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.
Weekly Global News Wrap: HSBC gets approval to sell Russia unit; Chinese banks approve $17b property loans
And China cuts 25 basis points to five-year loan prime rate (LPR).
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.
Hang Seng profits up 58% to $2.28b in 2023; Dividend is HK$6.5 per share
A fourth interim dividend is HK$3.2 per share.
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.
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