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Philippine infrastructure campaign lifts dismal lending prospects
Philippine infrastructure campaign lifts dismal lending prospects
Loan growth is poised to settle in mid-teens by year end.
India eases cash rules for banks to soothe credit crunch
The central bank has eased the liquidity coverage ratio norms of banks.
Struggling Japanese regional banks go over the edge to cut losses
They’re bearing the brunt of the profit crunch.
Hong Kong ends era of cheap money as banks hike prime rates
HSBC, Hang Seng Bank and Standard Chartered led the pack.
Can Taiwanese banks keep a lid on overseas exposure risks?
Exposure to China has been growing since 2010.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Mobile apps threaten European lenders; Danish banks dragged down along with Danske
And JP Morgan defies the branch-lite push as it sets out to open 50 more branches.
Chart of the Week: Thai banks put up fight against telcos in e-wallet war
Lenders will snap up half of the market in the next four years.
Asia's top wealth experts gather for ABF's Priority Banking & Wealth Management Conference 2018
The conference will be held on December 4 at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore.
Hong Kong mulls remote bank account opening in Mainland China
Facial recognition technology and biometric methods may be used.
Is Indonesia's bloated bank network prime for foreign takeover?
Mergers would be welcome in light of weakening rupiah.
Chinese banks speed up half-year bad loan disposals
Their non-performing loan ratios have dropped to 1.53% in June.
Malaysia takes step forward to realise open banking ambitions
The central bank is inviting industry feedback for open data API specifications.
Indonesia's big 4 banks hold firm against tumbling rupiah
Their low dollar balance sheet cushions the blow.
E-payment transactions in South Korea hit 10-year high in Q2
Transactions surged 17.4% to $104.87m.
Hong Kong credit card transactions hit $137.3b in Q2
The number of credit cards in circulation hit 20.06 million.
Capital crunch clouds Vietnamese banks' stellar half-year profit results
Lenders have been turning to IPOs and bond issuances to plug the gap.
Malaysian banks onboard SWIFT payments platform
Maybank and Hong Leong Bank are amongst the joining lenders.