Lending & Credit

SEA, China’s GBA emerging as key sustainable finance hubs

Sustainability-focused assets in the region reached $220b in H1 2025.
10 hours ago

Stripe Capital to launch in Australia

Over 1 million users in the ANZ region now run on Stripe, the company said.
10 hours ago

Hong Kong banks lift H1 profits on non-interest income growth

The four banks’ net interest margins are expected to improve in H2 2025.
1 day ago

Taiwan’s outstanding loans and bad loans inch up in July

The NPL ratio rose by 0.01 percentage points
2 days ago

Malaysian banks to sustain profits despite slower loan growth

S&P expects loan growth to slow to 4%-5% over the next two years.
2 days ago

Philippine regulators propose enhancing NBFI monitoring framework

The council noted increasing interconnectedness of NBFIs with the financing system.
4 days ago

South Korean substandard or below loans unchanged in Q2

Total SBLs of KRW16.6t was also unchanged from three months prior.
4 days ago

Hong Kong banks may boost tax loan campaigns as Fed rate cut looms

Demand for debt consolidation may also rise.
4 days ago

Gold to hard-carry Bank Syariah Indonesia’s margins

But overall growth will still be lower amidst industry-wide signs of asset quality deterioration.

OCBC eyes $2.7b for serial entrepreneurs

OCBC Group has lent $1.17b to more than 1,800 repeat founders since 2017.

Unbanked Filipinos narrow gap in credit perceptions: TransUnion

Fintech users showed the highest trust in credit products.

Taiwanese banks’ SME loans rise to $355.73b by end-June

Loans extended to SMEs by domestic banks accounted for 64.73% of total loans.

Indian banks face modest exposure to US tariff-hit sectors

They should be able to manage the credit costs and asset quality.

National Australia Bank fined $15.5m for failing to respond to hardship claim

NAB and subsidiary AFSH are required to publish an adverse publicity notice.

NAB, Westpac cut interest rates of home loans

Westpac also cut the interest rates of deposits.