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Alipay, Macau Pass expand partnership for Lunar New Year

Macao Government Tourism Office estimates an average of 185,000 daily visitors.

Bank of Singapore boosts Middle East, GCC operations with six appointments

Yasmine Omari will become the head of Wealth Planning for the Dubai Hub.

Visa, DealMed unveil cross-border card instalment Vietnamese cardholders

75% of surveyed Vietnamese consumers plan to travel for leisure in 2025.

Deutsche Bank bullish on tech-driven sectors

Although, geopolitical tensions and trade policy shifts likely to add further uncertainty.

Aluminum Corporation of China enters Hang Seng, CSI index

This brings the total number of constituent companies to 50.

Commonwealth Bank to sell stake in Bank of Hangzhou to insurer

The Australian bank could make about A$940m in proceeds.

WeChat Pay HK extends services to small merchants in Mainland

The system automatically converts Renminbi payments to Hong Kong dollars.

Hong Kong fintech association unveils AI advisory council

It will serve as the industry voice to share best practices, amongst others.

Toh Su Mei exits ANEXT Bank; Kai Qiu is new CEO

Ant International in the process of rolling out credit solutions for Thai MSMEs.

Wise raises money transfer limits, lowers global average fee

Transfer limits to WeChat recipients is now at RMB50,000.

Auto industry may weigh on Kiatnakin Phatra Bank: analyst

Its Q4 2024 provision is 34% higher than in Q3.

Ageing Aussies may lead to more reverse mortgages

Older borrowers can retain their homes whilst getting equity, according to a bank.

Structured finance sector in Australia, New Zealand poised for ‘strong’ year

Resilient household sector and low unemployment will support the sector.

SCBX net profit inch up 1% YoY to $1.29b in 2024

Interest income is higher, but fee and investment/trading income are lower.