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Alipay eyes tie-up with Japanese regional banks to boost coverage
Alipay eyes tie-up with Japanese regional banks to boost coverage
The mobile payment platform has already partnered with Yahoo Japan.
Millennials drive Hong Kong's credit card growth as average balance hits $39,000 in Q2
They hold a fourth of the city’s total card balances.
Indonesia's mid-sized banks struggle against digital dominance of state lenders
Top players are accounting for the lion's share of e-banking fees.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Abu Dhabi eyes three-way bank merger; ING fined with $900m over money laundering case
And Venezuela has imposed additional reserve requirements.
Chart of the Week: Malaysian banks CASA growth slower than total deposits in July
Total systems deposits growth picked up by 5.8% in July.
Chinese lenders shore up on e-banking fees in Q2
Electronic banking fees of CCB and ACB surged 60% and 33% respectively.
Trade tensions will not spare even the most mature APAC banks
High foreign currency exposure is a rising threat.
Chinese banking fines up nearly sixfold in 2017
CBRC head Guo Shuqing has not been letting up in the crackdown.
India compels banks with over 10 branches to appoint internal ombudsman
It aims to strengthen banks’ internal grievance system.
Singapore and Hong Kong private banks wage war for wealth managers to lure Asia's crazy rich
Banks are willing to offer pay hikes between 30-45% to secure the best talent.
Car loans rev up Malaysian bank lending to 5.3% in July
Consumers took advantage of the GST-free period to buy cars.
What are the key risks to buoyant Hong Kong banks?
Intricate Mainland ties are both boon and bane.
Hong Kong bank lending slows to 9.5% in July amidst threats of higher borrowing costs
This represents the slowest pace of growth in over one and a half years.
Singapore banks' loan growth up 10% in July
Lending was boosted by strong demand from manufacturing, transport, and business services.
Vietnam intensifies crackdown against bad debt
Bad loan ratio fell from 2.46% in December 2016 to 2.09% in June.
India starts moving to merge debt-ridden state banks
The government has asked the central bank to prepare a list of merger candidates.
Chinese banks shun in-house tech as they turn to Alibaba and Tencent for help
Nearly all mid-sized and commercial banks have tied up with the three tech titans.
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