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Why Myanmar's banking sector is still a long way off from liberalisation

Foreign banks have to deal with a regulator that is still 'learning on the job'.

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Why Myanmar's banking sector is still a long way off from liberalisation

Foreign banks have to deal with a regulator that is still 'learning on the job'.

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How will the retail bank of the future look like?

Will bank branches totally become a thing of the past?

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Physical bank branches to die out soon in Singapore as banks step up digitisation: analysts

Branches only occupy 750,000 sqft of space in Singapore.

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Are banks' voice biometric authentication technologies secure enough against data breaches?

Some experts say fingerprints and voice patterns should not be relied upon.

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Thai banks' new NPL formation falls for the first time in five years

It slipped 4% to ~USD1.2bn in 2Q16.

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Singapore banks will suffer prolonged agony from O&G exposure for another two quarters

Bad loan ratio is likely to hit 20%-50%.

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Rising risk for Chinese banks: Asset growth buoyed by wholesale funds, not deposits

Banks are now more sensitive to potential counterparty failure.

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Are more Asian banks daring to embrace cloud migrations?

DBS plans to migrate half of its workload by 2018 - will other banks follow suit?

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Thai banks' bad assets soar in 1H16 as more SMEs use houses as collateral

KrungThai Bank's non-performing assets could reach as much as US$1bn in 2H16.

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Here’s why Singapore banks face plummeting asset quality amidst Swiber fiasco

DBS’ earnings are expected to take a 3.1% hit.

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Will Thai banks' capital buffers withstand a cyclical downtrend?

NPLs had risen to 3.6% in 1H16.

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Which robo-advice platforms will pull ahead in Asia?

It's the incumbent banks vs direct-to-consumer platforms.

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Which fintech companies are striking deals with Asian banks?

Find out what StanChart, Citi, and TEB are doing around fintechs.

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Should Thai banks be worried about regulator's plan to curb interest charges?

It may prove disruptive to banks.

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Will Brexit force banks to relocate their headquarters?

What effect does the Brexit vote has on these banks?

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Hong Kong's banking system weighed down by steep borrowing costs, deteriorating loans

Non-interest income growth will be sluggish.

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India’s bank consolidation bid presents more risks than benefits, says Moody’s

The amount of stressed assets is simply too high.

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