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DBS Hong Kong names Betty Lam as managing director, head of HR

Lam had previous served in senior HR positions for HSBC, AIA, and PepsiCo.

DBS Hong Kong unveils fully-digital card loans

Customers can apply for a credit card via the DBS Card+ app.

Mizuho Bank charged $6.75b negative interest rate by BOJ

This is the first time in 7 months that a megabank was charged.

MUFG Bank launches branch in India’s GIFT City

The bank now has six branches throughout India.

UnionBank transforms wealth digital platform with Avaloq

It will standardize the front, middle, and back office of UnionBank’s wealth mgmt functions.

WeChat Pay now available as payment method in Deliveroo Hong Kong

New users are entitled to an HK$50 voucher for single purchases of HK$100 or more.

DBS appoints Dennis Lam as CEO of DBS Vickers Hong Kong

He was former the deputy head of research in DBS Hong Kong.

Australia’s mortgage delinquency rate to rise in coming quarters

It is beset with the same issues as of its peers: inflation and interest rates.

Bengalaru remains India’s fintech leader

WealthTech captured most of the seed funding; Marketplace Lending unlikely to rebound.

Recovering business activity props up Thai banks’ revenues 

Credit costs will remain elevated in the long-term, however.

Financial digital apps evolve to “3.0” phase as customers’ seek one-stop-shop

Customers increasingly seek a single app that can meet all their financial–and even non-financial–needs. 

More Wealth, Higher Expectations: Why new frontier of wealth banking lies in the digital and the RM

As the role of the relationship manager evolves, banks must build the right digital platform in order to meet clients’ expectations.

Malaysia’s card payment market value to grow 15.2% in 2022

A perfect storm for card adoption is brewing in the country.