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Shinsei Bank to Open Urawa Consulting Spot

Shinsei Bank to Open Urawa Consulting Spot

Shinsei Bank will open a new “Shinsei Consulting Spot” in Urawa, Saitama-shi, Saitama Prefecture.

Two more banks connect with VNBC network

Sacombank-STB and ShinhanVina Bank successfully connected with the VNBC network.

EON Capital first quarter pre-tax profit up 25.3% to $55.05mn

The earnings growth was fuelled by higher net interest income, Islamic banking earnings and non-interest income.

Maybank nine months profit up 13.4% to $1.1bn

The company’s positive result boosted by Maybank Islamic which saw pre-tax profit rising 64.1% to $210.28mn.

Techcombank selects Experian customer credit risk, analytics and services

Techcombank selected Experian to provide customer credit risk, analytics and services to support its growing customer portfolio.

StanChart Vietnam offers e-saver

Standard Chartered Bank Viet Nam has offered 12 per cent interest on current accounts. E-Saver current account customers will enjoy 12 per cent annual interest rates, with no lock-in periods, no minimum balance requirements and no monthly fees. Customers can open their E-Saver current accounts online in less than three minutes.  

Westpac chooses Logica payments hub

Logica All Payments Solution will help Westpac New Zealand launch new products and services to its 1.2 million customers.

Eximbank launches free gold storage service

Eximbank is offering free service to keep gold holdings for clients as interest rates on deposits of the precious metal continue to fall.

VietABank issues short-term CDs in gold and dong

VietABank issued short-term certificates of deposit in gold and dong for terms of 1-11 months.

ABC launches the first domestic tourism financial IC card

ABC officially launched Zhangjiajie Tourism Card, the first domestic tourism financial IC card.

KEB wirthholds Q1 dividend amid doubts on Lone Star's exit

Korea Exchange Bank decided not to pay a dividend for the first quarter amid lingering doubt over U.S. fund Lone Star's controlling stake sale to Hana Financial Group Inc .

Hana Bank eyes Vietnam prospects

Kim Jeong-tae, Hana Bank president, expressed his interest in launching operations in Vietnam and he met with senior Vietnamese financial officials.

MAS-Maybank's debit card promotion grows significantly

Malaysia Airlines and Maybank's partnership to promote debit card use for online air ticket purchases grew 195 per cent in billings and 145 per cent in Maybank debit transactions.

FinatiQ to cease operations

As an online-only service provider of OCBC Bank, FinatiQ could no longer meet the growing needs of the bank's customers and  will cease business on 30 June 2011.

Bangkok Bank reports first quarter net profit of Baht 6.6 B

Bangkok Bank has recorded a consolidated net profit for the first quarter of 2011 of Baht 6.6 billion.

Krung Thai Bank net profit up 79%

Krung Thai Bank's profits in the first quarter of 2011 is up 79% to 5,489 million baht.

Cathay Bank's Chu Lai branch to raise chartered capital

Cathay United Bank's Chu Lai branch may hike its chartered capital after The State Bank of Vietnam governor Nguyen Van Giau approved the application.