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Australia's lending incumbents face threat as challenger banks enter fray

Volt Bank has finally managed to nab a full banking license.

Australia's lending incumbents face threat as challenger banks enter fray

Volt Bank has finally managed to nab a full banking license.

Will India's banks sink under weight of the country's worst water crisis?

Roughly 40% of banks' gross credit exposure are in sectors with significant water risks.

Vietnamese banks continue to grow consumer lending arms

Techcombank is allowing borrowers to loan up to 10 times their monthly income.

Taiwanese banks' yuan deposits shrinks to 4-year low in December

This represents the third straight month of decline.

Korea slaps $600,000 fine on 4 global banks over forex rigging

JP Morgan Chase faced the highest penalty of $223,000.

Thai banks weather digital fee waiver as 2018 earnings rise 8.2% to $6.69b

TMB Bank outperformed its peers as yearly profit surged 34%.

Chart of the Week: Singapore mortgage loans to grow 3% in 2019

The cooling measures will temper borrowing activities.

Korean banks' 2019 profit to slow to $8.66b as home loans take hit

Residential property prices have been losing momentum.

Singapore banks' innovation labs struggle to retain talent

Their tasks may be clashing with the banks’ in-house tech teams.

Are Chinese banks put to risk as government calls to rev up POE lending?

The bad loan ratio of select sectors hit 4.7% compared to the 1.7% industry average.

China delays Visa and Mastercard entry as Unionpay remains unchallenged

The central bank has yet to issue formal acknowledgment.

Tech firms set to raise stake in Korea's internet-only banks

IT firms will soon be allowed to hold as much as 34% stake.