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Weekly Global News Wrap: UBS to inject millions into fintechs; Deutsche Bank chair to bow out after 2022

And two Canadian banks post better than expected results despite profit declines.

Weekly Global News Wrap: UBS to inject millions into fintechs; Deutsche Bank chair to bow out after 2022

And two Canadian banks post better than expected results despite profit declines.

HSBC sees significant growth in new APAC wealth arm

Double-digit growth is on the horizon over the next three years.

COVID-19 accelerates digital payments adoption in South Korea

The country’s credit card issuers are seeing a rise in credit card use for online purchases.

Chinese banks' volatile results posit hazy future for 2020

City commercial lenders’ profits followed a “V” curve from 2017-2019.

Japan's MUFG to shutter 40% of local branches by 2023

It also expects 6,000 job losses by that year.

Chart of the Week: COVID-19 to drive digital payments take-up in Hong Kong

E-payments firm Octopus said that mobile wallet usage rose 30% in February.

Chinese central bank should dodge bond buying: adviser

It could lead to inflation and the depreciation of the yuan.

Japanese major banks' lending surge 3.4% in April

Borrowings by COVID-hit firms spurred the jump.

Asian bankers face ‘new normal' as they return to offices

Despite the measures, some have expressed relief at physically seeing their colleagues again.

Indian banks want government to fund ‘bad bank'

They are pitching for an asset reconstruction company to buy NPLs.

China's central bank to run medium-term loan operations

A batch of $28.b in loans will expire on 14 May.

Australian banks' cash earnings drop 42.6% YoY to $5.4b

Sector braces for more uncertainty as banks cancel or defer dividend payouts.

Philippine banks' credit losses to rise threefold in 2020

Credit costs in select banks have already increased by up to 4.9%.