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UnionPay inks deal with Cambodia to promote QR cross-border payments

It aims to benefit residents of both countries in cross-border mobile payments. 

OCBC, Ascenda to offer more transfer options for rewards currencies

It is now available to OCBC customers holding Travel$, Voyage Miles and OCBC$ rewards balances.

Major Korean banks asked to prepare $4b to buoy distressed credit cooperative: report

The credit cooperative saw customers withdraw funds last week after reports of a rise in bad loans.

Citi Commercial Bank unveils CitiDirect Commercial Banking platform

It will be available to customers in Hong Kong, Singapore, and India in H2 2023.

DBS sells 77.8% stake in AXS to Tower Capital Asia

AXS became a subsidiary of the bank in 2006.

India’s HDFC to offer 2% shares in NSDL IPO

This is equivalent to four million equity shares.

Sri Lanka’s NBFIs safe from risks after proposed gov’t debt restructuring plan

The plan does not directly impact the government debt holdings that NBFIs have stocked up on.

DBS upskills sustainable financing knowledge of 1,600 relationship managers

The bank will incorporate the workshops as part of its training curriculum for incoming RMs.

Korea allows formation of new nationwide bank for first time in 30 years

FSC plans to issue new banking licenses to bolster competition.

Business grads from HK pick J.P. Morgan and HSBC as most attractive employers

Students prefer companies with a “friendly working environment."

UnionDigital Bank bags $16m more in capital

It will be utilised to grow its digital loan offerings.

Chart of the Week: 8 in 10 Chinese consumers use mobile wallets

High cost of POS terminals and insufficient payment infrastructure push e-wallet use.

New Zealand picks Citi in banking services panel

Other new panel members are ANZ Bank and Westpac.

Finmo obtains in-principle approval for MPI license from MAS

This lets Finmo’s customers receive funds in Singaporean dollars.

1 in 3 Singaporeans switched banks, insurers in 2022: study

Only 21% of respondents, however, fully trust AI chatbots in financial services.