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Will property stress erode Malaysian banks' strong capital positions?

Residential supply imbalance raises risk to asset quality.

Hong Kong's Faster Payment System goes live

Customers can now make and receive real-time payments.

P2P lenders take advantage of Australia's weakened big banks

Growing customer dissatisfaction could act as a springboard for their debut.

Singapore bank lending recovers in August

Lending rose by 0.4% which reverses a 0.9% decline in July.

Philippine infrastructure campaign lifts dismal lending prospects

Loan growth is poised to settle in mid-teens by year end.

India eases cash rules for banks to soothe credit crunch

The central bank has eased the liquidity coverage ratio norms of banks.

Hong Kong ends era of cheap money as banks hike prime rates

HSBC, Hang Seng Bank and Standard Chartered led the pack.

Can Taiwanese banks keep a lid on overseas exposure risks?

Exposure to China has been growing since 2010.

Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Mobile apps threaten European lenders; Danish banks dragged down along with Danske

And JP Morgan defies the branch-lite push as it sets out to open 50 more branches.

Chart of the Week: Thai banks put up fight against telcos in e-wallet war

Lenders will  snap up half of the market in the next four years.

Asia's top wealth experts gather for ABF's Priority Banking & Wealth Management Conference 2018

The conference will be held on December 4 at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore.

Hong Kong mulls remote bank account opening in Mainland China

Facial recognition technology and biometric methods may be used.

Is Indonesia's bloated bank network prime for foreign takeover?

Mergers would be welcome in light of weakening rupiah.

Chinese banks speed up half-year bad loan disposals

Their non-performing loan ratios have dropped to 1.53% in June.

Malaysia takes step forward to realise open banking ambitions

The central bank is inviting industry feedback for open data API specifications.