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Five of world's 10 largest banks are in China: report

The Industrial & Commercial Bank of China has almost $5t in total assets.

Chart of the Week: APAC card payments to grow 19.2% in 2021

Banks and payment firms are stepping up their card game to encourage cashless spending.

Bank accounts of suspected scammers can be frozen within a day: Singapore minister

Singapore Minister Desmond Tan lays out plans to prevent scams.

MAS unveils joint paper on managing remote working risks

Financial institutions are called to benchmark their practices against examples in the study.

Chinese fintechs must meet capital requirements within two years: CBIRC

Regulators have set various grace periods for different platforms.

HDFC Bank says internet banking issues 'resolved'

Its repeated technical glitches pushed India’s central bank to take action.

Commerzbank mulls exit from Hong Kong, other Asian locations

Asia sales activities will be bundled in Singapore.

CIMB posts $293.5m net profit for FY2020

Higher loan provisions affected the bank's performance.

OCBC net profits down 26% to $3.59b in FY2020

CEO Samuel Tsien maintained a cautious outlook for the economy’s recovery.

Demand for Islamic banking set to soar in South Asia, SEA

The large untapped population in these regions and government support will drive long-term expansion.

UOB's net profits down 33% to $4.34b in FY2020

The group emphasized wealth and connectivity-related services as tenets for growth.

No significant funds from Myanmar firms, individuals in Singapore banks: MAS

The regulator expects financial institutions to remain vigilant to any risk-posing transactions.

Citigroup mulls divesting some APAC retail banking units

Revenue from consumer banking in the region declined 15% in Q4.

Australia's Bank of Queensland to acquire ME Bank for A$1.3b

This ramps up BoQ’s competitiveness via increase geographic diversity and scale of operations.