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Asia's private banking scene heats up as European players enter fray
European private banks are heavily investing in Asian footholds.
Asia's private banking scene heats up as European players enter fray
European private banks are heavily investing in Asian footholds.
Singapore and India speed up cross-border payments
Indian nationals can transact through Ru-pay in Singapore.
New accounting standards pose risks to Singapore banks' profitability
Lenders face higher credit reserve requirement under the FRS109.
Fraud incidents from unlicensed online trading jumped 255% in 2017
Singapore's police and central bank issued a new warning against unregulated online trading.
UOB rolls out monthly ‘digital clinics' to help businesses digitise
Tech experts will provide companies with tailored digital strategies to improve productivity.
Singapore beats Hong Kong in open banking readiness
Strong regulatory support from MAS buoyed the lion city to score the APAC crown.
Bank lending up 0.8% in April
Consumer and corporate loans edged up slightly.
Government unveils revamped insurance scheme for seniors with disability
CareShieldLife will be rolled out by 2020.
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Strong SME lending buoys Taiwanese banks' growth prospects
Loans to the SME segment accounted for almost a third of total system loans.
Japanese regional banks form fintech joint venture in bid for survival
Seven lenders will take a stake of little over 14% in the JV.
China's banks are sidestepping the shadow banking crackdown
Issuance of structured deposits surged almost 47% to $1.4t in the year through March.
India's massive bailout fails to buoy banks out of earnings rut
Little will be left for lending from the government’s $32b capital injection.
Chart of the Day: Banks bear the burden of growing credit card debt
Bad credit card debt that was "written-off" jumped 16% to $20.74m in March.
MAS to require investors to log stock short sales
They need to be reported through an online portal.
DBS to build Carousell's mobile wallet CarouPay
This followed the bank’s participation in Carousell’s US$85m funding round.
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