Retail Banking

India makes headway with public bank mergers

India is reportedly aiming to merge Punjab National Bank with up to three other banks.

India makes headway with public bank mergers

India is reportedly aiming to merge Punjab National Bank with up to three other banks.

HSBC to add over 1,000 China tech jobs

It will boost headcount at Guangzhou, Shanghai and Xi'an by 14% from the current 7,000.

ING unveils digital bank in the Philippines

It offers 2.5% interest rate on savings.

Singapore sets up banking conduct committee

It will serve as a platform for banks to self-asses and update industry codes of conduct.

Citibank appoints Brendan Carney as Singapore CEO

He was previously the consumer business manager (CBM) for South Korea.

How Thai lenders are building the bank branch of the future

Paperless applications and facial recognition tech for eKYC are key components.

Which Singapore bank pays its staff the most?

This lender enjoys higher income from its institutional banking and treasury markets units.

Singapore banks stand strong against bad loan wave in Q1

The formation of new bad loans in Q1 was the lowest in five years.

Credit Suisse sets up family office unit in China

The Swiss lender named Tan Mae Shen as senior specialist for family office services in APAC.

Singapore bank NIMs up 3bps in Q1

UOB was the only weak link as margins shrunk 5bps.

Malaysian banks flex digital muscle to catch up with Asian peers

Employee upskilling is also a priority to ensure that workers can keep up with digital developments.

Japanese megabanks still reeling from lower net income

Sumitomo Mitsui projects a net income decrease of 4% to $6.39b in 2019. Bloomberg reported that Japanese megabanks are bracing for another tough year...

UOB to reduce reliance on Singapore

Nearly half or 40% of total group operating profit already comes outside Singapore.

Philippine banks' profits surge 28% in Q1

Strong gains from trading and lending pushed up earnings.