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Vietnam’s BIDV, JCB International launch credit card
Vietnam’s BIDV, JCB International launch credit card
Customers can enjoy up to a 20% cashback on select transactions.
Artificial intelligence at the epicenter of Singapore FinTech Festival 2023
The event is scheduled for 15 to 17 November.
MAS slams 6 ex-Great Eastern financial advisers with prohibition orders
This follows after the six individuals were convicted of tax evasion.
Hong Kong’s livi bank launches game-changing app for SMEs
Going fully digital on opening accounts and approving quick loans to SMEs raises ‘livi Business’ disbursements to over HK$70m (US$8.9m) as of end-April.
APAC real-time payments to grow 14% through 2027
Over 49 billion RTP transactions were made in APAC throughout 2022.
Hong Kong mortgage loans down 21.2% in April
The number of mortgage applications also dropped by 27.6% to 8,368 applications.
Bad loans of South Korean banks rose in April
Business loans classified as SBLs fell slightly.
ING closes $404.8m infrastructure securities for the Hong Kong Mortgage Corp
ING also acted as the sole finance adviser for the issuance's sustainable tranche.
Japan’s card payments market to be worth $742.2b in 2023
Growing consumer preference for electronic payments will push a 7.5% growth in value.
Hang Seng Bank appoints Kathy Cheung as chief risk and compliance officer
She was formerly chief risk officer for HSBC Hong Kong.
Deutsche Bank allocates $200m in Vietnam branch
The Vietnam business doubled its revenue in the past two years, the bank said.
Indian banks’ profits to stabilize; weak assets to persist for some
Weak assets are expected to make up 5.2% of gross loans for FY2023.
Singapore’s finance and insurance industry shrank 0.9% in Q1
Banks saw a decline in net fees and commissions during the first three months of 2023.
Hong Kong’s ZA Bank floats virtual asset trading services
The virtual bank also mulls launching US stock trading services in due course.
Atome’s buy now pay later service now available in Amazon Singapore
Customers can opt to pay in three installments with zero interest through Atome.
Delinquency rate of Korean corporate loans fell to 0.41%
Delinquency rate of household loans also fell to 0.31% in March.
Bad loans of Korean banks fell to 0.33% in March
The volume of resolved loans rose during the month.
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