News
BPI cements market position with Robinsons Bank merger: analyst
BPI cements market position with Robinsons Bank merger: analyst
Assets are slated to increase by 0.9 percentage points.
Citi appoints Anand Sairam as CFO for APAC
He has been a part of Citi’s finance team for 8 years.
Australian banks’ cyber risk growing: S&P
Regional lenders are most vulnerable, especially to a data breach.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Bank of America invests $100m to minority-owned banks; Banks cut back on gold shipments to India
And the Bank of Spain governor called for local banks to increase loss provisions.
Thai banks’ recovery besieged by inflation, weakening currency: S&P
The tourism hit has affected income levels, which would borrowers’ ability to pay.
60 largest banks need $210.2b to cover future fossil fuel losses: Finance Watch
Basel’s current framework encourages continued build up of risk, the nonprofit warned.
How blended finance can speed up net zero targets, MAS exec explains
Blended finance combines public and private capital to fund marginally bankable projects.
Taiwan’s FSC fines Taishin International Bank $310k over improper payment collection
The bank had failed to establish proper internal control systems
MUFG names Angus St. John as head of financial sponsor coverage in APAC
St. John has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry.
Maybank Singapore offers fixed deposit rates up to 3.05% per annum
The offer starts at a minimum placement of S$20,000 and a 6-month tenure.
Taiwan regulator fines Bank SinoPac $570k over regulatory rules breach
The FSC also ordered the bank to suspend its president for three months.
Australian regulator removes CBA’s operational risk capital add-on
The add-on was initially set at $650m.
StanChart unveils first-of-its-kind affluent deposit account in Singapore
The new product is only available to its Priority Banking segment.
BEA launches digitised mortgage application services
Customers who apply for a $380k or above mortgage can get a cash rebate of up to 1.9%.
Regulators are the key to manage APAC banks rising cyber risks: S&P Global
The analyst said data breaches could prove crippling for individual banks.
Alipay+ to enable cross-border payments to South Korea for four Asian e-wallet
Users of these e-wallets can now pay over 120,000 merchants in South Korea.
AEON Credit H1 revenue soars 11.8%
Profit after tax increased by $22.52m
Thought Leadership Centre
Most Read
1. OCBC new investors triple as bank braces for 2026 gold, silver uptick 2. How digital payments are forcing QSRs to rebuild checkout and staffing 3. DBS pilots Visa Intelligent Commerce for agent-initiated payments 4. Japanese banks face bond yield shocks as yields hit 2.23% 5. BEA’s profit down 24% to $447.87m in 2025 as China losses mountResource Center
Read Here
Advertise
Sign Up
Events
Event News
Speakers from Kasikornbank, KPMG Thailand, Systemweb Technology, and Simon-Kucher will share their insights on the industry’s latest trends and challenges.
Commentary
Asia’s banks hold the mandate to innovate. Now they must earn it.
Why Asia's banks are rebuilding their credit infrastructure in 2026
Banks retreat, private credit advances: Asia Pacific’s quiet lending revolution
Human Sparsity Blockchain: A citizen-validated ledger for digital finance supervision
Will stablecoins disrupt the banking business?
Digital transformation starts with leadership