In Focus
Singapore banks reel in $59b new HNW wealth in 2025
Singapore banks reel in $59b new HNW wealth in 2025
DBS and OCBC wealth management fees surged in Q1 2026.
8 hours ago
Capital relief may push Philippine banks toward excessive risk: analyst
BSP sees rates on a higher for longer path with further tightening likely, said CreditSights.
12 hours ago
Credit cards command 58% of Japan's e-commerce value
Worldpay data ranks the market as the global leader for direct card usage.
13 hours ago
Hong Kong banks urged to deepen family office offer as new wealth surges
Nearly half of family offices set up in the last 5 years are new.
1 day ago
Trade easing and AI demand lift Hong Kong banks' H2 outlook
Banks should monitor real estate exposure as property softness persists.
1 day ago
APAC banks hit by 92% of network attacks as fintech risk grows
Real-time payments and mobile services have expanded the number of exposed endpoints.
1 day ago
How could China's investment curbs shift wealth between Singapore and Hong Kong?
Rules taking effect on 1 July allow reviews of deals tied to national security.
2 days ago
Malaysian banks likely to hike dividends despite rising bad loan threat
They have adequate earnings and capital buffers to withstand NPL shocks.
2 days ago
Why South Korea cards squeeze cash payments
GlobalData says bank access and merchant acceptance are keeping electronic transactions ahead.
2 days ago
Why AI tools won't deliver value to banks without culture change
Two CEOs told McKinsey they spent heavily on AI tools that saw low usage.
5 days ago
APAC travellers rank payment security as top concern, Visa says
Card acceptance followed at 27% as more travellers brought cards and mobile wallets.
5 days ago
Stablecoins move into payment infrastructure
Visa says trust remains key to adoption.
6 days ago
Gold loan rules to hit Sri Lanka’s finance firms harder than banks
New rules order both to adopt similar risk weightings.
6 days ago
Financial services insider costs hit $23.1m as shadow AI spreads
The sector ranked third amongst industries and exceeded the $19.5m global average.
6 days ago
Chinese banks mask capital weakness with government injections
One-off government support does not address banks’ lower profitability and asset quality issues.
New China rules no threat to Singapore banks' wealth businesses: Maybank
Singapore banks do not serve the investor segment most affected by the changes.
How bigger deals pushed financial services acquisitions to $499b
Global transactions reached 612 in 2025 compared with 605 in 2024.
Commentary
Investing in an inefficient market
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Energy price volatility highlights structural gaps for managing FX risk in APAC
Asia’s electronic markets reach an inflection point of transformation
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Asian firms need to get ready for digital assets and currencies
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