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Bankers are earning less than construction workers in Japan

The average wage of 102 listed banks and insurers dropped 1.4% since 2016.

Chinese bank branches hit 228,600 in 2018

Around 5,600 branches were set up in far-flung communities.

ZhongAn International's Ken Lo joins panel at the 2019 ABF Digital Payments Summit

He will discuss key strategies on how players can adapt amidst the emergence of virtual banks.

Digital consumers power up Singapore's big three banks

DBS and OCBC generate twice or thice as much revenue from digital retail and SME customers than traditional customers, on average.

Taiwanese banks' loan book hit $940.4b in May

Loans granted by local banks grew $357.6b in May YTD.

Singapore banks' NIM expansion could hit 1-2bp in Q2

Both OCBC and UOB could have a NIM expansion of 2bp during the period.

Finda helps on-the-go Koreans in securing loans

It offers evaluation of personal loans without having to submit hard copy of documents.

Thai bank loans could grow 7% by end-2019

It will be supported by government projects paired with private investments.

Michael Ho of Oliver Wyman to grace the 2019 ABF Digital Payments Summit

He will share how to compete across the payments industry amidst its digital shift.

Korean banks forge consortium to develop blockchain-based mobile identification

It will allow individuals to store key personal information needed for online transactions.

Full go-live of SWIFT gpi for corporates kicks off

It allows multi-banked corporates to track transactions through a single standardised views.

Hong Kong banks' loan growth rose 3% in May

HKD loans were buoyed by mortgage demand.

Chart of the Week: Thai banks' bad loan ratio hit 3% in Q1

SMEs’ bad loan ratio continued to grow from 4.4% to 4.6%.