Frances Gagua

MAS investigating Samlit for allegedly failing to remit money to China

MAS investigating Samlit for allegedly failing to remit money to China

The money changer is suspected of failing to comply with obligations as a licensed payment service provider.

How HomePay is combating renovation scams in Singapore

Money is put in an escrow account and disbursed when milestones are reached.

Hong Kong’s BEA expected to withstand asset quality strain in 2024: analyst

BEA’s reduced exposure to China’s commercial real estate sector is a positive.

Mizuho appoints Hidekatsu Take as deputy president

He joins group CEO Masahiro Kihara as representative executive officer of MFG.

Bank of East Asia unveils mobile app with personalised interface

Users can create shortcuts for frequently performed tasks and can avail of rewards.

Visa reopens Singapore Innovtion Centre

Amongst those displayed is a pay-by-palm tech where you pay by scanning your palm.

CBA now a validation agent in the global legal entity identifier system

This comes ahead of Australia updating its OTC derivative transaction reporting rules.

PH’s Security Bank digitising its wealth management platform

The bank has partnered with Avaloq to automate and standardize the WM workflows.

HSBC profit before tax is $30.3b in 2023

But the bank also had a $3b impairment charge related to the Bank of Communications.

Hong Kong’s BEA reports 5.5% lower profit in 2023

Basic earnings per share is HK$1.32, unchanged from a year ago.

UOB hit record S$6.1b net profit; final dividend is 85 cents per share

Higher credit card and wealth management fees pushed fee income growth in 2023.

UOB giving out extra one-off bonus to 6,000 junior employees

This is to help them cope with rising costs of living.

Fintech UNOAsia raises $32.1m in pre-series B round

It will support efforts to scale up UNO Digital Bank in the Philippines.

South Korea’s household loans rose by $4.8b in Q4

Loans extended by banks rose by $8.5b during the period.

Judo Bank poised for growth over next two years

Strong margins, rising lending assets will push it to expand.