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Weekly Global News Wrap Up: US banks ordered to face antritrust lawsuit; StanChart braces for possible $1.5b fine
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: US banks ordered to face antritrust lawsuit; StanChart braces for possible $1.5b fine
And here's why Tesco Bank has been slapped with $21m penalty.
Chart of the Week: Vietnamese banks rapid loan growth moderates in H1
Retail and manufacturing loans drove H1 gains.
Chinese exposure of Taiwanese banks dips as yuan tumbles
Claims by local lenders to the Mainland fell from $46.91b to $44.62b in June.
Vietnamese banks continue shedding bad debt in June
Non-performing loan ratio has fallen to 6.7%.
Thailand pushes for regional cross-border fund transfer via QR code
It tying up with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Hong Kong banks' loan growth slows to 8.4% in August as business sentiment sours
Domestic financing and mortgages took a beating.
Will property stress erode Malaysian banks' strong capital positions?
Residential supply imbalance raises risk to asset quality.
Hong Kong's Faster Payment System goes live
Customers can now make and receive real-time payments.
P2P lenders take advantage of Australia's weakened big banks
Growing customer dissatisfaction could act as a springboard for their debut.
Singapore bank lending recovers in August
Lending rose by 0.4% which reverses a 0.9% decline in July.
Philippine infrastructure campaign lifts dismal lending prospects
Loan growth is poised to settle in mid-teens by year end.
India eases cash rules for banks to soothe credit crunch
The central bank has eased the liquidity coverage ratio norms of banks.
Struggling Japanese regional banks go over the edge to cut losses
They’re bearing the brunt of the profit crunch.
Hong Kong ends era of cheap money as banks hike prime rates
HSBC, Hang Seng Bank and Standard Chartered led the pack.
Can Taiwanese banks keep a lid on overseas exposure risks?
Exposure to China has been growing since 2010.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Mobile apps threaten European lenders; Danish banks dragged down along with Danske
And JP Morgan defies the branch-lite push as it sets out to open 50 more branches.
Chart of the Week: Thai banks put up fight against telcos in e-wallet war
Lenders will snap up half of the market in the next four years.
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