Frances Gagua

Resumption of non-face-to-face lending brings back household loans to a growth.

The NPL ratio rose by 0.01 percentage point.

The exemption has been extended until 27 August 2030.

Sustainability-focused assets in the region reached $220b in H1 2025.

Over 1 million users in the ANZ region now run on Stripe, the company said.

Bilateral corridors create as many problems as they solve.

The four banks’ net interest margins are expected to improve in H2 2025.

Ant International, alongside e-wallets and payment firms in Asia, have launched the Digital Wallet Guardian Partnership with the goal of strengthening protection of global wallet payments.

Michael Peric and Trevor Vail have been tasked to temporarily lead the markets business.

The agreements are valid between three to five years.

It expects a restructuring charge of $560m before tax in H2 2025.

It proposes changes for open market operations, such as reducing the max tenor.

The two will jointly offer cash management services to Chinese foreign trade enterprises.

The NPL ratio rose by 0.01 percentage points

They aim to facilitate mutual assistance and information sharing, amongst others.

Transactions included are transfers to other SCB accounts, accounts to other banks, etc.