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Singapore-based US banks beef up cybersecurity roles

JP Morgan, Citi and BAML are more vulnerable to threats than homegrown lenders.

Japanese megabanks share ATMs to prop up struggling bottomline

Users from MUFG and Sumitomo may soon be able to withdraw at both ATMs for free.

Trade tensions cut Taiwanese 2019 bank loan growth to 3.2%

Taiwan is amongst the most exposed to US tariffs on Chinese goods.

Singapore bank NIMs set to widen to 1.98% in 2020

However, this is still lower than the 2008 average.

Malaysian bank loan growth up 5.7% in September

Lumpy business loans drove lending gains.

Singapore bank loan growth to slow to 3% in 2019

Trade tensions and higher interest rates will dampen borrowing.

Korean banks zero in on booming expat market

Lenders are growing their foreign currency desks.

Japan mulls looser M&A rules to speed up regional bank mergers

The drawn-out approval process will be re-assessed.

Hong Kong's Faster Payment System processed 1.58 million transactions in October

The value of Hong Kong dollar-denominated transactions hit $33.29b.

Singapore bank earnings up 25% in 9MFY18

Return on equity hit a ten-year high.

Chart of the Week: Japanese regional banks are carrying heavy loan burdens

They're not making enough profit off their massive loan balances.

Asia's asset management scene takes off as AUM hits $8.1t in 2017

The region outperformed Europe and North America in AUM growth. Western wealth hubs fail to match the stellar growth of Asia-Pacific’s asset management scene after the region’s assets under management (AUM) surged 17% to $8.1t in 2017, according to Willis Towers Watson.

Banks receive boost as Myanmar urges citizens to beef up savings

The number of adults who save via banks is at a measly 11%.