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BPI net income up 23% to $461.09m

BPI net income up 23% to $461.09m

Net interest income rose 27% but non-interest income fell.

Line Bank Taiwan launches Fast Financial Platform

As of July, LINE Bank Taiwan has over 1.57 million users.

Korea eases rules on overseas ownership; insurers can acquire banks

Insurers can invest in foreign financial and non-financial companies within regulatory boundaries.

SMBC grants $50m green loan to Thailand's Indorama Ventures

Indorama Ventures will use it for their working capital and to achieve its sustainability targets.

Asian banks see market cap value jump in Q2: study

Of the 25 global banks included in the report 13 are headquartered in Asia.

Housing loans, online loans most popular in SEA: study

Analysts said the rise in home loans is likely caused by the region’s geolocation.

Hang Seng expands remote account opening service to HK companies with mainland shareholders

The e-Sign service can also now be used to provide signatures for loan documents.

S. Korea’s Exim Bank join forces with Polish development bank

The partnership focuses on financial support for infrastructure, transportation, and renewable energy.

Bank of Korea launches financial and economic snapshot platform

It is optimised for mobile devices to make data viewing easier for the public.

Malaysia’s Curlec by Razorpay launches payment gateway

Curlec targets RM10b in annualised gross transaction value by 2025.

E-wallet Nagad reaches 80 million account registers

This was in line with their journey of boosting the region’s SDGs.

Bank of East Asia extends Sheung Shui Branch hours to seven days a week

Its Tsim Sha Tsui and Shatin Plaza branches have reverted to regular business hours.

DBS Hong Kong to keep sound asset quality: Moody's

It is expected the bank will keep stable asset quality.

Malaysia's Public Bank funds $262,000 to eco-schools programme

The programme aims to promote climate education in schools using a project-based learning approach.

BOCHK warns of fraudulent website

BOCHK said that it has no connection to pulsboc(dot)com.