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Small step for Green Link Digital Bank, large leap for Singapore MSMEs

Size does not matter for Singapore’s newest wholesale digital bank.

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Small step for Green Link Digital Bank, large leap for Singapore MSMEs

Size does not matter for Singapore’s newest wholesale digital bank.

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Chinese banks face tough balancing act of keeping profits, buoying economy

Smaller banks face being left in weaker financial positions, Natixis warns.

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SMEs embrace flexible payments as consumers seek digital options

This is accompanied by the rise of biometrics to safeguard accounts.

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Why LINE Bank chose Indonesia as its third home

After successful launches in Thailand and Taiwan, LINE is going steady in Indonesia.

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Alternative payments dominate Asia as credit card use dwindles

BNPL may not be the plastic killer everyone touts it to be, but it's attracting underserved customers.

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Standard Chartered Hong Kong sees metaverse as future of banking

Banks can make use of AR/VR to offer more personalised services from the safety of clients' homes.

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How Citi’s hiring spree sets into motion its $150b new AUM goal by 2025

The bank looks to hire 1,500 new employees in Singapore alone and triple AUM.

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Lockdowns threaten Chinese banks' loan quality: analyst

Exposure to the ‘vulnerable’ engineering & construction sector could deteriorate asset quality.

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Digitalisation vs digitisation: How they differ in transforming the banking industry

Citi laid out its digital transformation story as an example of how banks have evolved.

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Alternative payments disrupt Philippines’ e-commerce payment market

GCash is king in the country.

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Singapore banks report lower earnings in unison

DBS, OCBC, and UOB all saw their profits fall 10% year-on-year.

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Hong Kong banks face ‘brain drain’ as talents flee amidst strict travel restrictions

More expats may leave with their families when the school year ends mid-2022.

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Earnings challenges of Australia’s big four banks to ease: Fitch

Asset quality outcomes from the pandemic were less severe than expected.

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Trading risks to weigh on Singapore Big Three Banks’ Q1 earnings: Maybank

But core businesses are expected to show resilience.

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Return of tourism sparks further recovery of Australia's card payments market

Resumption of travel and tourism will help push card use.

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Four in five Singaporean Gen Z have tried to go fully cashless: Visa

And 6 in 10 SG consumers tried to go cashless in bills payment.

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Talent & Tech at the heart of Munir Nanji’s mission to grow Citi Central Europe

He is tasked with implementing the "New" Europe Strategy and reap full benefits of growth.

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