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Chinese mid-sized banks clean up risks but domestic demand stays weak
Chinese mid-sized banks clean up risks but domestic demand stays weak
Lenders are showing a declining shadow banking exposure and better transparency.
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ICICI Bank Q1 profit surges 15.9% to $1.6b on more loans and fees
Both its loan portfolio and fee income recorded double-digit growth.
18 hours ago
MariBank offers ShopeeVIP customers up to 2.88% interest
New bank customers get a bonus extra rate of 1.6% in the first 30 days of signing up.
19 hours ago
Deutsche Bank pays A$2m for misreporting 260,000 OTC transactions
ASIC believes that the bank failed to take all reasonable steps to accurately report the data.
3 days ago
NAB's WealthHub fined for decade-long reporting lapses
WealthHub reportedly failed to accurately report data more than 9.5 million times.
3 days ago
MUFG invests in Noetra to back Japan's AI model push
Noetra’s models will serve as a development platform for AI robotics and physical AI in Japan.
3 days ago
Philippine Business Bank names new COO
She is also appointed to the rank of executive vice president.
3 days ago
BPI net income dips to $532.8m in H1 2026
It increased provisions by 84%, whilst operating expense are 13.8% higher.
4 days ago
Singapore banks test way to free up lending capacity
Most Southeast Asian lenders have little need to follow, says S&P Global.
5 days ago
Think tank urges Japan to ditch market neutrality to fight greenwashing
Japan’s central bank should establish a green collateral framework and revise its green investment directions, it said.
5 days ago
ANZ customers spend $4.8b during FIFA World Cup on food and apparel
Spending rose for takeaway food, sporting apparel, bars, and hotels.
GoTyme surpasses 10 million users with retail ATM strategy
Customers can deposit and withdraw cash in 2,500 Robinsons retail stores in the Philippines.
Chinese bank loan growth to stay sluggish as retail confidence falters
Loan growth has slowed to between 3.8% to 8.8%, said Morningstar.
Philippine bank loans rise 12.1% in May despite softer card and auto loans
Loans for manufacturing and trade activities rose during the month.
Philippine central bank welcomes banks' move to cut fund transfer fees
An earlier circular directed banks to bring interbank transfer fees to zero.
Alipay links AI agent to 30 million Tap! devices
Merchant can talk to “Xiaoyu” and receive an analysis of their operations.
China bank assets grow 8% in Q1 despite rise in bad loans
Assets of large commercial banks grew faster than that of join-stock commercial banks.
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