Frances Gagua

Chinese banks' bad loans to hit $95b in 2024

Stress from property sector continues to weigh.

Digital finance platform Funding Societies has disbursed $3b of funding to SMEs

The company offers lending, payments, and collections services.

Alternative payments account for 43.3% of e-commerce purchases in Hong Kong

Over 90% of Hong Kong consumers have shopped online over the past 6 months.

MAS chief Ravi Menon set to step down in 2023: report

Chia Der Jiun is tipped to be the next managing director of Singapore’s central bank.

VPBank’s stake sale to SMBC to uplift its capital, balance growth plan

But “aggressive” growth plan, real estate sector woes will weigh on asset quality.

Australia, New Zealand’s banks face higher costs, weaker profits in H2 2023

Overall performance will be broadly similar to 2022, according to S&P Global Ratings

Bank of Ayudhya’s profitability recovers to pre-pandemic levels

Bad loans are expected to stay at a ratio of 3% over the next 12 to 18 years.

End-to-end redesign, customer satisfaction key trends for Thailand’s banking leaders

Industry leaders and experts from 29 different organisations gathered for the Asian Banking & Finance Bangkok forum held at JW Marriott Bangkok on 4 April.

Hong Kong new-to-credit market tread path to recovery

The city reported 127,000 NTC customers in 2021.

BPI launches refreshed mobile app

New clients can open an account within five minutes with just one valid ID.

MAS did not direct banks to 'avoid discussing origins of wealth inflows': PBIG

PBIG said that the sources of wealth inflows into Singapore “remain diversified.”

Standard Chartered, IFC ink $700m investment to boost global trade

Since 2009, the programme has supported over $20.5b worth of transactions.

Japan Post Bank maintains strong liquidity in 2023, but profits still weak: Moody’s

Diversifying its bond portfolio will improve profits but exposes it to more risk.

MUFG halfway to its 2030 sustainable finance target

The bank has funded JPY19.4t as of 2022, over halfway to its JPY35t target by 2030.