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India's ailing banking sector sparks call for privatisation
The quality of bank boards should be prioritised.
India's ailing banking sector sparks call for privatisation
The quality of bank boards should be prioritised.
Homeowners to feel pinch as Hong Kong banks hike mortgage rates
BOC (Hong Kong), HSBC and Hang Seng Bank raised rates by 10bp.
How are Indonesian banks faring after the bad loan surge of 2016?
Nonperforming loans have spiked after the 2014-2016 commodities downturn.
Singapore nabbed Asia's fintech crown from Hong Kong in 2017
Total fintech funding hit $983.6m in 2017 versus Hong Kong's $596.8m.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Facebook in talks with banks to join Messenger; Wells Fargo accidentally foreclosed on 400 customers
And HSBC profit hit $10.7b in H1.
Chart of the Week: How exposed were Singapore banks to mortgages in Q1?
DBS gained the largest market share but has least mortgage exposure.
Trade jitters could slow Singapore banks' loan growth to 7% in 2018
DBS' trading income crashed 23% in Q2.
Indian government eyes reforms unleashing $8.72b in banking capital
Lowering the CET Tier-I ratio from 5.5% to 4.5% is expected to boost lending.
Australia's big banks are abusing their industry dominance: report
Consumers are being shortchanged by the oligopoly.
Hong Kong banks' loan growth may slow to 5% in H2
Trade tensions and higher interest rates are to blame.
Indonesia steps up efforts to centralise payment system
Bank Indonesia is campaigning for the shift to the National Payment Gateway card.
Could banks be the saving grace of Singapore's rattled equities market?
Banks have posted a healthy set of Q2 results despite bleak market conditions.
Credit card spending in Taiwan hits $47.05b in H1
Purchases via credit card nearly hit the $200b in all six months except February.
Ailing Indian banks shore up on fees from non-maintenance of minimum balance
State Bank of India led the pack in collecting customer penalties.
Singapore retail and wealth banks shun digital as they ramp up Q2 hiring
Relationship managers in bancassurance were in hot demand.
Japanese banks jumpstart SEA expansion in bid for survival
Juroku Bank and Ashikaga Bank opened a Hanoi and Bangkok unit.
Australia's big banks defy mortgage hike trend
ANZ and CBA have lowered their mortgage rates to boost lending.