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ICICI Bank recall cards following cloning scare

ICICI Bank recall cards following cloning scare

The lender joined its rivals in the move after the city received complaints from 64 card users.

Bank of Maharashtra's net profit up 92%

Bank of Maharashtra announced its net profit for the second quarter is up by 92 per cent at Rs 100.42 crore compared from Rs 52.3 crore in the same period last year.

Union Bank of India net profit up 16.2%

Union Bank of India reported a net profit of Rs.352.5 crore for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2011, increasing by 16.2 percent from Rs.303.4 crore of the same period of the previous financial year.

Bank Mandiri ready to open Shanghai branch

Bank Mandiri expects to open a new branch in Shanghai later this year to boost its business and tap Indonesian corporations in China. It waited for almost five years for this. “We are now waiting for final approval from one of the regulators, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange in China,” said Haryanto Budiman, a senior executive vice president at Bank Mandiri. “The hope is that we can open the branch at the end of this year.” Haryanto said Bank Mandiri, Indonesia’s largest lender by assets, had to obtain a number of licenses from Chinese regulators. “China has a multi-license principle and there are numerous regulators in China,’’ he said, detailing the effort needed to secure a license. “It takes time, at least five years.” The China Banking Regulatory Commission granted Mandiri one of the necessary licenses in November last year. Mandiri will have to make a profit in consecutive years following the start of its operation in China, Haryanto said. “If we can make a profit for two straight years, then we will be allowed to use the Chinese yuan for transactions,’’ he said. Mandiri’s president director, Zulkifli Zaini, said in August that boosting lending in Indonesia and aggressively moving to tap markets would make the bank a regional player in the next two years. It hopes to be a top five bank in Southeast Asia by 2014 and top three by 2020. The full soptgry is available at Jakarta Globe.

CIMB Niaga, BCA earnings boosted by surge in loans, fee revenue

Bank Central Asia and Bank CIMB Niaga, posted strong earnings in the first nine months of the year due to strong loan growth, according to a Jakarta Globe report.

Hong Leong Islamic to get EONCAP Islamic business

A Vesting Order has been granted by the High Court to  transfer the entire business including all assets and liabilities of EONCAP Islamic Bank Bhd to Hong Leong Islamic Bank from Nov 1, 2011.

Bank Rakyat pre-tax profit, zakat up 17%

Bank Rakyat's pre-tax profit and zakat for the first of 2011 is up by 17 per cent to RM1.5 billion from RM1.28 billion in the same period last year, reports Bernama News.

Foreign banks in China remain positive on expansion moves

Foreign lenders strive to survive despite losing market share as domestic banks are gaining competitiveness.

Commonwealth Bank shells out $55mn for additional 5% in VIB stake

Vietnam’s banking system has become attractive to foreign investors for strategy in the long-term.

Bank Mandiri sees 21% surge in lending in 2012

The bank believes it would be able to reach its target if Indonesia’s economic growth expands more than 6% next year.

Shinhan and Woori pose bid for Tomato Savings Bank

The auction is part of the government's sale of suspended savings banks.

MasterCard Australia's PayPass transactions reaches 1mn transactions

The card company expects all Australian MasterCard credit and debit cards will be PayPass-enabled by April 2014.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia 2012 loans to grow 20%

The lender’s profit soared 58% to $771.2mn) in the first half.

ANZ to use social media for global hiring

The lender has adopted a phased approach in using Twitter, YouTube and Facebook for recruitment.

India urges lenders to focus on core business

The move to impact banks which had expressed interest to float either insurance or asset management businesses.

Bank Indonesia requires banks to issue more advanced cards

The regulation aims to protect customers from a repeat of a massive fraud in 2010.

Bank Danamon and Manulife unite for bancassurance

The tie-up to targets Indonesia’s growing middle class.