Retail Banking

Malaysia drops criminal charges vs Goldman Sachs over 1MDB

The bank has earlier agreed to pay $3.9b as settlement.

Amidst a crisis, Hong Kong's Mox Bank sees boundless opportunities

The neobank has outlined a bold plan to kickstart a new generation of virtual-savvy customers.

Singapore regulator floats new SGD facility for banks

It will be launched in the week of 28 September.

Feeble asset quality, credit growth squeeze big Aussie banks

The full impact of the pandemic is yet to materialise.

Trials reflect weak economic ground for Cambodian banks

Wide credit-to-GDP elevate risks linked to economic imbalances.

CIMB sees H1 net profit drop to $189m

Elevated loan provisions triggered the fall.

Chinese banks with more shrewd NPLs see slim earnings hike

But banks are still likely to slash dividends.

Huge capital gap hounds China's big banks

The gap could expand up to $943b by 2024.

APAC banks face varying effects of ultra-low rates

Typical challenges include weak interest income and NIM compression.

Indonesia's Bank Mandiri face lower margins, climbing NPLs

The lender’s net interest margin contracted by 65 bp in H1 2020.

Chinese banks' liquidity still enough despite key metrics slumping

Asset quality grew 10.8% in Q2 from 9.4% a year earlier.

MUFG to pool funds for pandemic-hit firms

It will issue sustainable bonds totalling $1.42b.