Frances Gagua

For French fintechs, Asia is a land of opportunities and learning

Compared to Europe, fintechs in Asia have struck a balance with banks, says Bpifrance Deputy CEO Arnaud Caudoux.

DBS Hong Kong names Wallace Nam as head of institutional banking

Prior to joining DBS, Nam served various leadership roles in HSBC.

HSBC sells Canadian banking operations to Royal Bank of Canada for $10.1b

The bank expects to generate an estimated pre-tax gain of $5.7b.

Visa appoints Adeline Kim as Singapore, Brunei country manager

She was most recently head of data solutions for Asia Pacific.

HSBC to close 114 branches in the UK

Some of the closing branches serve less than 250 customers a week.

Public Bank’s net profit up 3% to $1b in 2022

A second interim dividend of 4 sen per share has been announced.

Nomura eyes $1b potential revenue boost from equities, wealth: report

CEO Kentaro Okuda said that it needs to raise revenues in these businesses to boost Nomura’s returns.

MAS, BOJ renew bilateral local currency swap agreement

The two central banks can exchange local currencies of up to S$15b.

DBS Asia Capital names Lindsay Chu as new CEO

Prior to joining DBS, has worked senior roles in HSBC, Nomura, and J.P. Morgan.

Dah Sing Bank joins Mastercard’s Priceless Planet Coalition

As a banking partner, Dah Sing Bank will raise customer awareness towards reforestation.

South Korea’s credit card payments market to be worth $890b in 2026

In the near term, rising interest rates may discourage card use.

Citi Philippines grants $20m loan to financially assist low-income women entrepreneurs

ASA Philippines Foundation supports 2 million women across the country.

APAC banks to have steady financial performance in 2023: Fitch

Sri Lanka will deteriorate; Singapore’s profits may rise to higher than pre-pandemic.