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BoCom Hong Kong profitability lifted by interest and fee income
BoCom Hong Kong profitability lifted by interest and fee income
The growth of its wealth management business will benefit fee income, says Moody’s
AIA names HSBC chairman Mark Tucker as next chairman and director
Tucker will step down from his HSBC role on 30 September 2025.
MoneyHero expands wealth product offerings with OSL partnership
Users can now compare digital asset account products.
SMBC clinches approval to open branch in Bengaluru, India
This is the Japanese megabank’s fifth branch in the country.
Citi to slash 3,500 jobs in China
Layoffs will affect its global tech solution centres in Shanghai and Dalian.
OCBC backs Great Eastern delisting bid with S$0.9b exit offer at EGM
The offer is priced at $23.52 per share.
GCash offers free insurance with mobile load purchases via GInsure
Eligible users can receive up to $540.
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.
Digital wealth platform Syfe raises $80m in series C funding round
It now has over $10b in assets, it said.
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.
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