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UnionBank clinches Philippines’ 4th digital bank license

UnionDigital will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Philippine lender.

Financial institutions now moving confidently to the cloud, leveraging data lakes, AI and machine learning

SmartStream’s Peter Hainz and Amazon Web Services’ Anna Green shared their insights on the advantages of on-demand and highly scalable cloud environments for banks and other financial institutions, as well as the factors hindering its adoption in the region.

How financial services can combat climate risks

This August, the Asian Banking & Finance and SAP will provide insights on the evolving landscape for ESG in financial services.

Japanese corporates’ loan demand shrunk in April-June: survey

Thirteen lenders noted that demand was moderately weaker than the preceding 3-month period.

India’s private banks to widen gap with state peers when economy rcovers: report

Investors will likely seek signs that private lenders will be able to step up lending once COVID subsides.

Banks must leverage APIs to stay ahead amidst the open revolution: Deloitte

It opens up new revenue models and lowers the cost-to-serve.

ASEAN regulators ramp up blockchain adoption as tech expands beyond crypto: analysts

More banks and institutions are exploring its use for payments and cross-border transfers.

China’s central bank rolls over $15.46b maturing mid-term loans: report

Fund injection is meant to keep banking system liquidity reasonably ample, PBOC said.

Mortgage loans drive up South Korean banks’ household loans in June

They also set a fresh record for half-year increase in household loan value.

Balancing regulatory driver and customer experience in financial institutions

Technology innovation is enhancing customer experience, empowering seamless customer authentication in financial services

India bans Mastercard from issuing new cards in the country

Mastercard has not complied with data storage rules, the Reserve Bank of India said.

Hong Kong arrests 4 in alleged $155m crypto money laundering case: report

This is the first time that the city detected a money laundering case with cryptocurrency.

Bangladesh’s City Bank clinches $30m trade finance loan with UK’s CDC

It will be used to extend foreign currency trade to local banks and businesses.

Fintechs could overtake Philippine banks in retail segment: Moody’s

Banks' slow development of digital financial services may just give fintechs an edge.

India’s banking system privatization plagued with capital, regulatory woes

They need to pump money into lenders before selling them if they want to make them more attractive to potential buyers, reports S&P.