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South Korean financial firms to tighten lending standards in Q4: survey

The 18 banks polled indicated that they will be pickier on approving loans.

South Korean financial firms to tighten lending standards in Q4: survey

The 18 banks polled indicated that they will be pickier on approving loans.

BOCHK warns customers of two fraudulent websites

Customers who used these sites are strongly urged to contact BOCHK immediately.

Landbank records highest-ever nine-month net income at $558m

Net income jumped 24% during the period compared to a year ago.

SCB X profits weighed by high credit costs, weakening asset quality

The bank will benefit from the interest rate hike, but peak by Q4 and gradually decline after.

Bank of East Asia’s Mongkok Branch to operate on weekends

It will be open from 1PM to 5PM on Saturdays and Sundays until 31 December.

KBANK net profit up 7% in Q3, but low dividends raise concerns: analysts

A substantial growth in net income helped drive up profits for the quarter.

DBS unveils financing solution to boost SMEs’ sustainability ventures

The DBS Eco Renovate Loan allows SMEs to finance up to 100% of their expenses related to sustainability.

UnionBank releases four new credit cards with various benefits

Interested users can choose from retail, cost-saving, travel, and luxury types of credit cards.

Payments fintech YouTrip raises US$50m in Series B round

The firm is gearing up to expand in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

UOB’s net profit up 5% to S$1.5b in Q3

Net fee income growth helped drive profits.

Singapore proposes shared responsibility framework for phishing scams

Both financial institutions and telcos are held accountable for mitigating scams.

75% of Singapore SMEs mull ditching banks for payment needs

1 in 2 of SMEs in Singapore complained of lengthy processing and settlement times.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia exploring GenAI use to test products

They are exploring the creation of GenAI chatbots that emulate human behaviors.

Schroders SG, KBank launch China Private Equity Fund in Thailand

The fund offers investors access to China’s RMB private equity market.

MAS proposes fund management regulation shake-up with new framework

If approved, the existing RFMC regime will be repealed.

OCBC rolls out generative AI chatbot for employees, amongst world’s first

Over 4 million decisions in the bank are made by AI daily, OCBC shared.