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Hong Kong's GBA travellers seek seamless digital wallet payments

Hong Kong's GBA travellers seek seamless digital wallet payments

Nearly half of residents purchase half of their daily necessities across the border.
29 minutes ago

Japan yields rise as BOJ exits rate controls

Market-driven rates increase volatility and pressure banks and capital flows.
14 hours ago

HSBC rolls out TradeCash in Singapore

Customers can draw down a loan using sales invoice data.
15 hours ago

Australia flags excessive car finance fees in eight-lender review

One customer paid $6,222 in fees on top of typical lender and distributor fees.
15 hours ago

TMBThanachart’s NIM to rise to 2.92% in Q2 as loans shrink

The bank is focusing on higher-yielding loan segments.
17 hours ago

BSP lets Philippine banks exclude paper losses from capital ratios

The measure is in effect until December 2026.
1 day ago

South Korean bad loans climb as new delinquencies outpace resolutions

There were more unsecured loans and less resolved loans in April.
1 day ago

Siam Commercial Bank and Sansiri push for 50% paper reduction this year

Sansiri will use SCB's Digital Workflow technology.
1 day ago

ASB Bank fined $3.84m for 7 AML breaches

The bank admitted to seven breaches of AML/CFT rules.
1 day ago

ShanCom Bank offers exclusive mortgages for Henderson buyers

Buyers are offered a cash rebate of up to 1.3% and first-year home insurance.
1 day ago

Citi bolsters APAC DCM franchise with hires from HSBC and UBS

Anthony Yap joins Citi in Sydney whilst Maria Chua joins the bank in Hong Kong.
2 days ago

Green Link posts eightfold income growth on disciplined SME focus and AI investment

Green Link says digital banks fail by mimicking traditional models as agentic AI offers a way to serve SMEs at lower cost.
2 days ago

HSBC Australia fined $24.53m over scam protection failures

HSBC admitted to inadequate scam controls in its internal transfer system between May 2023-2024.
2 days ago

NAB deploys AI analytics tool saving 2-4 days per use case

Genie translates plain English questions into structured SQL queries.
2 days ago

ANZ opens 27 branches on Saturdays for home loans and specialist banking

There will be no over the counter services on Saturdays.
2 days ago

Taiwan SME loans rise $2.27b in April with bad debt ratio improving

Average NPL ratio was 0.20% and lower than in March.
4 days ago