Frances Gagua

Japan’s Mizuho joins global health investment initiative

Triple I for GH1 seeks to mobilize private capital for universal health coverage.

DBS, SkillsFuture SG ink two-year partnership to boost green skills in SMEs

Courses will be offered under the DBS BusinessClass Academy and its partners.

PH digital bank CEOs tout marketing, mindset, partnerships to disrupt banking

They made use of their old payments model and partnerships to scale operations.

Philippines on track to meet digital payments goal: central bank 

Nearly 4 in 10 Filipinos now have e-money accounts, says Deputy Governor Tangonan.

BPI eyes shifting branch agent role from transactions to advisory: exec

President and CEO TG Limcaoco said that BPI wants their branch agents to spend 70% of their time offering advice to clients.

Ripple obtains MPI license in Singapore

Singapore is one of Ripple’s fastest growing markets, it said.

Why the bank of the future is not really a bank

ANEXT Bank’s Toh Su Mei reveals how they are reimagining banking for small and medium enterprises.

Malaysian banks face flattish NIMs amidst slower-than-expected loan growth

Dividend yield will remain attractive, however, says UOB Kay Hian.

Endowus teams up with world’s third largest private equity firm

EQT funds are now available to Endowus private wealth clients in Singapore and Hong Kong.

Sygnum Singapore obtains major payments institution license

It can now operate its DPT brokerage service in Singapore.

UOB joins LCH SwapClear and ForexClear as as direct clearing member

UOB is the first SEA bank to join ForexClear as a direct member.

Bank of China Hong Kong kicks off pilot for e-HKD use for prepaid services

BOCHK hopes to create a new business model for retail SMEs.

How tech disruption, branding innovation are shaping the future of finance: analysts

The afternoon sessions of ABF Summit 2023 saw analysts and bankers explore why tech and marketing are important to financial institutions.

Total loans in Hong Kong down 1.7% in August

Total deposits rose by 0.6% during the month, however.

Refinancing loans drive up mortgages by 26.9% in August

Mortgages for financing new homes or primary market transactions fell 19.8%.

Hong Kong warns of fraudulent phone calls posting as central bank staff

The fraudsters would request banking details in the guise of canceling a fake membership.