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South Korean banks' bad loans plunge to 10-year low in Q2
Loan delinquency ratio fell to 1.06% in June.
South Korean banks' bad loans plunge to 10-year low in Q2
Loan delinquency ratio fell to 1.06% in June.
Indonesia joins Vietnam in slamming non-compliant Chinese e-wallets
E-wallets need to first tie up with local banks before operating.
Philippine banks to roll out electronic fund transfer by end-November
The government aims to boost cashless transactions from 1% to 20% by 2020.
Banks rev up robo-advisory push in Singapore
OCBC is the latest to roll out such service.
China's ultra rich poised to boost Hong Kong wealth assets by 50% in 2023
HNWIs from the Mainland are edging out AuM from other APAC markets.
Chinese banks new loans crashes to $186b in August as credit crunch hits SMEs
Banks have been shunning riskier corporates over consumer loans.
Indonesia moves forward with plan to standardise QR code payments
The central bank has already finished the technical-heavy stage.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: German government reportedly open to Deutsche-Commerzbank merger; Tighter money laundering rules set for Danish banks
And should the US mimic the UK's morgage curbs?
Chart of the Week: Have Thai banks' credit costs peaked?
Credit costs have been on a steep uptrend in the past four years.
Philippine rural banks remain flush with money despite back-to-back branch closures
The sector’s assets rose 8.3% to $4.02b as of end-March.
Vietnamese banks step up bad loan disposal via auction
Agribank is planning to hold 12 auctions in September alone.
Malaysian banks' profit growth slow to 8.8% in Q2
This comes from double-digit growth of 11.8% in Q1.
Thomson Reuters' Patrick Donaldson to tackle data and insights at ABF's Priority Banking & Wealth Management Conference 2018
He will join representatives from Celent, Bain & Company, DBS Bank, and more.
Hong Kong banks struggle to plug tech talent shortage
Engineers and developers are all in short supply.
Australia's big banks move to preserve profitability in mortgage rate hike
It proves they remain able to retain pricing power despite intense scrutiny.
Can Vietnamese banks plug their massive capital shortage ahead of Basel II?
The banking system could face a $20b capital shortfall by 2020.
Steady mortgage lending boost South Korean bank loans to $491.76b in August
Residents have been turning to banks as property prices pick up.