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Deutsche Bank raises $200m via second green foreign currency bond in Taiwan
Deutsche Bank raises $200m via second green foreign currency bond in Taiwan
Proceeds will be used to fund eligible green assets.
OCBC launches one-stop travel site ahead of Singapore’s re-opening
Also included with the launch is a credit card focusing on travel.
Standard Chartered targets Singaporean millennials in new ‘smart card’
Cardholders can earn up to 6% cashback first when used in digital subscriptions.
Philippine-based Cantilan Bank, AFIN launch digital banking service
They aim to deliver cashless financial services to the Philippines’ rural unbanked.
Chart of the Week: Malaysia’s card payments market to be worth $80.2b in 2025
Market value is expected to rebound 8.5% in 2020 after declining last year.
KBank to eliminate long-term loan for coal power by 2030
KBank is a signatory of the UN's sustainable financing initiative.
Westpac warns $954m profit hit from one-off impairments
It is also hit with one-off costs from the sale of its insurance arm and specialist business.
Japan’s rural banks embrace more risks in search of profits
Their greatest enemy is time as business opportunities need years to take fruit.
Barclays appoints Angela Liu as CEO of China operations
Liu is tasked with strengthening the bank’s cross-border CIB platform in China.
CIMB Bank PH's gross transaction value triples in nine months
The bank now has nearly 5 million customers in total, and almost 1 million lending customers.
Eight in 10 ATMs in APAC are now automated deposit machines: RBR study
Over 1.4 million of 3.1 million ATMs globally now accept automatic note deposits.
China mulls adding crypto mining to 'negative list' of industries: report
Industries under the list are deemed off-limits for investments.
APAC banks on track for LIBOR phase-out: S&P
Singapore banks are leading the way in adopting alternative reference rates.
Digital payments in the Philippines reach 20.1% in 2020
The central bank said this is a substantial improvement from an estimate of 17%.
Singapore's virtual bank account ownership to soar 30% by 2026
The figure is equivalent to 1,510,495 adults in Singapore.
Nearly 2 in 5 HK adults will have virtual bank accounts by 2026
A total of 2,051,387 adults is projected to be virtual bank owners in five years.
UOB, ADDX digitise S$50m of Sembcorp’s sustainability-linked bond
They made use of blockchain and smart contact technology to achieve this.