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China bank's medium-term loans up to $155.06b in February

The country's deleveraging campaign boosted return of funding demand to on-balance sheets.

China banks are the sixth largest creditor group globally

Its cross border financial assets was valued at US$2t in Q3.

Smart card dominance dampens Hong Kong's mobile payments growth

Smaller e-payments players are finding it hard to gain traction against the ubiquitous card.

Malaysian banks poised for greater profitability amidst loan demand recovery

Improved asset quality is also in store for banks with O&G exposure.

Hong Kong and China amongst the most vulnerable to a banking crisis

Hong Kong has one of the worst credit-to-GDP gaps globally.

What are the big shifts that have deep implications on Asian banks?

These include the rise of Chinese tech giants, growing migration, and the boom of small businesses.

How can community shops become a growing woe for Indian banks?

They perform money transfer, deposits, and withdrawals largely for the low-income segment.

China eases banks' bad-loan coverage ratio to 120%

The lower non-performing loan rules will allow banks to extend more credit.

Chart of the week: Check out how Vietnam banks' profitability improved in 2017

Stable economic conditions and a robust core income segment buoyed earnings.

India's largest bank fraud likely to swell beyond $2b

Most relevant documents on LoUs have not yet been recovered which may push the fraud value higher.

Mobile wallets dominate Hong Kong payments in early 2018

Even though half of consumers encountered difficulties with the mobile app.

Indian banking apps are losing to mobile wallets big time

Nearly 9 in 10 consumers have a mobile wallet to pay for utilities, transport, and movies.

China $7b shadow banking industry threatens economic stability: FSB

Shadow lenders in the country account for about 15% of global high-risk non-bank loans.