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India eases cash rules for banks to soothe credit crunch

The central bank has eased the liquidity coverage ratio norms of banks.

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.

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.