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Philippine banks tighten credit standards in Q1

SMEs, corporates and households saw tighter credit access.

Chinese megabanks hit ‘modest' profit growth in Q1

New loans reached a record amount of $862.89b.

Chinese banks' assets up 7.7% to $33.9t in March

Total liabilities rose 7.3% to $36.63t.

Singapore bank loan growth to recover from weak Q1

Loans could grow by up to 6% for full-year 2019.

Pradeep Pant of Metrobank to grace the Retail Banking Forum in Manila

He will share his insights on how digitalisation can transform consumer banking.

Thai bank earnings to fall 7% in Q1: analyst

Non-interest income which may have dropped 8% hit profits.

Online hiring for Singapore bank roles up 28% in March

Singapore figures outpaced that of Malaysia and the Philippines.

Chinese banks' small business loans up 17% in Q1 as stimulus kicks in

Banks achieved 55% of their annual targets for small companies.

Singapore irons out customer liability in updated e-payments guideline

Accountholders must provide their contact details for notifications during online transactions.

Hong Kong regulators calls on Chinese banks to review opaque lending rules

It singled out an unnamed Chinese lender that engaged in share pledging.

Bain & Company's Gwendolyn Lim shares her framework for redesigning the future's banks

Improved economics, personalised customer experience, and enhanced employee engagement are keys to sustainability.

Chinese banks' struggling bottomlines aggravates capital crunch

The growth of risk-weighted-assets continues to outpace conventional assets.

Automation threatens one in three finance jobs: study

Remisiers, traders, and investment performance analysts are in the line of fire.