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Nearly half of Singapore fintech funding are $10m and above in H1
Nearly half of Singapore fintech funding are $10m and above in H1
This bucks the trend that startups are only receiving seed funding.
Vietnam cracks down on issuing foreign bank licenses
The move aims to encourage local banking mergers.
Singapore bank headcount up by over 4,500 in H2
Staff numbers were boosted by DBS' acquisition of ANZ staff.
Hong Kong's sought-after bank relationship managers demand 30% wage hike
The Greater Bay Area project has fuelled demand for such candidates.
Celent's Eiichiro Yanagawa to make the case for digital at ABF's Priority Banking & Wealth Management Conference 2018
He will discuss how new technologies can impact the wealth management value chain.
India's ailing banking sector sparks call for privatisation
The quality of bank boards should be prioritised.
Homeowners to feel pinch as Hong Kong banks hike mortgage rates
BOC (Hong Kong), HSBC and Hang Seng Bank raised rates by 10bp.
How are Indonesian banks faring after the bad loan surge of 2016?
Nonperforming loans have spiked after the 2014-2016 commodities downturn.
Singapore nabbed Asia's fintech crown from Hong Kong in 2017
Total fintech funding hit $983.6m in 2017 versus Hong Kong's $596.8m.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Facebook in talks with banks to join Messenger; Wells Fargo accidentally foreclosed on 400 customers
And HSBC profit hit $10.7b in H1.
Chart of the Week: How exposed were Singapore banks to mortgages in Q1?
DBS gained the largest market share but has least mortgage exposure.
Trade jitters could slow Singapore banks' loan growth to 7% in 2018
DBS' trading income crashed 23% in Q2.
Indian government eyes reforms unleashing $8.72b in banking capital
Lowering the CET Tier-I ratio from 5.5% to 4.5% is expected to boost lending.
Australia's big banks are abusing their industry dominance: report
Consumers are being shortchanged by the oligopoly.
Hong Kong banks' loan growth may slow to 5% in H2
Trade tensions and higher interest rates are to blame.
Indonesia steps up efforts to centralise payment system
Bank Indonesia is campaigning for the shift to the National Payment Gateway card.
Could banks be the saving grace of Singapore's rattled equities market?
Banks have posted a healthy set of Q2 results despite bleak market conditions.
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