Retail Banking

Australian regulator grants IN1Bank a second extension on restricted ADI license

The digital bank is still aiming to get a full license by the end of the year.

HDBank’s plan to buy unnamed “weak bank” to weaken loss buffers: Moody’s

Little is known about the target bank and what incentives Vietnamese authorities offer.

Citi, Yahoo launch personal finance hub Life and Money

It is hosted on Yahoo Finance in Singapore.

Rising interest rates births more challenges for Asia's digital banks

Few manage to break even, and those that do are back by conglomerates.

Bank of China bad loans, capitalization ‘stable’ amidst real estate woes: S&P

BOC’s NPL ratio for mainland real estate loans rose 62 basis points in H1.

Earnings remain key weakness of Japanese banks: Fitch

Impact of rising interest rates in the US will be mixed, the ratings agency said.

Australian regulator removes Westpac add-on liquidity requirement

The removal of the add-on takes effect this 1 September.

Grab, Singtel-led digital-only bank GXS debuts in Singapore

It has launched a savings account with a customizable pockets feature.

CIMB Group core net profit jump 18.4% in H1

Interim dividend for the period is 13 sen per share.

South Korea’s Toss Bank to raise $224.7m via new stock issuance: report

It will raise the company’s total capital stock to KRW1.35t.

Public Bank H1 profits stumble over one-off prosperity tax

This was partially offset by higher net interest income.