News
China Everbright’s IPO could be HK’s biggest this year
China Everbright’s IPO could be HK’s biggest this year
Five more Chinese banks could also IPO in HK.
Kasikornbank's net profit seen to jump 18% to THB10.9b
Loans predicted to expand 2.9%.
ECB and China in US$57 billion swap agreement
Deal will initially cover three years.
Number of village banks in China hits 1,000
Vital conduit for loans to small and medium enterprises.
Malaysia’s RHB scouting for JV partner in the Philippines
Part of plan to expand overseas presence and profits.
China banks to launch large negotiable certificates of deposit soon
Minimal near-term impact seen.
Lower earnings from regional franchises loom for Singapore banks
Who will suffer badly?
Singapore banks' loan growth seen to decline
On back of economic slowdown.
Malaysian internet banking on the verge of high growth
Mobile banking also set to soar.
India speeds-up internationalization of the rupee
Will launch first offshore rupee bond program.
Flood of foreign capital to inundate Chinese banks?
Will occur within three years.
How Singapore banks could suffer from lower trade finance flows
Substantial revenues milked from trade fees.
Why BEA's direct exposure to China is a 'double-edged sword'
It's struggling to generate good returns on its China business.
China allows foreign investors to use RMB in financial sectors
Part of effort to broaden RMB use in cross-border investments.
HSBC/Hang Seng lose to BOCHK
BOCHK now has better profitability.
UOB's net profit seen to dip 4% to S$756m
Last quarter's earnings slightly inflated.
DBS' 3Q net profit poised to beat market expectations
Despite a possible dip by 1%.
Commentary
How alternative data lending is reaching Southeast Asia's unscored MSMEs
Asia is leading payments modernisation and banks can't afford to fall behind
Investing in an inefficient market
Platinum cards, paper-thin compliance?
Energy price volatility highlights structural gaps for managing FX risk in APAC
Asia’s electronic markets reach an inflection point of transformation
Tokenisation in the Philippines: The consumer is ready, but is the infrastructure?