profit in customers' wealth
7 Jun 17
Wealth management is showing great potential for the three biggest banks.
Domestic banks in peril as firms turn to non-bank lenders for supply chain funding
31 May 17
Chinese corporates have signalled the strongest shift towards international banks.
Four things that stirred up a 'perfect storm' in Indian banking
22 May 17
The growing stressed asset burden amidst stretched corporate balance sheets is one.
Global value of contactless payments to hit $1.3t in 2019
16 May 17
And contactless card transactions will exceed $2t by 2021.
Banks could save over $8b per annum by 2022 with chatbots
10 May 17
The success rate of bot interactions in banking could reach over 90%.
Why Q1 was only the beginning of a 'divergence' in China's banking sector
2 May 17
Weak franchise banks greatly underperformed during the quarter.
Singapore's big 3 banks to post lacklustre earnings for 1Q17
25 Apr 17
Net profit of two banks will decline, whilst that of one bank will remain flat.
How will banks' branch services be led by digital?
18 Apr 17
Find out why branch transformation depends primarily on technology.
Banks caught in a social pickle
10 Apr 17
If incumbent Asian banks should be wary of fintech firms, it is not because of the disruption they can cause.
Check out how banks are pampering SMEs in these precarious times
3 Apr 17
ASEAN has become a hotbed for SME-focussed banking innovations.
What are Asian banks doing with blockchain?
28 Mar 17
HSBC, BofAML, and Axis Bank are jumping on the blockchain bandwagon.
Singapore banks' profits could fall by up to 8% in FY17
21 Mar 17
The banks' oil & gas woes are still not over.
Here's why banks' contact centres badly need an overhaul
13 Mar 17
Consumers rank contact centres last when it comes to bank interaction.
More Asians saying goodbye to cash
6 Mar 17
Around 470 billion cashless payments were made worldwide in 2015.
Expect more banking chatbots in 2017
24 Feb 17
Chatbots went from novelty to mainstream in 2016.
Death of the tokens as banks use apps for authentication
14 Feb 17
Find out how Citi and UOB are simplifying authentication processes.
Asia Pacific banks brace for the IFRS 9 deadline of January 2018
7 Feb 17
Banks are urged to adopt new IT solutions to meet requirements.
Singapore banks' loan growth improved slightly but still "lethargic": analyst
1 Feb 17
System loans increased in December for the first time in 2016.
Full financial integration amongst ASEAN banks "a very distant goal": Fitch
25 Jan 17
ASEAN's lack of strong central authority is taking its toll on integration.
Singapore banks' asset quality and profitability face downward pressure in 2017
17 Jan 17
But Moody's says impact will be manageable.
Chinese banks to be more cautious in issuing wealth management products in 2017
11 Jan 17
Banks have already issued RMB 26.4t as of 2Q16.
How resilient are banks in emerging Asia against negative shocks?
19 Dec 16
Emerging Asian banks outperform other regions in Moody's stress tests.
ASEAN banks brace for weak loan demand and asset quality pressure in 2017
13 Dec 16
But they are generally well-placed to cope with the difficult credit environment.
Singapore banks' system loans in its longest streak of contraction since 2005
6 Dec 16
Loans contracted 2.2% YoY in October 2016.
3 'powerful' trends emerging amongst Chinese banks
29 Nov 16
Loan-for-bond swaps added around US$868b to banks' investment books.
Thai banks' assets to shrink for the first time since 1997
23 Nov 16
Total assets grew a measly 1.4% in September.
iPay you now: Singapore's millennials demanding mobile wallets
15 Nov 16
Millennials demand faster and easier ways to pay.
Australia's four major banks warned of flailing operating profits in the next 12 months
9 Nov 16
Their combined pre-tax profit dropped to AUD41b for the first time in 8 years.
APAC banks' IT spending to hit US$19.1b in 2017
2 Nov 16
It's a 4.7% increase from 2016.
Will more Asian banks move their tech-focussed teams into funkier offices?
26 Oct 16
HSBC moved its digital innovation team away from its traditional office in Hong Kong.
Banks find relief with 'regtech' firms as risk and compliance account for up to 20% of operating costs
19 Oct 16
And the cost to implement regulatory requirements is predicted to grow over the next five years.
Why Myanmar's banking sector is still a long way off from liberalisation
12 Oct 16
Foreign banks have to deal with a regulator that is still 'learning on the job'.
How will the retail bank of the future look like?
4 Oct 16
Will bank branches totally become a thing of the past?

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