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The markets of the Asia Pacific region have been amongst the leaders in the adoption of the mobile phone. Andpropelled by the advent of the smartphone and ‘app’, the mobile handset has assumed a major role in the lifestyle of all segments of society.

In the financial services industry, market opportunities grow faster than IT budgets. Beyond financial institutions, other industries are also faced with the same challenges brought about by technology trends such as big data and social media.

They're becoming more of a ''friend''.

It will go live in 2014.

Better customer experience envisioned using Big Data.

Targets to reward household spenders.

Bank positioning for Greater China expansion.

Share price tumbled on bid reports.

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Wing Hang valued at SGD6.7b, says analyst.

Santa is on his sleigh and the elves won't be back until Jan 6.

Banks across Asia are gearing up to fight for regional dominance of one of the most important and quickly growing products - Business Foreign Exchange. Spot FX, Forward FX and FX Options are the most ‘banked away’ products by customers seeking value for money and personalised customer service.

Every once in a while it’s worth reminding ourselves what banks are here for. Worth it because since the crash there has been so much nonsense written by every type of commentator on just this subject.

Asia is a region of great promise; predicted to account for over half of global output by the middle of the century. Yet as volatility remains in global supply chains, competition intensifies and consumersare ever demanding, best practice demand management is an imperative.

Maybank's sensitivity analysis reveals startling impact.

But proceeds jumped 14.1%.