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Islamic banks must boost market share before any “radical” changes: analysts

But an abolition of the fractional reserve banking system may be a good idea.

India’s Kotak Mahindra Bank unifies corporate banking portal with Finastra

The bank plans to add payments and collections services by end-2022.

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.

Thai banks’ recovery besieged by inflation, weakening currency: S&P

The tourism hit has affected income levels, which would borrowers’ ability to pay.

60 largest banks need $210.2b to cover future fossil fuel losses: Finance Watch

Basel’s current framework encourages continued build up of risk, the nonprofit warned.

How blended finance can speed up net zero targets, MAS exec explains

Blended finance combines public and private capital to fund marginally bankable projects.

SmartStream Air is honoured with the Red Dot Award - for design excellence of a Finance Application

SmartStream, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) solutions provider, has received a Red Dot Design Award, the most prestigious international symbol of quality in design for its SmartStream Air solution – the pure AI cloud-native application for financial reconciliations.

Why Sustainable Finance Matters More than Ever

Despite global headwinds, innovative and sustainable investment options are key to building a more resilient future. 

MUFG names Angus St. John as head of financial sponsor coverage in APAC

St. John has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry.

Maybank Singapore offers fixed deposit rates up to 3.05% per annum

The offer starts at a minimum placement of S$20,000 and a 6-month tenure.

Taiwan regulator fines Bank SinoPac $570k over regulatory rules breach

The FSC also ordered the bank to suspend its president for three months.