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Neurogine's Jew Kee Lim to talk about how banks can expand e-wallet reach
Neurogine's Jew Kee Lim to talk about how banks can expand e-wallet reach
Lim hopes to illuminate how tourists can still use e-wallets beyond their home countries.
MAS complete cross-border payments in blockchain with Canada central bank
Project Ubin was linked to Canada's experimental domestic payment network, Project Jasper.
China relaxes ownership regulations further in financial opening
Billion-dollar asset requirements have been removed.
India zeroes in on new bank merger candidates
Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India and Bank of India are possible targets.
Hong Kong bank loans up 1.1% in March
Loans for use inside Hong Kong rose by 1.2%.
Singapore bank loans shrink to 2.9% in Q1
Consumer loan growth slowed to just 0.3% in March.
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And 300,000 users signed up for HSBC's new money management app.
Chart of the Week: Indian banks' credit growth hit 13.2% in mid-April
Deposits grew by 10%.
Philippine banks tighten credit standards in Q1
SMEs, corporates and households saw tighter credit access.
Chinese megabanks hit ‘modest' profit growth in Q1
New loans reached a record amount of $862.89b.
Newly licensed Hong Kong virtual lenders bolster banking hiring spree
They will be hunting for more fintech talents.
Chinese banks' assets up 7.7% to $33.9t in March
Total liabilities rose 7.3% to $36.63t.
Singapore bank loan growth to recover from weak Q1
Loans could grow by up to 6% for full-year 2019.
Pradeep Pant of Metrobank to grace the Retail Banking Forum in Manila
He will share his insights on how digitalisation can transform consumer banking.
Thai bank earnings to fall 7% in Q1: analyst
Non-interest income which may have dropped 8% hit profits.
Online hiring for Singapore bank roles up 28% in March
Singapore figures outpaced that of Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chinese banks' small business loans up 17% in Q1 as stimulus kicks in
Banks achieved 55% of their annual targets for small companies.
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