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BOCHK warns against fraudulent website

BOCHK warns against fraudulent website

The bank denied any connection to the site and has reported it to authorities.

OCBC’s Mayda Lim in building the next pipeline of tech, banking talent

Lim weaves the need to support women bankers with the wider talent shortage in the industry.

CIMB Islamic, PETRONAS inks deal for Islamic commodity derivatives

This is PETRONAS’ first venture towards Shariah-compliant derivatives.

No record-high earnings for Singapore banks in 2024, but loans to recover

The US Federal Reserve is expected to start cutting rates in mid-2024.

Currencycloud obtains In-Principle Approval for MPI licence in Singapore

It offers to ability to collect, convert, and spend multiple currencies across 180 markets.

Thailand publishes rules for virtual bank license applications

Applications begin on 20 March until 19 September 2024.

CIMB Personal Loan offers 2.8% interest rate per annum

Loans of over S$30,000, with a tenure of at least 3 years, can qualify for this.

New rules, price caps to push more mergers amongst Indonesia’s P2P lenders

The regulations will raise compliance costs, but price caps will make it hard to offset them.

Japan to break free from negative rate policy after wage hike: analyst

The negative rate environment is likely to end in April 2024.

Public Bank net profits up 8.7% in 2023; 10 sen interim dividend proposed

Total dividend is 19 sen per share for 2023, to be paid out on 22 March.

Indian commercial banks’ bad loans declined by 21.1% in 2023: analyst

Net non-performing assets dropped to a record low in Q3 FY2024.

Expected gov’t support to prop up the Industrial Bank of Korea’s solvency: analyst

Exposure to the property sector remains small and does not pose material risk.

Maybank Singapore gave out up to S$1,250 to junior employees

The one-time payment was given out in February.

DBS, OCBC, and UOB post combined net interest income of $8.3b in 4Q23

4Q23 marks the 5th consecutive quarter that the combined NII of the big three was above $8b.

Hong Kong’s mortgage demand rose 36.8% in January

Loans for brand new and resale residential properties registered double-digit increases.

RHB Bank net profit rise in 2023; net credit costs to rise in 2024

Net interest margin is expected to be “flattish” in 2024 at 1.9%.