Retail Banking

UOB and CapBridge to offer Asian firms access to private capital

CapBridge’s investment syndication platform will match UOB clients to anchor and accredited co-investors.

Will virtual banks threaten Singapore's big three?

Newcomers still have to create large funding and capital bases to contend with incumbents.

Thai bank profits to fall 1% in Q2

Thanachart Bank will get hit the hardest as earnings will fall 13%.

Online bank hiring in Malaysia up 15% in March

It recovered from 9% decrease in the first two months of the year.

Korean regional banks look to SEA for growth

DGB Financial Group is aiming to open a bank branch in Vietnam. Regional lenders in Korea are betting on Southeast Asia for expansion amidst a...

Can Australian banks meet heavier capital requirements?

The regulator is proposing an aggregate-level risk-weight floor based on internal ratings-based approach.

Malaysian banks lead Southeast Asia in board diversity

Women make up over a third of boards compared to only 9% in the Philippines.

Singapore slaps three-year prohibition orders against former UBS banker

Paris Michele was discovered to have falsified company emails and forged documents.

Chart of the Week: Here's where Japanese banks' shrinking loan balances are hitting harder

More than half of lenders based in Chugoku, Koshinetsu, Shikoku and Tohoku earned less revenue.

China launches risk hedging tool to ease jitters after Baoshang Bank takeover

It is offered to investors in the $289m worth of six-month certificates of deposit.

Korean banks step up game to lure baby boomers

KEB Hana will create a taskforce to focus on premium pension products.

QR payment deployment boosts DBS' SME cashless transactions by 70%

It only launched the feature four months ago. DBS revealed that it has seen a 70% increase in digital transactions from its SME customers and 25%...