Branch Banking
Bank of Communications unveils branch in Prague
The latest opening marks its 23rd overseas unit.
Bank of Communications unveils branch in Prague
The latest opening marks its 23rd overseas unit.
Bank of Singapore unveils European wealth subsidiary
The private bank opened branches in London and Luxembourg.
Japan tightens profitability rules on struggling regional banks
Underperforming lenders may be requested to close down branches.
RHB deepens Malaysian presence with new Perak branch
It marks its 20th branch in the state.
ICBC unveils first Philippine branch
It is the 12th foreign lender to secure a license after the country loosened up the industry to global players. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of...
ABN AMRO unveils branch in Sydney
Peter Davis will lead the Dutch lender's operations in Australia.
DBS to set up over 100 touchpoints in India
The bank plans to open nine new branches in March alone.
HSBC Singapore revamps branch network
This will include the revamp of its flagship branch in Claymore.
MUFG appoints Calvin Nguyen as director and head of global corporate banking in Vietnam
He was the previous global banking country head in Vietnam International Bank.
Philippine rural banks call to stop shrinking industry
Around 139 rural lenders have shut down operations since 2009.
Standard Chartered unveils new branch at Singapore shopping centre
It features an automated Cash Bag Deposit machine for business banking clients.
Bank of Taiwan unveils representative office in Manila
Its next target for expansion include Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Indonesia urged to cut bank network to 70 lenders
The bank association believes that this is the ideal number to foster competition.
CIMB offers reimbursement scheme for foreign remittance
CIMB Preferred customers can get up to $24.31 per day.
Korea's IBK gets go-ahead for takeover of 2 Indonesian banks
It is aiming to merge the two banks to launch IBK Indonesia within 2019.
Maybank transfers community financial services business to Singapore subsidiary
Around 1,850 employees will be moved to the subsidiary.
Chart of the Week: Which ASEAN country has the largest branch network?
Thailand and Indonesia are the branch-heavy countries.
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