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Singapore bank headcounts rise with tech talent boosting numbers

Banking staff at Singapore’s 18 largest commercial banks grew 5.47% in the last two years.

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Cards to reign supreme in South Korea as cash loses appeal

By 2020, cards will emerge as the dominant payment instrument.

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Will the fintech revolution threaten underspending Malaysian lenders?

Alibaba and Tencent, which command significant e-payments market share, could pose a big challenge.

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Will regional bank distress threaten China's fragile financial stability?

Failure at the regional level may squeeze funding options for the NBFI sector.

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For better or worse: Chinese banks court risk in deepening ties with insurers

Insurers are lining up to snap up perpetual bonds, with $32.14b of such instruments already hitting the market.

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Banks into hubs: OCBC NISP embraces guesthouse-feel branches

Select outlets draw on a mix of batik and contemporary aesthetic and feature special aromatherapies.

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Virtual banks threaten to take a bite out of Hong Kong's small players

Banks can expect fiercer competition on the lending and deposit fronts.

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Virtual bank data scientists are driving hiring in Hong Kong

Employers are seeking data scientists and full stack developers for mobile and web applications that go beyond the traditional set of tech skills.

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Internet-only banks threaten to wipe out Taiwanese bank earnings

Lenders already have margins that fall behind that of Hong Kong, China and South Korea.

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How Thai banks are breaking the branch mold

Krungthai Bank is looking to launch five more retail-like branch formats in 2019.

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Singapore's fintech invasion has no end in sight

About 43% of fintechs in Southeast Asia choose Singapore as their home amidst strengthening growth prospects.

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Hong Kong lenders shrug off virtual banking threat

Account fees, which were waived, represent only a negligible income source.

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China's shadow banking assets fall to two-year low in Q1 even as crackdown eases

Core shadow banking activities have dropped to $420b in 2018.

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Which Asian banks have the freest credit line for POEs?

China is lagging behind with share of POE bank loans just at 26%.

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China's first bank seizure in decades highlights growing small bank risk

State-owned CCB will ba taking over the business of Baoshang Bank.

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Virtual cash management tools are taking off in Asia

Global transaction banking revenues are estimated at nearly $1t in 2017 or 43% of wholesale banking revenues.

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Asset quality risks grow as Taiwanese banks grapple with China's slowdown

Delinquencies climbed in the overseas loans of cyclical sectors as well as loans to China and Southeast Asia.

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