Lending & Credit

Thai bank earnings rise in Q2, but bad loans slated to rise

Rising costs and no more relief from the regulator will cause a rise in the bad loans ratio.

Thai bank earnings rise in Q2, but bad loans slated to rise

Rising costs and no more relief from the regulator will cause a rise in the bad loans ratio.

SMEs embrace flexible payments as consumers seek digital options

This is accompanied by the rise of biometrics to safeguard accounts.

Real estate woes threaten Chinese banks’ profits: Natixis

Bad loans are growing whilst new regulations' effects are yet to reflect.

Weekly Global News Wrap: State Street not buying Credit Suisse; Italy to expire bad loan scheme

And China gives the first nod to revive Ant IPO.   From Reuters: Financial services and bank holding company State Street has denied reports that...

Japan megabanks’ bad loans edge up to highest in six years

Billion-dollar exposures to Russia contributed to the negative outlook.

Maybank adopts cautious outlook amidst geopolitical tensions, volatility

The Malaysia lender saw its Q1 profits fall compared to the same period last year.

Thailand bank loans up 6.9% in Q1

Corporate loans continue to grow whilst consumer loans slowed amidst the Omicron outbreak.

HDBank signs MOU with IFC to build supply chain finance portfolio

HDBank hopes to build a supply chain finance portfolio of $1b over the next three years.

South Korean banks’ household lending rise in April

Corporate lending rose to its second-highest monthly figure ever.

Malaysia’s Public Bank raises lending rate by 0.25%

The new base rate will be 2.25%, and base lending rate at 5.72%   Public Bank is increasing its Base Rate (BR), Base Lending Rate (BLR) / Base...

DBS, Xero simplifies SMEs loan application with data-sharing partnership

Xero customers now has the option of sharing their transaction records to DBS.

South Korean banks’ interest rates rise to eight year-high: report

The rising rates have spawned worries in households' repayment abilities.

Japan’s Shizuoka Bank maintains strong loan quality as profits continue to be weak

The bank has the strongest capitalization amongst regional banks in Japan.