Frances Gagua
JLL Hong Kong, Kai Shing Mgmt tenants can now pay via WeChat Pay HK app
JLL Hong Kong, Kai Shing Mgmt tenants can now pay via WeChat Pay HK app
Users simply need to input their e-Bill number to pay their management fees.
Dah Sing Bank temporarily closes Central, Ocean Walk Branches
Both branches will reopen on Saturday.
Dah Sing Bank temporarily closes 3 branches
Its Shatin and Sha Tsui Road branches will reopen Friday, and Fortress Hill on Monday.
Philippine Bank of Communications names new independent directors
They have also been assigned to the bank’s RPT committee.
SMBC concludes MOU with the Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand
SMBC will introduce clients entering or expanding in Thailand to the EECO.
PayMongo, Atome offers BNPL services to 10,000 Philippine merchants
This comes as the share of cash payments is expected to fall further by 2025.
Citi names C.R. Sambamurthy as Asia head of Citigold
Sambamurthy has a 34-year career with Citi prior to his new role.
Weekly Global News Wrap: HSBC sells Russia business to Expobank; Julius Baer to freeze hiring
And HSBC’s UK unit plans to stop collecting gender data as part of inclusivity push.
Tourism woes hurt Thailand banks’ loans
The restructuring will only provide temporary relief, not solve the problem.
Taiwan banks’ profits flat in 2023
Bottom lines are expected to remain flat in the same year.
Mortgage boycott threatens Chinese banks’ loan quality
This highlights the need to tighten regulatory oversight of escrow accounts, Fitch said.
Number of ATMs in APAC continue to fall in 2022
A declining installed base in China is pushing down the numbers.
Data is the bane and boon of addressing sustainable investment gap
Wielding this tool the right way is key to pushing and meeting ESG goals, says Experian’s Sisca Margaretta.
SMBC names Priya Bellino as Head of ESG Solutions in APAC
Bellino’s prior career spans two decades with EY and Goldman Sachs.
MAS’s framework for loss-sharing for bank scam victims “taking longer than expected”
Singapore’s financial regulator expects to publish the draft framework in the coming months.
Taiwan banks’ NPL ratio at 0.16% in May
NPLs across the 39 domestic banks in the country totalled US$1.98b.
Taiwan banks’ average non-performing loans ratio stood at 0.16% in May, 0.05 percentage points lower than in the same month in 2021, according to data released by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC).
NPLs across the 39 domestic banks in Taiwan totalled US$1.98b (NT$57.58b), an increase of US$0.01b (NT$0.32b) from the $1.97b (NT$57.16b) as of end April.
Total outstanding loans across 39 domestic banks rose to $7.14b (NT$207.5b) during the same period.
Weekly Global News Wrap: US banks’ profits to fall; Crypto lender Celsius goes bankrupt
And UBS appoints Iqbal Khan as head of its wealth management division.
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