China

Alipay+ unveils campaigns, promos for Chinese New Year

These include special voucher bundles of up to 90% off.

MUFG China clinches lead underwriting license for corporate panda bonds

It will be able to support clients to participate in bond issuance by offshore companies.

OCBC appoints ex-SMBC bankers as new China corporate banking head

Seth Tan brings over 27 years of experience into the role.

China’s big four banks saw market value growth in Q4

But capital ratios and loan-to-deposit ratios declined during the year.

Expect ‘stagnant’ Chinese structure finance market in 2024: S&P

Issuance momentum of dominant segments will reportedly remain slow.

Partner insurer payout leaps 23% YoY through Ant Group's insurance arm

Health insurance claims contributed about 5 million claims processed by partner insurers on Ant Insurance

Deutsche Bank raises US$141m from second Panda Bond issuance

The German issuer had earlier raised US$143m in January.

Bank of Singapore names Credit Suisse HK chief exec as new GC private banking head

Rickie Chan was also Credit Suisse’s head of global wealth management for Greater China.

Mastercard can commence domestic bankcard clearing activity in China

This follows after authorities first approved Mastercard NUCC’s application in 2020.

Citi sells $3.6b China consumer wealth portfolio to HSBC

The deal does not include the bank’s institutional business.

Schroders SG, KBank launch China Private Equity Fund in Thailand

The fund offers investors access to China’s RMB private equity market.

Shanghai’s Fuiou Pay, Visa team up to offer cross-border funds collection, settlements

Customers can now access more than 30 currencies at competitive FX rates.

OCBC names new Greater China head, OCBC Wing Hang China CEO

Wang Ke and Ang Eng Siong are stepping up to their new roles on 1 November.

Golden Week drives Alipay spending by Chinese tourists

The average spending has surpassed pre-COVID-19 levels