Taiwan

Taiwanese banks clamp down on Chinese exposure in hunt for fatter margins

Mainland credit exposure has dropped since Q3 2018 and is likely to remain flat in 2019.

Bank of Taiwan unveils representative office in Manila

Its next target for expansion include Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

Taiwanese banks' year-end loans receive boost from heated consumer spending

Housing loans rose for the 22nd straight month to $226.97b.

Taiwanese banks' yuan deposits shrinks to 4-year low in December

This represents the third straight month of decline.

HSBC enhances credit card rebate programme in Taiwan

It will allow cardholders to exchange every NTD from cash rebate for two airline miles.

Chart of the Week: Taiwanese banks' capitalisation hit 11.4% in H1

This is above the prescribed tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%.

Taiwanese banks move to plug money laundering shortfalls

There were insufficient safeguards in their offshore banking units.

Trade tensions cut Taiwanese 2019 bank loan growth to 3.2%

Taiwan is amongst the most exposed to US tariffs on Chinese goods.

DBS Taiwan unveils credit card for everyday purchases

Cardholders earn one reward point for every NT$5 spend and points have lifetime validity.

How Taishin Bank's Richart captivated Taiwan's youth

It captured over 450,000 applications for its savings accounts.

Can Taiwanese banks maintain stable financial footing?

Lenders face stiff competition and modest lending demand.

Taiwanese banks poised to break $6.5b year-end lending target

The government’s new economy projects is fuelling lending demand.

Citi Private Bank appoints Sally Yeh as global market manager for Taiwan

Yeh will report to Rudolf Hitsch, Citi Private Bank's North Asia head.

Taiwan Cooperative Bank rolls out QR code payment in Visa tie-up

It claims to be the country’s first standardised and EMV compliant QR code payment.

Lawmakers rebuke $323m capital requirement for Taiwan's web-only banks

They argue that Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong have much lower capital requirements.

CTBC Bank unveils multi-language ATM services

Machines now offer services in Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese.