Retail Banking

Why you should not miss the 2018 Retail Banking Forum in Kuala Lumpur

The event will be held on April 25 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

Singapore cautions banks against cybersecurity attacks

This follows an attempted hacking using the SWIFT system in Malaysia.

MUFG may be hit by $470m writedown on branch losses

This comes amidst an overall profit downturn hitting most Japanese banks.

Indonesian banks shoulder growing bad debt burden

NPL volumes hit $9.8b in 2016 representing almost a double increase in bad loan ratio.

How can Philippine banks fully shed off bad loans?

NPLs hit $3.2b as of September 2017 with NPL ratio at a stable 1.9%.

Can going overseas salvage struggling Japanese banks?

New markets and new target demographics may just help banks stay afloat.

HSBC deploys team to service Greater Bay Area's tech talent

The bank is keen on serving customers in Guangdong and Hong Kong in particular.

Construction firms' on-time payments boost Singapore banks

NPL ratios tied to the construction sector were 0.2%-0.8% at year-end 2017.

BPI targets growing its SME and retail arm

It aims to double its $1.63b in SME loans in three years.

Higher loans buoy profits of Chinese state banks in Q4

ICBC, CCB, and ABC achieved the strongest expansion in net interest income.

Negative interest rates batter small Japanese banks hard

Bad loan ratio stood at 1.8% in September 2017 versus 0.7% for massive banking players.

Thai banks bear the brunt of lower SME lending rates

TMB and KBANK are poised to suffer the most should they opt to accommodate SMEs.

ICICI Bank unveils cross-border remittance service via social media

‘Social Pay’ will be available on the banking app Money2India.

China's big banks turn to short-term financing to offset deposit woes

Issuance of negotiable certificates of deposit ballooned to $68b in Q1.