Frances Gagua

Enterprise Agility: How Digital Banks Can Stand Out from the Crowd

Enterprise Agility: How Digital Banks Can Stand Out from the Crowd

Although digital banks have captivated financial institutions and end-customers alike, the  concept often means different things to different people. 

MUFG appoints June Raj as managing director for APAC Aviation

She is tasked with growing the bank’s aviation financing portfolio in Asia Pacific.

Citi appoints Angel Ng as head of APAC Global Wealth Management

She takes over from co-heads Fabio Fontainha and Steven Lo.

South Korean banks to ease lending criteria in Q2: report

The incoming new president had emphasized need to ease lending rules.

Citi launches its Sustainable Trade and Working Capital Loans solution

It aims to give liquidity for international trade finance activities and other commercial activities.

India’s HDFC Bank merging with housing company HDFC

Post completion, HDFC Bank will be owned 100% by public shareholders.

CIMB Niaga, Sun Life Indonesia deepen bancassurance partnership

Sun Life will provide insurance solutions to CIMB Niaga’s customers through all channels.

Four in five Singaporean Gen Z have tried to go fully cashless: Visa

And 6 in 10 SG consumers tried to go cashless in bills payment.

Korean online banks’ loans up 8% in Q1

Newly-launched Toss Bank extended the most loans.

Fintech Pace launches BNPL payment card in Singapore

Consumers can use the card for online purchases with Pace merchants.

Supporting multinationals to uncover ambitions in Asia 

Citi views sustainable financing as both a mandate and an opportunity to partner clients in their ESG journey.

Axis Bank’s Citi purchase to improve profits long-term: S&P

Positive effects will only be felt starting fiscal year 2025 and onwards.

MAS, BIS develop prototype supervisory analytics platform

Project Ellipse aims to identify potential risks to individual banks and the banking system.

Axis Bank to buy Citi’s Indian consumer business for $1.6b

Axis Bank expects to gain more or less 3 million customers.

China’s largest banks resilient to negative shocks in 2022: Natixis

Government stimulus is expected to support loan growth throughout the year.