Branch Banking

Indian banks ordered to streamline ATM security upgrades
22 Jun 18
This includes the installation of anti-skimming devices and whitelisting solutions by 2019.
Bank of China to open branch in India
13 Jun 18
Approval from the central bank is expected shortly.
Standard Chartered to apply for virtual bank license in Hong Kong
11 Jun 18
The move follows the publication of revised guidelines by the central bank.
India mulls consolidation of state banks
7 Jun 18
Bank of Baroda and Canara Bank may absorb smaller lenders.
Standard Chartered to split Asia operations into Hong Kong and Singapore hubs
6 Jun 18
The move aims to curb costs and simplify the bank's structure.
Staggering costs prompt Japanese banks to shut branches down
18 May 18
MUFG Bank will cut the branch numbers by 20% whilst Mizuho will close around 100 domestic locations.
China Construction Bank unveils Shanghai branch fully managed by robots
11 May 18
AI, facial, and voice recognition tech power the self-service branch in Huangpu district.
Number of Taiwanese bank branches plunge to five-year low in 2017
11 May 18
This translates to 3,417 branches still in operation.
YES BANK receives go signal to open London and Singapore offices
25 Apr 18
It aims to serve the Indian population in the two economies.
Standard Chartered unveils innovation laboratory in Hong Kong
17 Apr 18
‘eXellerator’ will act as a testing space for the bank’s fintech products and services.
UOB opens first 'non-traditional' branch for millennial customers
25 Jan 18
The new branch has more self-service machines and a QR code wall.
CIMB to open first Philippine branch in 2018
20 Nov 17
It will be operational in the fourth quarter.
Bank Central Asia on the lookout for an acquisition target
31 Oct 17
It has set aside $295 to buy another bank.
A closer look at a ‘whole new way of banking' taking over India, Indonesia
24 Oct 17
DBS is changing the way people do their banking in two of the most populous countries in the world with its revolutionary digibank initiative...
Standard Chartered opens Global Business Services centre in India
16 Oct 17
The Bank expects to have 30% of GBS employees based in Bengaluru.
Which banks are launching virtual branches in Asia?
20 Sep 17
JP Morgan and Citi are amongst the banks deploying virtual branches.
DBS turns Indian franchise into wholly-owned unit
5 Sep 17
It plans to build 75-90 branches in India.
Sumitomo Mitsui to open office in Frankfurt office
5 Jul 17
The bank is avoiding Brexit 'disruption'.
Fintech startup Scale360 deploys teller-less branches in Vietnam
20 Jun 17
TPBank launched 12 digital branches in 1Q17.
MUFG's restructuring to add 7bps to its profitability
19 May 17
The reorganisation is expected to increase pre-tax profits by around US$43b.
JPMorgan unveils virtual branch in China
12 May 17
It's the fourth location globally where it has been rolled out.
HSBC sees less customer footfall in Pearl River Delta branches
3 May 17
Find out why HSBC still has a mountain to climb.
How will banks' branch services be led by digital?
18 Apr 17
Find out why branch transformation depends primarily on technology.
India's super bank set to have $550b of assets and 24,000 branches
6 Apr 17
State Bank of India will merge with five of its subsidiaries.
UOB gets preliminary approval to establish subsidiary bank in Vietnam
24 Mar 17
UOB will be the first Singapore bank to be granted a foreign-owned subsidiary bank licence.
Bank of Singapore mulls setting up private bank in London
19 Dec 16
Its CEO says London has become 20% cheaper.
CIMB unveils first branch in Vietnam
12 Dec 16
This after the full-fledged banking licence was granted in September 2016.
Bank of Singapore to open a branch in Dubai in the first quarter of 2017
22 Nov 16
It will be located at the Dubai International Financial Centre.
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.
How will the retail bank of the future look like?
4 Oct 16
Will bank branches totally become a thing of the past?
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: No bailout for Deutsche Bank in sight; Wells Fargo probes sales practices
28 Sep 16
And a survey says Shanghai could be the next major financial hub.
Physical bank branches to die out soon in Singapore as banks step up digitisation: analysts
23 Sep 16
Branches only occupy 750,000 sqft of space in Singapore.
RHB Bank opens second branch in Lao PDR
25 Aug 16
The Sithan Neua Branch will serve both business and individual customers.
RHB Indochina Bank opens two more branches in Cambodia
16 Aug 16
It's the bank's 10th and 11th branch in the country.
Can Indonesian banks be 'sufficiently enticed' to set up base in Malaysia?
5 Aug 16
It might be a long shot given the disparity in equity returns.
Bank of East Asia shuts 22 brokerage outlets, sheds 180 staff
8 Jun 16
Keeping the branches is too costly, BEA says.
Siam Commercial Bank targets first branch in China, eyes licence in Myanmar
6 Jun 16
It has also opened its first branch in Vietnam.
ING Bank appoints Andy Dyer regional head for corporate transaction services in Asia
25 Jan 16
It's beefing up Asian Transaction Services team.
Big Vietnamese banks' loan growth hit at least 80% in 2010-2014
11 Mar 15
Maintenance is regulators' top priority.
Bill Winters is new Standard Chartered CEO
11 Mar 15
This development has been commended.

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