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China dominates world's largest banks even as Europe flexes financial muscle
Chinese lenders held the top four places in overall ranking based on Tier 1 capital.

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Property curbs will hit Singapore banks hard only by 2019
Retail Banking
1 day ago
Lenders have one more year of relief amidst previous approvals they drew down.
Chinese banks new loans hit $274.91b in June
Retail Banking
2 days ago
Household loans dominated monthly lending.
7 in 10 Indonesian banks threatened by ride-hailing firm Go-Jek
Financial Technology
2 days ago
The app’s wide payment capabilities poses a risk to conventional banks.
SIBOR set to buoy Singapore banks from slow mortgage growth
Retail Banking
3 days ago
Every 10bps rise in SIBOR could offset a 1ppt slowdown in loan growth.
India's bad debt burden is the second worst globally
Lending & Credit
3 days ago
Trailing only behind Italy, the country has a bad loan ratio of 11.6%.
Myanmar steps up oversight over share acquisitions by foreign banks
Retail Banking
3 days ago
Foreign investors are allowed to acquire up to 35% stake in local firms.
China greenlights establishment of overseas banks
Branch Banking
3 days ago
Arab Bank has received the green light to set up a Shanghai unit.
Australian customers embrace smaller banks as top four bear brunt of scandal
Retail Banking
3 days ago
Customer satisfaction was high for mid-sized lenders like Bendigo and ING.
Philippine banks explore blockchain for payment and remittance services
Financial Technology
3 days ago
The central bank approved a pilot project creating a real-time remittance corridor.
Over three fourths of the Philippine population is unbanked
Retail Banking
4 days ago
This translates to only 15.8 million Filipinos out of 103.3 million.

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UOB rolls out Razer Pay in Singapore
1 day ago
The scheme will allow users to top up through eNets and transfer funds via FAST.
India's PNB aims to reverse steep downfall with one-off share sale
4 days ago
The bank reportedly plans on selling its stake in its housing finance unit.
Mastercard and Singapore's Commercial Affairs Department launch card fraud detector
1 week ago
Mastercard donated 10 pieces of the reader to the department.
Credit Suisse's Hong Kong unit ordered to pay $369.08m to settle hiring corruption probe
1 week ago
The bank reportedly made preferential hires to win business.
Regulator zeroes in on misbehaving Australian banks issuing pension products
1 week ago
CBA and ANZ have agreed to pay a total $1.85m in community payments.
RCBC rolls out online FX trading facility
2 weeks ago
It’s said to be the first such platform in the Philippines.
Taiwan's Chang Hwa Bank opens Manila branch
2 weeks ago
The branch will be CHB’s 12th overseas foothold.
BPI revenues up 6.7% to $1.33b in Q4
2 weeks ago
Higher net interest income contributed to strong quarterly earnings.
Punjab National Bank shuts down nearly all operations in fraud-hit Mumbai branch
2 weeks ago
Only retail operations are said to remain operational at the Brady House branch.
MUFG Bank to add 100 private bankers in securities venture with Morgan Stanley
2 weeks ago
The bank aims to have around 280 financial advisers in the next three years.

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Standard Chartered appoints Vishu Ramachandran as group head of retail banking
DBS appoints Teck Long Tan as chief risk officer
ABN AMRO reveals Asia Pacific appointments in trade & commodity finance
BNP Paribas Securities Services appoints Diana Senanayake as head of Singapore
JPMorgan Chase appoints Mark Leung as CEO in China
Maybank names John Chong as new group CEO of community financial services

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