Financial Services

Can Indian banks weather the last wave of bad loan resolution?

Profitability is set to suffer but cleaner balance sheets will produce benefits in the long-run.

Can Indian banks weather the last wave of bad loan resolution?

Profitability is set to suffer but cleaner balance sheets will produce benefits in the long-run.

Singapore bank lending up 5.4% in March

Thanks to sustained demand for home and corporate loans.

Marvelstone opens Smart City Innovation Lab in Singapore CBD

The facility will focus on fintech, blockchain, and AI for 20,000 startups and institutions.

Anapi offers protection for digital startups

Its smart API platform is complemented by a machine learning engine.

DBS profits up 26% to $1.52b in Q1

Net interest margin rose 9 bps due to a strong Singapore dollar.

MAS sets standards for accountability of financial managers

It launched a public consultation for 3 guidelines that FIs should follow.

Singapore to cut length of fintech patent applications to six months

Applicants need to furnish a “Fast Track” document to be recognised as fintech.

Citi links credit card to Apple Pay's system

The service was simultaneously launched in Australia and Hong Kong and will be rolled out to Taiwan later this year.

Singapore and Vietnam tie up for fintech cooperation

Additionally, the two countries also revised a partnership on banking supervision.

E-payment platform UNPay launched in Singapore

The platform, which has been tapped by Alibaba and Baidu, previously raised US$63m from initial funding.

Chart of the Day: 96.5% of taxpayers filed their tax returns on-time

About 780,000 of them filed tax returns electronically.

OCBC appoints Dennis Hong as managing director of OCBC Securities

He has been the deputy managing director of OCBC Securities since 15 March 2018.

Chart of the Day: Asian currency unit beats domestic banks in loan growth

ACU loans grew 14% in February and are now driving overall loan growth.

Australian banks speed up Asian retreat as competition and oversight mounts

Amidst tighter regulatory pressures, analysts weigh in on whether Asia is still a market worth conquering.

DBS launches cross-border payment tracker in Singapore and Hong Kong

Over 200,000 corporate and SME clients will be able to use the service.

APAC banks grapple with growing property risks

Rising property loans and household indebtedness may pose problems for banks’ balance sheets soon.