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CIMB Islamic to launch pawnbroking in Malaysia
Following its success in Indonesia, the Ar-Rahnu Islamic pawnbroking business will be launched by CIMB Islamic Bank in Malaysia.
CIMB Islamic to launch pawnbroking in Malaysia
Following its success in Indonesia, the Ar-Rahnu Islamic pawnbroking business will be launched by CIMB Islamic Bank in Malaysia.
ICBC now allows cash advances through mobile phones
ICBC rolled out its "cardless cash advance" service that could be availed through mobile phones.
Philippine banks advised to comply with FATCA
Banks in the Philippines were encouraged to participate in the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act to prepare them for the global banking environment.
Navibank earns profit of $1.99 M in first two months
Navibank posted a pre-tax profit of US$1.999 million for thefirst two months of 2012, up 9.1 percent against the end of 2011.
CIMB group signs MOU with RBS
The MOU is for proposed acquisition of cash equities and corporate finance businesses of RBS.
First GRG ATM put online for Commercial Bank of Ceylon
GRGBanking's H22N ATM was put online on February 2012.
HSBC opens branch in Wuxi, its 25th on Chinese mainland
HSBC Bank can now provide financial services and solutions to domestic-funded and foreign-funded businesses in Wuxi.
Sacombank inks remittance payment deal
Sacombank hopes to expand remittance payment services for local individual customers with its new deal with Coinstar Money Transfer.
Merged SCB post $3.26B profit in first month of operations
The merged Saigon Commercial Bank earned a profit of US$3.26 billion in the first month of this year.
Maybank opens 19th Sabah branch
Maybank opened its 19th branch in Sabah to allow for greater banking accessibility to the community.
Navibank posts US$1.064 pre-tax profit in Jan
Navibank announced a US$1.064 pre-tax profit for January 2012.
Car manufacturer urges banks to be considerate in implementing guidelines
Perodua urged local banks to implement new guidelines in stages to allow a soft landing for both the players and consumers.
Realsec certifies compliance of GRGBanking
Realsec certified the compliance of the EPP-002 model of GRGBanking with their Cryptosec Remote Key Loading (RKL) which based on cryptographic HSM last November.
M&As by Japanese banks and others rise to record heights
Yes, you can definitely blame it on the strong yen.
CIMB Niaga goes mobile
Mobile banking has come to Indonesia’s fifth largest bank and its third largest mortgage provider.
New construction bank proposed in Vietnam
Vietnam's Ministry of Construction is seeking approval from the State Bank of Vietnam to set up a new bank. The ministry's proposal comes at the behest of the Vietnam Real Estate Association, and would establish the Vietnam Construction Bank. Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Tran Nam said the proposal is appropriate to the country’s current economic circumstances and that it is in line with world trends for construction banks. The proposed bank is expected to foster the construction of large construction projects and be a source of capital form construction materials, he noted. He added that the bank would be a good thing for a slowing real estate market.
Standard Chartered opens Saadiq branch in Sabah
Standard Chartered Bank has opened its first Saadiq branch in Sabah to strengthen its presence in the state.