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RAB, Summerland merger will enhance their business stability: S&P
                                                                                 
                    
                    Their risk-adjusted capital ratio should remain above 15%.
                
                                
            RAB, Summerland merger will enhance their business stability: S&P
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            Their risk-adjusted capital ratio should remain above 15%.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    2024 Policy Address: Family office policies affirm HK's wealth management hub status
                                                                                                 
                        
                        An analyst said the initiatives will boost investor confidence.
                    
                                        
                    
                Governance issues weigh on Bangladesh’s Social Islami Bank PLC
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The government recently replaced its board and made changes to its management
                    
                                        
                    
                Shinhan FG to maintain ‘resilient’ credit profile despite subsidiary woes
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Whilst two subsidiaries saw trouble, other key subsidiaries maintain stable outlooks.
                    
                                        
                    
                2024 Policy Address: Hong Kong to boost offshore RMB business
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Plans include upgrading the Central Moneymarkets Unit.
                    
                                        
                    
                Summerland Bank and Regional Australia Bank to merge
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Regional Australia Bank had just finalised a merger with Macquarie Credit Union.
                    
                                        
                    
                DCS Card Centre launches Visa card with three rewards options
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Cardholders can choose either investment credits, miles rewards, or cash rebates.
                    
                                        
                    
                Aspire receives IPA for the Major Payment Institution license
                                                                                                 
                        
                        This supports the company's goal to build a user-friendly financial platform.
                    
                                        
                    
                OCBC teams up with Disneyto boost new customer growth in SEA
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The collaboration will kick off in Singapore with the soft launch of the OCBC MyOwn Account.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnam’s debit card payments market to be worth $65.6b in 2028
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The rising number of banked Vietnamese is pushing up adoption, although payment usage remains low.
                    
                                        
                    
                Tighter policies drag South Korean household loan growth in September
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Banks have supposedly stepped up their efforts to manage household debt.
                    
                                        
                    
                Japan and Indonesia renew their bilateral swap agreement
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The size of the BSA is up to $22.76b or its equivalent Japanese yen.
                    
                                        
                    
                Taiwan credit cards’ balance rose in August
                                                                                                 
                        
                        But the amount of monthly retail sales was 7.96% lower than in July 2024.
                    
                                        
                    
                SME loans in Taiwan rose in August
                                                                                                 
                        
                        A total of NT$10.17t loans has been extended to SMEs.
                    
                                        
                    
                Overseas Filipinos’ remittances up 3.3% to $3.2b in August
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Cash remittances coursed through banks rose by 3.2% during the month.
                    
                                        
                    
                Cambodia enables QR payments from foreign e-wallets through Alipay+
                                                                                                 
                        
                        They can now make payments in over 1 million Cambodian merchants.
                    
                                        
                    
                ING names Uday Sareen as APAC chief exec and head of wholesale banking
                                                                                                 
                        
                        He first joined ING in 2007.