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Chart of the week: Check out how Vietnam banks' profitability improved in 2017
Stable economic conditions and a robust core income segment buoyed earnings.
Chart of the week: Check out how Vietnam banks' profitability improved in 2017
Stable economic conditions and a robust core income segment buoyed earnings.
India's largest bank fraud likely to swell beyond $2b
Most relevant documents on LoUs have not yet been recovered which may push the fraud value higher.
Mobile wallets dominate Hong Kong payments in early 2018
Even though half of consumers encountered difficulties with the mobile app.
Indian banking apps are losing to mobile wallets big time
Nearly 9 in 10 consumers have a mobile wallet to pay for utilities, transport, and movies.
China $7b shadow banking industry threatens economic stability: FSB
Shadow lenders in the country account for about 15% of global high-risk non-bank loans.
India to merge 35 overseas branches of state banks after $2b fraud case
Nearly 70 more banks are under review.
Vietnam banks' average asset return rose to 0.9% in 2017
The healthy figures are partially due to strong core income segment.
Singapore banks' P2P funds transfer to extend to businesses
Citibank, DBS, HSBC, Maybank, OCBC, Standard Chartered, and UOB will soon offer PayNow Corporate.
Retail Banking Forum 2018 kicks off in Manila with around 90 attendees
Key executives from the country's major banks graced the event.
Asian banks fall behind Western counterparts in digital transformation
Only DBS had the digital model that can stand with European and American banks.
Singapore loans grew 8% in 2017 but still lagged behind Hong Kong
A robust economy and optimism in the property market are slowly narrowing the gap.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: EU Banking scandal intensifies; BoA to open 500 new branches
And Greek banks urged to put more effort to cut NPLs.
Chart of the Week: Check out how Thai consumers are turning to digital banking services
Mobile and internet banking accounted for 33% of total payment transactions for 9M 2017.
China banks' regulator revises rules for foreign banks and investment
The move aims to further open the country’s banking sector.
Thailand's digital banking shift to boost banks' revenue
The transition will rationalise banks' branch networks and improve cost efficiencies, said Moody’s.
Mastercard's Sambit Pattanayak to tackle data for profitable innovation at the 2018 Retail Banking Forum
He will join the forum as a thought leader.
LANDBANK's Alex Buenaventura to join the 2018 Retail Banking Forum in Manila as a panelist
He will share his insights on emerging technologies and the pressure on banks.