Retail Banking
Bank of China Singapore revamps Family Card with improved cash rebate
Bank of China Singapore revamps Family Card with improved cash rebate
Cardholders can earn up to $1,440 in cash rebate annually.
Chart of the Week: Here's a historical look at China's domestic banking assets
Claims on the corporate sector represent 36% of loans.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Exodus of banks in London looms after Brexit; Deutsche Bank looks for new CEO
And Wells Fargo's 4 top risk management execs to retire.
Indonesia imposes new capital surcharge for top lenders
Banks must deal with surcharge of 1% to 3.5% of risk weighted assets.
China's big banks profits surge 4.9% to $30.5b in 2017
ICBC, CCB, and Agricultural Bank of China all posted improved profitability.
China banks expand household lending and wealth management business
Bank lending to households represent half of GDP and 82% of disposable income in 2017.
Korean banks net income rose 23.9% to $807m in 2017
Cash inflow from overseas business in China ballooned 389.3% to $110.9m.
DBS to hire future-ready tech talents via hackathon
The Hack2Hire programme will hire up to 100 qualified candidates.
China banks poised for profit as combined net income to rise 8% in 2018
A recovering domestic economy is boosting loan demand.
OCBC's tech investments poised to boost growth prospects
Its in house AI unit is set to improve operating efficiency.
More than 70 delegates graced the Retail Banking Forum 2018 in Jakarta
The forum focused on digital transformation and emerging technologies.
9 in 10 Singaporeans want to use fingerprint and facial recognition in banks
Only 1 in 5 are currently using the technology in banking services.
Standard Chartered realigns commercial banking, private banking, and wealth reporting lines
This follows Anna Marrs' decision to leave the group in September 2018.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Societe Generale enters Australia; Fed agents question Wells Fargo WM employees
And US SEC awards Merrill Lynch whistleblowers $83m.
DBS to launch retail electricity online platform in April
DBS Electricity Marketplace will enable 108,000 households to apply for energy plans.
Experienced foreign banks are thriving in Taiwan
The country's competitive loan market is opening new doors of opportunities.
BEA launches "Super-Fast" loan application platform
Customers can now use eKYC technology to obtain funds as quickly as one day.
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