Retail Banking

Rising interest rates births more challenges for Asia's digital banks

Few manage to break even, and those that do are back by conglomerates.

Rising interest rates births more challenges for Asia's digital banks

Few manage to break even, and those that do are back by conglomerates.

Bank of China bad loans, capitalization ‘stable’ amidst real estate woes: S&P

BOC’s NPL ratio for mainland real estate loans rose 62 basis points in H1.

Earnings remain key weakness of Japanese banks: Fitch

Impact of rising interest rates in the US will be mixed, the ratings agency said.

Australian regulator removes Westpac add-on liquidity requirement

The removal of the add-on takes effect this 1 September.

Grab, Singtel-led digital-only bank GXS debuts in Singapore

It has launched a savings account with a customizable pockets feature.

CIMB Group core net profit jump 18.4% in H1

Interim dividend for the period is 13 sen per share.

South Korea’s Toss Bank to raise $224.7m via new stock issuance: report

It will raise the company’s total capital stock to KRW1.35t.

Public Bank H1 profits stumble over one-off prosperity tax

This was partially offset by higher net interest income.

Retail bank sales fall as digital struggles to fill branch banking hole

Digital sales rose to a new record, but could not offset fall in branch sales.

Australia’s Judo Bank on track for earnings growth

Its net interest margin is expected to be 3% over the next two years.

Citi winds down Russia consumer, commercial banking businesses

Approximately 2,300 employees will be affected, according to the bank.

Thailand’s SCBX scraps $500m deal for crypto exchange Bitkub: report

SCBX said that Bitkub needs time to fix its issues with the local regulator.

Maybank net profit down 9.2% to $415.7m in Q2

Fee-based income rose, but group braces for expected credit losses.