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Huge capital gap hounds China's big banks

The gap could expand up to $943b by 2024.

Huge capital gap hounds China's big banks

The gap could expand up to $943b by 2024.

Razer's digital bank proposition aims to dazzle the global youth

The consortium is going big with its dream of meeting the underserved youth’s financial needs globally.

Pandemic disrupts digital banks' momentum in Asia

Their target markets have been severely hit by the pandemic.

End of moratoriums to rain carnage on Singapore banks' H2 prospects: analyst

Loan moratoriums are set to expire in H2, putting asset and loan quality at risk.

Soft labour market drags on Singapore banks' consumer loans: analyst

Bank loans shrank for the first time since September 2016.

Meet ZA Bank, Hong Kong's first virtual-only lender

The bank’s slogan of co-creation belies a strong charm offensive of attractive deposit rates.

How Indonesia's biggest bank is pushing MSMEs to go international

Bank BRI recorded $33.5m in transaction value from local MSME exports in 2019.

Hope for Malaysian banks in 2021 after ‘washout' 2020: analyst

Bank earnings are likely to rebound 7.9% YoY in aggregate net profit.

Small banks in Malaysia, Singapore under threat as neobanks emerge

Small banks could lose market share as digital newcomers target underserved segments.

What can Asian banks learn from ING's new headquarters?

The bank’s CEOs and board members no longer have their own offices and instead work together in one large space.

Asian equities lost up to $3.5t in investor wealth due to pandemic

Safeguarding wealth and low-risk assets will be investors’ focus.

Falling oil prices exacerbate asset risks in Asian banks

The downturn has exposed issues in governance and operating practices.

APAC banks face shocking $1.8t credit hit

Axis Bank in India has seen a quarter of its loan book stop repayments.

CIMB Singapore plays to its strengths, targets SMEs as industry turns digital

The bank is gearing up its tech and customer-employee experience as neobanks loom.

Sustainability takes centre stage in ASEAN corporate banking

But 51% of ASEAN banks have yet to fulfill even a quarter of ESG criteria.

How CredoLab reduces banks' credit risks through smartphone metadata

The platform generates a credit scorecard in just one second, based on 1.3 million features from opt-in smartphone metadata.

Mastercard APAC's winning strategy in the digital age

The payments provider has been forging new tech-based products and partnerships to keep up.