Retail Banking

OCBC enables customers to make cashless payments with new mobile keyboard

Customers can now make e-payments without exiting their current mobile app.

Consolidating public sector banks in India still won't improve weak capitalisation

But the mergers could provide scale efficiencies and improve the quality of corporate governance.

Commonwealth Bank to be probed by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission also launched its investigation.

Singapore banks' non-interest income to increase by up to 15%

Thanks to wealth management fees and net trading income.

Why Thai banks are well placed to absorb loan losses

They have enough reserves even if 25% of thier restructured loans become NPLs.

Vietnamese banks' asset quality expected to improve with new collateral repossession rules

Banks can now speedily repossess collateral for a nonperforming loan.

Chart of the Week: Singapore banks' ROEs to trend higher into FY18-19E

Maybank Kim Eng outlines three reasons behind this forecast.

OCBC's net profit to grow 3% in the next two years

This will be on the back of higher loan growth.

RHB, AmBank call off merger plans

The banks were not able to reach an agreement on mutually acceptable terms for the merger.

Indian banks remain 'moderately capitalised'

Overall Capital Adequacy Ratio stood at 13.74% as of March 2017.

Why the property sector remains a key risk for Hong Kong banks

The prevalence of high-LTV second mortgages increases default risks for homebuyers.

DBS invests $20m to train employees to become digital bankers

The bank will launch a programme that comprises AI-powered learning.

Malaysian banks' total system deposits growth slows to 3.5%

Government deposits contracted for the 12th consecutive month.

More unfavourable regulations to impact Thai banks

Policies may even target leasing companies as well.