Lending & Credit

MUFG closes $50m Islamic green trade finance facility for Sime Darby Motors

Proceeds will be used for working capital needs related to EVs.

OCBC offers digital invoice financing to SMEs

Over 55,000 SMEs are registered in InvoiceNow.

South Korean banks to maintain eased lending stance in Q3: report

There are less banks who will ease their lending stance compared to Q2 and Q1, however

Malaysia’s Public Bank extended $2.6b 'affordable home' loans in 2022

The bank has given out RM67b in commercial loans to Malaysian SMEs.

Thai regulator warns of weakening debt serviceability, bond market 

Slower-than-expected income recovery and rising cost of living are hitting households.

SMBC grants $50m green loan to Thailand's Indorama Ventures

Indorama Ventures will use it for their working capital and to achieve its sustainability targets.

Housing loans, online loans most popular in SEA: study

Analysts said the rise in home loans is likely caused by the region’s geolocation.

HSBC builds up China green finance team: report

It also mulls offering carbon offset products to customers, a source said.

South Korea’s household loans rise 3.5% in June

Demand for bogeumjari loans and jeonse loans drive mortgage loan demand.

Sri Lanka’s NBFIs safe from risks after proposed gov’t debt restructuring plan

The plan does not directly impact the government debt holdings that NBFIs have stocked up on.

How Mocasa is supercharging the Philippines' credit payments market

The credit payment service company is also developing a data-driven central credit bureau.

Standard Chartered names ex-Credit Suisse banker as new sustainability strategy head

Barsky was previously global head of sustainable finance at Credit Suisse.

Vietnam’s HDBank sets up Korea desk

It will provide Korean corporates with specialized banking products and services.

Nearly 9 in 10 SEA people now have access to credit

The report delves deeper into the effects of credit access on financial services provider (FSP) customers.

Aggressive loan growth leaves HDBank more vulnerable to risks

Its asset quality may be further strained by its planned acquisition of a ‘weak’ bank