Frances Gagua

RHB Singapore raises deposit interest rates to up to 5.5%

It attributed this to the “recent spate of competitive rising rates by local banks.”   RHB Singapore has joined the bandwagon of local banks that have raised the interest rates for their deposit accounts.

Bank of China bad loans, capitalization ‘stable’ amidst real estate woes: S&P

BOC’s NPL ratio for mainland real estate loans rose 62 basis points in H1.

SWIFT rolls out pre-payment prediction service for cross-border payments

It identifies possible problems in the future payment based on previous data from 9 billion transactions.

Earnings remain key weakness of Japanese banks: Fitch

Impact of rising interest rates in the US will be mixed, the ratings agency said.

Grab, Singtel-led digital-only bank GXS debuts in Singapore

It has launched a savings account with a customizable pockets feature.

CIMB Group core net profit jump 18.4% in H1

Interim dividend for the period is 13 sen per share.

Validus, Citibank establish $100m facility for SME financing

The facility is collateralized by SME loans by Validus’ Singapore arm.

South Korea’s Toss Bank to raise $224.7m via new stock issuance: report

It will raise the company’s total capital stock to KRW1.35t.

Retail bank sales fall as digital struggles to fill branch banking hole

Digital sales rose to a new record, but could not offset fall in branch sales.

Australia’s Judo Bank on track for earnings growth

Its net interest margin is expected to be 3% over the next two years.

Citi winds down Russia consumer, commercial banking businesses

Approximately 2,300 employees will be affected, according to the bank.

Thailand’s SCBX scraps $500m deal for crypto exchange Bitkub: report

SCBX said that Bitkub needs time to fix its issues with the local regulator.

Maybank net profit down 9.2% to $415.7m in Q2

Fee-based income rose, but group braces for expected credit losses.