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Goldman Sachs, Amazon launch suite of cloud-based data and analytics solutions

Institutional clients may accelerate time-to-market financial applications.

South Korea’s corporate loan growth quickened in Q3: report

This was thanks to a rise in loans made to the service sector during the period.

UnionBank in talks to take over Citi’s consumer banking assets in the Philippines

Discussions between the two banks are at the preliminary stage.

CIMB Group core profits more than tripled in 9M 2021

But it reported weaker quarterly performance, largely due to its $309.8m Q3 expense.

Sukuk issuance slowdown may dawn earlier over Omicron variant: Fitch

Uncertainty over Omicron's impact may drive this slowdown.

Banking woes dampen Singapore MSMEs overseas ambitions 

Only 2 in 10 Singapore micro-multinationals think banks offer value for money.

Could fintechs overtake banks in the digital financial service space?

The Internet boom has pushed 9 out of 10 digital merchants to accept digital payments.

Buy now, pay later more needed in markets with credit under penetration: UOB TMRW exec

It’s not as urgent as other markets with credit under-penetration, says TMRW Digital Group CCO.

Philippine financial regulator mulls offline digital payment solutions

The move is part of the BSP’s Digital Payments Transformation Roadmap.

Is cash still king? Digital payments eroding cash’s dominance in SEA

Internet economy in SEA has propelled digital payments further.

New Zealand’s card payments market to rebound 10.3% in 2021

The market is expected to top $83.2b in four years’ time.

South Korean banks’ average mortgage rates hit three-year high: report

The 3.26% interest rate average is its highest since November 2018.

Deutsch Bank Wealth Management announces three new leadership appointments

Felicia Tan and Edmund Lee join from BNP Paribas; Dita Darmawan, from UBS.

Online shopping drives expansion of alternative payments’ use in APAC

China’s alternatives will account for 70% of e-commerce transaction value in 2021.

DBS’ suffers digital bank service glitch; MAS mulls taking supervisory action

DBS Country Head Shee Tse Koon has apologised for the disruptions.