Retail Banking
Citi appoints Gonzalo Luchetti as APAC and EMEA head of consumer banking
Citi appoints Gonzalo Luchetti as APAC and EMEA head of consumer banking
He is former retail banking head for APAC and EMEA since 2015.
HSBC Singapore to move HQ to Marina Bay Financial Centre
The firm targets to occupy the 140,000 sq ft office by April 2020.
Bank of East Asia steps up tech partnerships to capture Mainland market
The bank has already tied up with four tech companies.
Chinese banks new loans crashes to $186b in August as credit crunch hits SMEs
Banks have been shunning riskier corporates over consumer loans.
Banks go mobile-first to attract digital natives
They expect real-time information and responsiveness at their fingertips.
Do banks have what it takes to be at the centre of digital disruption in Indonesia?
From addressing specific needs to developing new business models, banks are getting a digital makeover.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: German government reportedly open to Deutsche-Commerzbank merger; Tighter money laundering rules set for Danish banks
And should the US mimic the UK's morgage curbs?
Chart of the Week: Have Thai banks' credit costs peaked?
Credit costs have been on a steep uptrend in the past four years.
Philippine rural banks remain flush with money despite back-to-back branch closures
The sector’s assets rose 8.3% to $4.02b as of end-March.
Malaysian banks' profit growth slow to 8.8% in Q2
This comes from double-digit growth of 11.8% in Q1.
The future of financial crime compliance
The global financial services industry including Asia is being plagued with the pervasive nature of financial crime and the ever-changing typology of...
CIMB Thai moves to beef up thin capital buffers
It is planning to increase its capital by $120m through a rights issue.
Hong Kong banks struggle to plug tech talent shortage
Engineers and developers are all in short supply.
China Merchants Bank's bloated retail loan book shields against trade conflict
Retail loans accounted for half of total lending as of end-December.
Australia's big banks move to preserve profitability in mortgage rate hike
It proves they remain able to retain pricing power despite intense scrutiny.
Philippine Veterans Bank moves to digitise consumer operations
It has tapped on solutions provider Fiserv Inc.
Can Vietnamese banks plug their massive capital shortage ahead of Basel II?
The banking system could face a $20b capital shortfall by 2020.