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India Post Payments Bank, PNB MetLife India Insurance ink bancassurance deal
India Post Payments Bank, PNB MetLife India Insurance ink bancassurance deal
The collaboration will leverage IPPB’s network of 650 banking outlets.
16 minutes ago
Philippine Crop Insurance to disburse farmer payments via GCash
Farmers no longer required to visit PCIC offices.
1 hour ago
Banked, NAB launch Pay by Bank payments on Amazon Australia
This allows customers to pay directly from their bank accounts.
2 days ago
Thai banks have room to improve costs, loans in 2025: UOBKH
But loans extended to SMEs will continue to remain sluggish in quality.
2 days ago
Visa’s net revenue up 10% to $9.5b in Q1; cash dividend is $0.59 per stock
It identified consumer payments and value-added services amongst its growth levers.
2 days ago
Cambodia sees progress in responsible lending: officials
Of 22 priority actions, 4 are complete and 15 are ongoing, the statement said.
2 days ago
Financial fragmentation threatens bank profits and lending
Globally, it can lead to nearly 280 million fewer jobs by 2030.
2 days ago
AEON Bank told to improve measures against money laundering and terrorism financing
Japan's FSA suspected the bank of having left 14,369 transactions unaccounted for.
2 days ago
Here’s how ISO 20022 adoption impacted DBS Bank
It reportedly improved payments processing and regulatory compliance.
3 days ago
Malaysia fines AmBank for investment transaction breaches
AmBank failed to obtain approval for the transactions, the BNM said.
3 days ago
Alipay+ now connects over 1.6 billion users of 35 e-wallets, banks
The platform recently welcomed Kaspi.kz and BigPay.
3 days ago
Hong Kong’s total loans down 2.8% in 2024
Loans for use outside Hong Kong dropped by 1.3% in December.
3 days ago
Home loans in negative equity dropped to $25.03b in Dec 2024
The number of cases fell, but the three-month delinquency ratio rose.
3 days ago
Hong Kong’s total deposits up 7.1% in 2024
Renminbi deposits fell, whilst RMB remittance rose in December.
4 days ago
Bangkok Bank nets 8.6% net profit rise in 2024
It attributed this to the recovery of tourism and exports.
5 days ago
HDFC Bank’s profit after tax up 12.3% for 9M FY2024/25
For the quarter ended Dec 2024, consolidated PAT was 13.6% higher.
5 days ago
RBI supersedes board of Aviom India Housing Finance
Punjab National Bank’s ex-CGM Shri Ram Kumar appointed as administrator.
5 days ago
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