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Banks target 2030 cost cuts through transformation efforts
Banks target 2030 cost cuts through transformation efforts
About 1 in 3 see embedding AI as a way to transform their organizations.
Security Bank taps employee stories to boost loyalty
The Philippine lender’s #YouMatter campaign aims to humanize the brand.
Taiwanese investors adopt conservative strategies in 2025: survey
Saving and wealth accumulation remains the top goal amongst the 9,000 respondents.
MUFG’s profits down 1.8% to $3.71b in Q1 FY2025
Ordinary income declined 7.7% from a year earlier.
Citi expands JANA and Asia South teams with new senior hires
In-house banker Adrian Khoo has been named co-head of DCM for JANA and Asia South.
Malaysian banks’ has healthy liquidity buffers, lower impaired loans in June
Aggregate liquidity coverage ratio is 160.6%.
BDO Unibank’s earnings trimmed on higher opex and provisions
The bank’s opex rose 14% in Q2, whilst impairment loss provisions climbed 38%.
Financial complaints surpass 100,000 in Australia in 2024-25
Banking and finance related complaints fell 9% on declining scam-related complaints.
Malaysian banks’ loan loss provisioning to rise in Q2 but will be largely stable
GILs rose in May but declined in June, as corporates likely made repayments.
AEON Bank, foodpanda eyes raising digital banking adoption amongst riders, merchants
They will collaborate in customer acquisition and digital financing, amongst others.
HSBC’s Q2 results ‘solid’ despite BoCom loss and Hang Seng’s weak profits
Hang Seng Bank reported higher-than-expected credit losses on Hong Kong real estate.
SMBC’s profits down 1.5% to $2.5b in Q1 FY3/2026
Net interest income rose, but net trading and other operating income declined.
Mizuho’s profits up 1.2% to $1.93b in Q1 FY2025
MFG has revised its full-year earnings outlook upward.
What kids without wallets can teach us about the future of finance
The next generation isn’t waiting—and neither should we.
Hong Kong’s stablecoin bill boosts wealth management, pressures payments
Stablecoins issued in Hong Kong could increase competition particularly in wholesale payments.
KASIKORNBANK’s K PLUS now a payment method in Google Play
K PLUS has over 14 million users on Android devices.
Security Bank establishes wealth segment, announces new CFO
New CFO Allen Reyes previously worked at Singlife and Deutsche Bank.
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