Retail Banking

Bangkok Bank ups interest in new fixed deposit product

Bangkok Bank ups interest in new fixed deposit product

Bangkok Bank has introduced a new fixed deposit account with increasing interest rates, from 1 to 1.5 percent per annum, over a period of 18 months...

Metrobank’s local ATMs now over a thousand

Metrobank added 25 new automated teller machines in key areas to increase its network to over a thousand ATMs nationwide.

ACLEDA Bank raises capital to US$68.15 million

ACLEDA Bank has again raised its total registered capital share by US$8.15 million.

ME Bank assures clients of strong financial position

Over the next few months Members Equity Bank will gradually introduce a new logo and colours to remind bankers that it is theirs.

Bank of Punjab gets US$123M capital boost from Punjabi govt

The Government of the Punjab contributed US$123 million as advance subscription money towards proposed increase in the Bank of Punjab’s paid up...

Hang Seng expresses commitment to China

Hang Seng Bank held a Board of Directors meeting in Yantai City to express its strong commitment to mainland China. Yantai in Shandong province is...

Yuen and Mohan are new ANZ heads for HK and NW Pacific

ANZ appointed Susan Yuen and Vishnu Mohan as Chief Executive Officers of Hong Kong and North West Pacific, respectively. Mohan will also be ANZ’s...

HSBC segregates general banking from investment services

HSBC is implementing new measures at its branches to segregate its general banking service areas from investment service areas. This is in line with...

St.George heeds customers' calls for lower service fees

St.George Bank of Australia will reduce monthly account service fee from US$5.6 to US$4 per month. Additionally customers who deposit at least US$1610...

J&K Bank revs up momentum with ATMs

Still on cloud nine over posting its highest profit ever of US$86 million, the Jammu and Kasmhir Bank dedicated four ATMs to Rajouri.

HSBC, Bank of China are top HK market makers

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority placed the HSBC and the Bank of China at the top of new sets of league tables of market makers for bills and notes...

GE Money sold to BDO

Banco De Oro Unibank, Inc. and GE Capital have agreed to transfer GE Money Bank in the Philippines to BDO.

Only two of India's 19 nationalised banks are sufficiently capitalised

So the newly returned government is asking the World Bank for $3 billion to recapitalise 17 banks with tier 1 rations of under 14 percent.

Moody's assesses Thai banks' resilience to crisis

Moody's will determine the appropriate systemic support for Thailand's bank ratings and the implications for 11 banks identified as being potentially...

Public Bank provides automatic transfer from parents' account

Public Bank's new account encourages children to save through automatic transfer of monthly allowances from the parents’ account to their account...

Maia named CEO of HSBC Australia

HSBC has appointed Paulo Maia, currently Deputy CEO of HSBC Brazil, as CEO of HSBC Bank Australia. The new appointment will come into effect on 1 July...

Maybank's recycled wallpaper to attract 100,000 online deposits?

Maybank hopes to attract its young population to patronise its online deposit service by adopting a green theme for its Yishun branch. Among their...