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Bank Mandiri’s interest margin upper target 'challenging' to attain

Loan growth momentum could pick up in the second half of 2025.

Bank Australia’s Qudos merger solidifies its competitive position

Its Qudos and Australian Unity Bank mergers are not expected to disrupt core activities.

Malaysia’s private sector loans up 5.4% in May

Business loan growth accelerated whilst corporate bond growth moderated.

DBS offers cardholder deals, rebates at over 680 retail outlets

These include partnerships with Cold Storage, CS Fresh, and 7-Eleven, amongst others.

Mizuho Bank began streaming prices on SGX FX

The bank aims to offer enhanced service and unprecedented access to real-time market data.

South Korea's average deposit, loan interest rates fell in May

Interest rate on new deposits fell 8 basis points from a month earlier.

JCB enables Apple Pay for Vietnamese cardholders

JCB cardholders from Vietcombank, MBBank, and VPBank will enjoy the new service.

Citi nabs Nomura senior MD as co-head of investment banking in Japan

Citi managing director Taiji Nagasaka will lead alongside new hire Akira Kiyota.

Chart of the Week: HK credit and charge card market to reach $132.4b

Banks are rolling out new services, such as a mobile virtual card and a dual-currency card.

CommBank deploys AI-powered bots to fight scams

The bots engage scammers, gather intelligence, and disrupt scam operations, it said.

ANZ’s group executive for technology and group services is retiring

Gerard Florian will pursue a “non-executive career”, the statement said.

Krungsri unveils corporate banking plans in ASEAN

It affirmed its desire to support Japanese corporations operating in Thailand.

Thailand’s central bank names new deputy governor

Suwannee Jatsadasak is now deputy governor, corporate development.

JCB cardholders can now use cards to ride Shanghai, Beijing subway systems

It can be used in all 21 Shanghai subway lines and 29 Beijing subway lines.