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BPI channels down on June 6 for Robinsons Bank integration
BPI channels down on June 6 for Robinsons Bank integration
VIBE will be accessible to pay bills, buy loads, and redeem rewards, BPI said.
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Hong Kong’s loans up 3.6% in April as IPOs and high rates lift banks
Deposits also rose during the month.
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Hong Kong mortgages drop to HK$36.5b in April after Q4 2025 recovery
Mortgage competition was said to have intensified in the Q1 period.
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DBS rolls out ‘tap-to-phone’ payments at MAX app
Stall merchants will be able to activate the service in three steps, the bank said.
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Australian renovation loans surge 16% as fuel price spike threaten costs
Homeowners are advised to lock prices early and build a budget buffer.
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UnionPay and STB renew 3-year deal to boost Singapore tourism spending
They will partner with banks, luxury travel platforms, and tourism stakeholders.
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Mastercard contactless payments land on Hong Kong's Airport Express
The company first rolled out contactless card payments in MTR in 2023.
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Singapore's private banker crunch clouds $4.22t cross-border wealth boom
Billionaire wealth jumped 66.4%, lifting the market past Australia.
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NAB and IBA launch guarantee for First Nations business loans
IBA will guarantee up to 50%.
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Fraud checks shift as transactions move in real time
Globe Business monitors logins API requests traces and system health.
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Tool dependence leaves institutions with cyber gaps
Cyber awareness must reach receptionists and CEOs as AI attacks target humans not just systems.
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UOB builds new Ho Chi Minh HQ
CEO Wee Ee Cheong met with Vietnam President To Lam on 30 May.
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US$1t unused credit card points risk losing redemption value
Tribuescape says airlines and hotels can expire balances or change redemption rules without warning.
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DBS to open 18 new wealth centres by 2027
The bank will also upgrade 36 existing centres over the next 18 months.
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Thai cash handout boosts Krungthai Card despite weaker card spending
Management is confident that customers will be able to make minimum payments.
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UOB inks MOU with Vietnam's FPT to modernise banking with AI and cloud
They seek to modernise banking services in UOB’s key markets.
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Maybank Q1 profit drops 4.2% to $625m as trading income falls
Net interest margin improved to 2.14%, and loans expanded in Malaysia and Singapore.
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