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Malaysia banks forge ahead with merger plans despite steeper capital rules
Banks can handle the surcharge as CET1 ratios of big lenders range from 12-15.5% in 2018.

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UnionBank's Ana Delgado shares the secret to delivering superb customer experience
Retail Banking
25 min ago
Learning, unlearning and relearning at a time of disruption is key.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: US bank margins may have already peaked; Deutsche Bank could lose $1.7b in revenue from Commerzbank deal
Retail Banking
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And Credit Agricole and Santander are merging their custody and asset servicing arms.
Chart of the Week: AI business value for APAC banks to hit $98b by 2030
Banking Technology
5 days ago
China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore will drive demand over the next 10 years.
New licensing rules may wipe out P2P lending in China
Banking Technology
5 days ago
Stricter requirements may leave just 100 surviving players out of over 1,000.
Why you shouldn't miss ABF Retail Banking Forum 2019
Retail Banking
5 days ago
Hear from the region’s top banking execs on how to stay ahead of changing industry trends.
Vietnam tops global mobile payments growth in 2019: study
Cards & Payments
1 week ago
Its 24 ppt growth rate toppled its Southeast Asian neighbours.
3 in 5 Singaporeans willing to share data for cheaper banking products
Banking Technology
1 week ago
Users are willing to share data on their income, location and lifestyle habits.
Singapore bans reps from HSBC and UOB over fraud
Retail Banking
1 week ago
Their cases involved deception, sales of fake products, and forgery.
700 banks to join Japan's nationwide smartphone payment service
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1 week ago
It will launch in October which coincides with the October consumption tax hike.
Will India see more smaller bank acquisitions?
Retail Banking
1 week ago
The proposed merger between Lakshmi Vilas Bank and Indiabulls Housing Finance could be the catalyst to change the tide.

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ICBC Singapore issues US$2.2b green bond for Belt and Road projects
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The offering is available in three currencies: USD, CNY and EUR.
Maybank kills collaboration agreement with Tuaspring and Hyflux
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It will appoint receivers and managers over the assets of Tuaspring, save for its desalination plant and shared infrastructure.
UBS Singapore to occupy 9 Penang Road by 2020
41 min ago
The building will house 4,000 staff and the bank’s in-house university.
Citi launches biometric authentication for APAC institutional clients
3 hours ago
The solution eliminates the need for an app-based digital token.
Bank Negara Indonesia loan growth to slow to 13% in 2019
5 days ago
A moderation in private corporate and SOE loans will hit lending.
Citi unveils digital onboarding for APAC institutional clients
6 days ago
Clients can open accounts in as quickly as two days.
Citi Singapore unveils automated assessment for debt consolidation
6 days ago
The bank will access the customer’s credit profile via API.
CIMB Singapore unveils pet insurance for dogs and cats
1 week ago
Policy plans start at S$74.90 per year.
Standard Chartered enhances corporate offering for digital collection
1 week ago
Straight2Bank Pay aims to simplify the collection process.
OCBC CEO Samuel N. Tsien's salary up 10.42% to $7.90m in 2018
2 weeks ago
He enjoyed the second highest salary after DBS CEO.

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Indonesian banks launch mobile wallet in last-ditch effort to compete with Go-Jek
LinkAja can be used for mobile prepaid top-ups, POS payments, utility and transport payments.
by Luz Wendy Noble
1 Apr 2019
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Inside Asian Development Bank's $118m modernisation programme
The bank is digitising its systems; streamlining financial and administrative services and setting up a digital sandbox.
by Staff Reporter
1 Apr 2019
Singapore firms with overseas ties could fall into global regulatory loopholes: Dow Jones
Despite a world-leading compliance regime, firms risk another 1MDB scandal by failing to assess malpractices of external links.
by Staff Reporter
1 Apr 2019
Three's a crowd: Shinhan and fintech unicorn Viva Republica leap into Korea's internet-only banking race
The partnership will have immediate access to 11 million users of e-payment app Toss.
by Luz Wendy Noble
25 Mar 2019
Cash is still king in Singapore as reluctant elders shun mobile apps
Security concerns in mobile banking apps rose from 34% in 2017 to 41% in 2018.
by Staff Reporter
25 Mar 2019
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SWIFT's Michael Moon on shaking the dust off the global cross-border payment process
SWIFT gpi promises speed, traceability and transparency as it helps usher in a new era of payments.
by Staff Reporter
25 Mar 2019

People

JPMorgan appoints Takenori Yoneda as head of corporate banking
JPMorgan names Paul Uren as APAC investment banking co-head
Bank of Singapore appoints veteran banker Richard Hu as Greater China market head
DBS poaches former Bank of Singapore private banker
Credit Suisse names Josephine Yap as head of Philippine representative office
NAB names Philip Chronican as next chairman

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