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Chinese banks warned against rising bad debt as measures subside

CBIRC also warned against emerging local real estate bubbles.

Hong Kong’s consumer credit demand rebounds in Q1

Mortgages and credit card demand rose, whilst unsecured credit hit a historical low.

UOB to pilot 'Sign with Singpass' for e-signature authentication

The bank will test the feature with retail and corporate clients for 12 months.

China orders banks, insurers to draft 'living wills': report

This is to ensure that troubled financial institutions won't end up needing costly bailouts.

HSBC Singapore appoints new board directors

CEO Wong joins as executive director, and a retired EY partner also joins the board.

Balancing regulatory drivers and customer experience in financial institutions

The event will bring together experts from LexisNexis Risk Solutions and the city’s leading financial players.

India’s largest bank invests in payment services provider Cashfree

Cashfree processes $20b worth of transactions annually.

UNObank clinches Philippines’ third digital bank license

Parent DigibankASIA will work alongside partners Mambu, Backbase, and AWS in developing its services.

Philippine authorities file criminal raps against Wirecard's ex-COO, others

The respondents are accused violating banking, cybercrime and e-commerce laws.

Maybank introduces two new designs for Family & Friends Card

New customers may choose between the original black, as well as the new lilac and silver designs.

HSBC plans to split leadership of Asia with two co-heads: report

Wong protege David Liao and India’s Surendra Rosha are rumored to become co-heads.

South Korean banks’ bad loan ratio hits record low in Q

Ratio of bad loans to total lending came at only 0.62% as of end-March.

Singapore’s fintech top-dog envisions city as Asian hub for capital raising: report

The country hit a record for fintech investments last year, and more is expected, says MAS’ Mohanty.

Standard Chartered Singapore launches digital relationship manager app

It allows clients and managers to connect and authorise transactions.