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Indonesia moves forward with plan to standardise QR code payments

The central bank has already finished the technical-heavy stage.

Chart of the Week: Have Thai banks' credit costs peaked?

Credit costs have been on a steep uptrend in the past four years.

Vietnamese banks step up bad loan disposal via auction

Agribank is planning to hold 12 auctions in September alone.

Malaysian banks' profit growth slow to 8.8% in Q2

This comes from double-digit growth of 11.8% in Q1.

Hong Kong banks struggle to plug tech talent shortage

Engineers and developers are all in short supply.

Australia's big banks move to preserve profitability in mortgage rate hike

It proves they remain able to retain pricing power despite intense scrutiny.

Can Vietnamese banks plug their massive capital shortage ahead of Basel II?

The banking system could face a $20b capital shortfall by 2020.

Steady mortgage lending boost South Korean bank loans to $491.76b in August

Residents have been turning to banks as property prices pick up.

Singapore banks reign supreme in heating e-payments battle

Early tech adoption will cushion the expected earnings blow from new competitors.

South Korea's web-only banks lose steam as they book massive half-year losses

Kakao Bank and K Bank booked net loss of $10.67m and $35.14m respectively.

Alipay eyes tie-up with Japanese regional banks to boost coverage

The mobile payment platform has already partnered with Yahoo Japan.

Indonesia's mid-sized banks struggle against digital dominance of state lenders

Top players are accounting for the lion's share of e-banking fees.