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Does the future of banking lie in the metaverse?
Does the future of banking lie in the metaverse?
Virtual reality may be the answer to more digitally optimized financial services that does not sacrifice personalisation.
Mizuho Securities buys 19.99% of Rakuten Securities’ common stock
The two have also signed a shareholder agreement.
BPI cements market position with Robinsons Bank merger: analyst
Assets are slated to increase by 0.9 percentage points.
Citi appoints Anand Sairam as CFO for APAC
He has been a part of Citi’s finance team for 8 years.
Australian banks’ cyber risk growing: S&P
Regional lenders are most vulnerable, especially to a data breach.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Bank of America invests $100m to minority-owned banks; Banks cut back on gold shipments to India
And the Bank of Spain governor called for local banks to increase loss provisions.
Thai banks’ recovery besieged by inflation, weakening currency: S&P
The tourism hit has affected income levels, which would borrowers’ ability to pay.
ANEXT Bank’s Toh Su Mei on how to stay ahead of SMEs needs
The CEO of Singapore’s newest digital bank talks about why banks find it challenging to meet the SMEs needs, and why digital banks are the answer.
Taiwan’s FSC fines Taishin International Bank $310k over improper payment collection
The bank had failed to establish proper internal control systems
Taiwan regulator fines Bank SinoPac $570k over regulatory rules breach
The FSC also ordered the bank to suspend its president for three months.
Australian regulator removes CBA’s operational risk capital add-on
The add-on was initially set at $650m.
BEA launches digitised mortgage application services
Customers who apply for a $380k or above mortgage can get a cash rebate of up to 1.9%.
Bank of China warns public of fraud website
The fake website has been reported to the regulator and the Hong Kong police.
OCBC launches learners programme for the elderly
The programme aims to teach senior citizens how to use digital banking and avoid scams.
Hang Seng Bank raises prime rate to 5.125%
HK dollar savings deposit rates with balances of HK$5,000 and above is now 0.125% pa.
APAC banking markets to tighten macroprudential policies in 2023: Fitch
Malaysia and Thailand will take steps to strengthen their mortgage sectors, said Fitch.
South Koreans’ internet banking use up 6.9% in H1
There are about 18.82 million use cases per day in Korea.
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