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Maybank Singapore targets the elderly in new integrated banking package
Maybank Singapore targets the elderly in new integrated banking package
They will have access to products such as endowment and retirement plans.
Hong Kong grants four more virtual banking licenses with Ant Financial and Tencent entering fray
A unit backed by Chinese insurer Ping An also scored a license.
Banks caught in Beijing's risky balancing act as second largest economy stutters
The People’s Bank of China has launched a Central Bank Bill Swap to help banks actively lend more. Two months after the world’s second-largest...
Thailand embraces facial recognition tech for e-KYC
FR is part of the broader shift towards the smart bank branch model.
Asset quality risks grow as Taiwanese banks grapple with China's slowdown
Delinquencies climbed in the overseas loans of cyclical sectors as well as loans to China and Southeast Asia.
Citi banks on unrivalled expertise to service Asia's mobile and international millionaires
Affluent clients in the region can unlock sophisticated and customised investment opportunities in the U.S.
UOB unveils online utility marketplace
Consumers can choose from a wide array of electricity, gas, water, broadband and TV service providers.
China cuts small banks' RRR to 8% in funding boost for credit-starved firms
The latest cut will unleash around $41.23b in long-term funding.
Malaysian banks hit by lower loan demand
New loan applications shrunk 6% in March.
UOB profit up 8% to $770m in Q1
The earning boost came from strong income figures which hit $1.77b.
Japanese bank woes to persist as ultra-low rates to last until 2020
The negative rates will continue to eat away at profitability.
Neurogine's Jew Kee Lim to talk about how banks can expand e-wallet reach
Lim hopes to illuminate how tourists can still use e-wallets beyond their home countries.
China relaxes ownership regulations further in financial opening
Billion-dollar asset requirements have been removed.
India zeroes in on new bank merger candidates
Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India and Bank of India are possible targets.
Hong Kong bank loans up 1.1% in March
Loans for use inside Hong Kong rose by 1.2%.
Singapore bank loans shrink to 2.9% in Q1
Consumer loan growth slowed to just 0.3% in March.
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And 300,000 users signed up for HSBC's new money management app.
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