Singapore
Singapore banks' mortgage loan growth feared to slow in 2014
                                                                                 
                    
                    	Blame it on slowing market transaction volumes.
                
                                
            Singapore banks' mortgage loan growth feared to slow in 2014
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            	Blame it on slowing market transaction volumes.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    SWIFT cuts FIN message prices by 20% effective 1 January 2014
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	SWIFT eyes message prices to be cut by half by 2015.
                    
                                        
                    
                UOB, OCBC predicted to compete aggressively for SGD deposits
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	SGD liquidity concerns crucial to NIM expectations.
                    
                                        
                    
                Guess what is the biggest threat to Singapore banks' robust loan growth
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Will it scare banks soon?
                    
                                        
                    
                8 in 10 transaction bankers prioritize payments processing efficiency
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	But operational inefficiencies are barriers to growth.
                    
                                        
                    
                Check out Deutsche Bank's three new Autobahn Apps
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	A new Account Reconciliation Manager solution was also launched.
                    
                                        
                    
                Why analysts think OCBC appears to be 'relatively stretched'
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	More risks if anything goes awry.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore keeping wary eye on Indian banks
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Concerned about their weakening asset quality.
                    
                                        
                    
                2 reasons behind Singapore banks' steady mortgage loans growth
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Still buoyant amidst cooling measures.
                    
                                        
                    
                3 biggest threats to Singapore banks' profits in the near to medium term
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Macro environment has been risky for them.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore's tighter lending rules to have minimal impact on banks' loan growth
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Find out what MAS' amendments entail.
                    
                                        
                    
                Reforming business compliance for the APAC banking industry
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Cyber security continues to be one of the fastest-growing threats to banking institutions.
                    
                                        
                    
                Why customer 'sensation' is important in Asian retail and premium banking (Part 2)
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Last week, we took a look at how international banking brands are engaging as many of their customers’ senses as possible, in as pleasurable a way as they can, as a key to creating loyalty through an engaging customer experience. This week, we will take an overview of how bank brands in Asia are actually implementing these principles in practice.
                    
                                        
                    
                BAML appoints Percy Batliwalla as global head of sales for large corporates and FIs
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Below is a message from Paul Simpson, head of Global Transaction Services:
                    
                                        
                    
                Asian banks should brace for these nasty challenges in supply chain management
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Trade finance executives from OCBC, BPI, and Techcombank share their insights.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore, Aussie banks dominate world’s top 10 safest commercial banks
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	DBS, OCBC, and UOB are in the top 5.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore the fastest growing country in the world for Visa payWave uptake
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Surpassed one million contactless transactions in August.