Financial Technology
BSN targets 300,000 Internet banking users by end-2011
BSN targets 300,000 Internet banking users by end-2011
Bank Simpanan Nasional is eyeing 300,000 users to its Internet banking by end of 2011, with about RM6 million transactions to be done online.
Bangkok Bank customers can now view cheques online
Bangkok Bank customers can now view images of cheques they have written through a new high-technology service enabling online banking.
Laos-Vietnam Bank to get technological facelift
The Laos-Vietnam Joint Venture Bank will transform its CorBanking software system with a US$431 million loan from the Corporation for Financing and...
S. Koreans' Internet banking use inches up in Q2
The use of Internet banking in South Korea rose 0.7 percent in the second quarter from three months earlier.
Bank Andara launches world’s first mobile-enabled microfinance services network
AndaraLink offers 40mn Indonesians access to financial services via mobile terminals.
HKMA warns against fraudulent StanChart email
HKMA wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong to an e-mail purporting to be sent from Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong Limited.
BaoViet Bank launches new e-bank services
Bao Viet Bank has launched the three new e-bank services namely EZ-Saving, EZ-Topup and EZ-Billing. In details, EZ-Saving is the electrical saving...
VietinBank to join toll collection at Tan Son Nhat Airport
Vietinbank signed a cooperation contract to jointly launch automatic toll collection service at non-stop toll station at Tan Son Nhat Airport, HCM...
Maybank enhances security for Internet banking portal
Maybank has added enhanced security features to its Internet banking portal, Maybank2u.com.
ABC launches English online banking service
To enrich and improve its services, Agricultural Bank of China launched its the English-version corporate online banking service.
S-REITs poses risk to China
The expansion of the Singaporean industrial real-estate investment trusts (S-REITs) into China poses a number of business risks.
Japan quake impact on cash flows
It is important to continue to monitor relevant properties to determine the impact on profitability and values of Japan CMBS of the March 11...
Singapore banking system stable outlook
Moody's says that the outlook for Singapore's banking system is stable, and expects banks to continue to record solid profits during the next 12 to...
System malfunction keeps Mizuho from processing transactions
A computer system malfunction brought Mizuho Bank's number of unprocessed transaction at 910,000.
Bangladesh govt signs e-tender deal with 5 banks
An agreement was signed between the government and five banks for introducing electronic bidding for public-works contract within the current month.
SeABank chooses Cisco to manage its solutions
Cisco implemented its technologies and solutions in retail banking at SeABank.
StanChart provides link to accounts overseas
Standard Chartered Bank launched Global Link, a one-stop online banking service for high net worth clients with accounts in other countries.
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