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Steering a bank through geopolitical rapids

Steering a bank through geopolitical rapids

Bank boards need to reassess their understanding of the impact that geopolitical risk can have on both their business and their clients, says Derek Leatherdale, Managing Director at GRI Strategies and Visiting Scholar at The London Institute of Banking & Finance.

Indonesia’s Bank Danamon expected to hit $245m profits in 2023: analyst

Synergy with parent company MUFG will help grow its corporate and SME loans.

Hong Kong’s ZA Bank launches debt consolidation program Debt Changer

Users can defer payment for a month for every 12 month tenor they take.

Chart of the Week: Taiwan’s card payments market value to hit $172.8b in 2026

Usage will rise to 64 uses per card per year, from 45 annual uses a card in 2022.

Buy now, pay later gains traction in Asia

BNPL brand Afterpay served 20 million customers in Australia alone.

Mastercard names Gautam Aggarwal as division president for South Asia

Aggarwal will oversee the card payment provider’s activities across South Asia and India.

Robinsons Retail to buy 4.4% stake in BPI

Robinsons Retail will purchase 4.4% interest in the Bank of the Philippine Islands.

Hong Kong’s ZA Bank unveils short-term savings plan with up to 5.25% p.a. return

It has an 18 month lock-in period and offers a 0.65% discount for a limited time.

Bank of Singapore names ex-Goldman Sachs SG CEO as new chief

Jason Moo served as CEO of Goldman Sachs Singapore from 2017 to 2019.

Citi names Aftab Ahmed as Citibank Taiwan chairman

Ahmed has worked in Citi for over 40 years.

Is 2023 the year Southeast Asia’s financial services become future-ready?

Southeast Asia’s financial services institutions (FSIs) are bracing themselves for another year of volatile geopolitical and economic conditions, with record-high inflation and rising interest rates. But those willing to push the digital envelope will find new pockets of growth to help them remain resilient and become future-ready. For this to happen, FSIs need their executives to embrace a digital-era transformative mindset – one that builds skills, flexibility and agility, preparing their organizations to pivot at any moment.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

We’re taking the time off and will be back on 9 January 2023.

Why the universal banking model is no longer sustainable

Changing customer attitudes and lowered barriers to entry has transformed how banks’ fortunes are made.

Citi winds down China consumer banking business

The exit does not include its institutional business, Citi said.

HSBC to stop funding new oil and gas projects: report

They will continue to finance energy companies at a corporate level to help them transition.

Foreign banks in China face growth challenges in 2023: Fitch

Their share of system assets in 2021 is just 1.4%, with only a 0.5% growth.