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Citi ANZ names John McLean as head of ECM and GAM

McLean will relocate from Singapore to Sydney, Australia.

RCBC partners with MoneyHero to enhance credit card services

RCBC’s card products will be integrated in Money Hero’s digital platform.

Bank Muamalat unveils Islamic digital bank ATLAS

It offers Shariah-compliant financing, DuitNow onboarding, and personalised services.

Financial conglomerates top Taiwan’s richest in 2025

Fubon Financial Holding’s and Cathay Financial Holdings’ leads are in the top 3.

BDO names new head of comptrollership group

Gwyneth Entao previously served as finance head of the Philippine bank’s consumer banking group.

OCBC, Ant Int’t to deliver embedded financial services to Indonesian SMEs

They believe that it will benefit thousands of small businesses.

Lloyds, BNP Paribas launch new FX algorithmic execution service

Clients are expected to execute large FX trades more efficiently.

MUFG partners with Kodansha, CREDEUS team up to fund film productions

They will fund live-action film series adaptations of Kodansha-published works.

SP Payment Service buys 13.8% of Nomupay’s shares for $40m

They aim to process client businesses’ payments in Asia and globally.

HSBC, Allianz Life launch wealth growth and life protection plan in Malaysia

The plan offers a minimum sum assured of MYR1m and payment flexibility.

ADVANCE.CBP, Korea Credit Bureau ink MOU for cross-border credit info exchange

Over 70,000 overseas Filipino workers in Korea will be able to use their credit information.

Chart of the Week: Malaysia’s card payments to grow 4% in 2025

Wider card acceptance and contactless cards will help drive this growth.