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Chinese banks stem lending in April as debt worries rise

Banks extended $150.16b in net new yuan loans.

Chinese banks stem lending in April as debt worries rise

Banks extended $150.16b in net new yuan loans.

Taiwan intensifies financial consultant oversight amidst theft reports

Fines for thefts committed by financial consultants since 2012 hit $2.78m.

Thailand banks' loan growth to slow to 4.5% by end-2019 as mortgages take hit

The LTV limit of 80% on home loans will cool demand for mortgages.

Maybank Singapore targets the elderly in new integrated banking package

They will have access to products such as endowment and retirement plans.

Banks caught in Beijing's risky balancing act as second largest economy stutters

The People’s Bank of China has launched a Central Bank Bill Swap to help banks actively lend more. Two months after the world’s second-largest...

Thailand embraces facial recognition tech for e-KYC

FR is part of the broader shift towards the smart bank branch model.

Asset quality risks grow as Taiwanese banks grapple with China's slowdown

Delinquencies climbed in the overseas loans of cyclical sectors as well as loans to China and Southeast Asia.

Citi banks on unrivalled expertise to service Asia's mobile and international millionaires

Affluent clients in the region can unlock sophisticated and customised investment opportunities in the U.S.

UOB unveils online utility marketplace

Consumers can choose from a wide array of electricity, gas, water, broadband and TV service providers.

China cuts small banks' RRR to 8% in funding boost for credit-starved firms

The latest cut will unleash around $41.23b in long-term funding.

Malaysian banks hit by lower loan demand

New loan applications shrunk 6% in March.

UOB profit up 8% to $770m in Q1

The earning boost came from strong income figures which hit $1.77b.

Japanese bank woes to persist as ultra-low rates to last until 2020

The negative rates will continue to eat away at profitability.

Neurogine's Jew Kee Lim to talk about how banks can expand e-wallet reach

Lim hopes to illuminate how tourists can still use e-wallets beyond their home countries.

China relaxes ownership regulations further in financial opening

Billion-dollar asset requirements have been removed.

India zeroes in on new bank merger candidates

Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India and Bank of India are possible targets.