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Deutsche Bank Wealth Management appoints new SEA investment team head
Deutsche Bank Wealth Management appoints new SEA investment team head
Alania Conception is previously head of investment consulting for Credit Suisse Singapore and Malaysia.
SEA fintechs to shift focus on profits as adoption gains pace: Fitch
The region’s large unbanked population underpins its market potential.
Japan’s Mizuho suffers nationwide ATM glitch
This follows a series of technical problems since Friday.
UOB adopts the Equator Principles to refine sustainability strategy
The bank will apply the principles to assess and manage environmental and social risk projects.
Deutsche Bank names APAC head of wealth solutions
Dominique Jooris was CEO of Bank Pictet & Sie in Singapore prior to his new role.
Bank of East Asia profit rebounds nearly 75% to $2.67b in H1
This increased from $1.53m in the same period last year.
Philippine lender SB Finance teams up with FinScore to enhance credit scoring power
SB Finance said it will use FinScore’s solution to predict the creditworthiness of borrowers.
Citi TTS APAC client inquiry for API use doubles in H1
They have processed close to 350 million API calls for corporate clients since 2017.
Chinese banks’ posed for e-payment scene comeback with digital renminbi’s launch
The e-CNY will support growth of banks’ e-payment customer base and improve overall financial stability.
Hong Kong’s ZA Bank launch new credit card repayment feature
Users can pay their credit card bills issued by any bank through ZA Bank, for a period of up to 72 months.
Philippine bank ratings at risk of another downgrade: Fitch Ratings
Fitch ratings downgrades the Philippines’ banking system operating environment score to negative.
Security Bank posts net profit of $61.35m in H1
Net interest income and non-interest income both fell compared to H1 2020.
Chart of the Week: Thai card payments market to shrink 3.5% in 2021
Recovery is not expected to begin until end-2022, says GlobalData.
Hong Kong neobank ZA Bank launches early payday product
Users can get their monthly payroll up to seven days in advance, interest-free.
New Zealand’s expected interest rate hike to raise banks’ profits: Fitch
However, its impact on earnings may take some time to rise as mortgages are not yet due.
Citi named top international IPO bank in APAC ex Japan
The bank said that it has raised over $30b from IPOs for its Asian clients.
Check out the winners of the ABF Corporate and Investment Banking Awards 2021
Over 40 banks and financial institutions were awarded in this year’s programme.
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