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China delays Visa and Mastercard entry as Unionpay remains unchallenged
The central bank has yet to issue formal acknowledgment.
China delays Visa and Mastercard entry as Unionpay remains unchallenged
The central bank has yet to issue formal acknowledgment.
Chinese commercial banks bad loan ratio hits 10-year high in 2018
Total non-performing loans hit $296.52b (CNY2t) in December.
China's fintech ecosystem is scaling faster than the US and Europe
Outside of China, fintechs are only able to disrupt one vertical unlike Alipay or WeChat Pay.
Chinese regulator refuses to let up on banking crackdown with $22m fine
This represents one of the largest penalties in 2018.
Emerging Asian banks may outpace developed peers in credit gains
The Philippine and Thai infrastructure campaigns will fuel borrowing.
Chinese banks' wealth management units greenlit to buy shares
It aims to boost market confidence amidst a cooling economy.
China's shadow banking sector shrunk to $9.02t in January-September
Trust loans and entrusted loans dropped sharply.
Chinese bank loan growth to hit 13.8% in 2019
The non-financial corporate segment will drive lending gains.
China's explosive wealth boom triggers private bank hiring spree
Homegrown and international banks are aggressively hiring.
Chart of the Week: Retail deliquencies add to Chinese banks' bad loan problem
Lenders have been growing their retail units in chase of higher yields.
Chinese commercial banks' bad loan ratio to hold below 1.9%
It already hit 1.87% in Q3.
Lower capital G-SIB requirements loom for Chinese megabanks amidst shadow banking crackdown
CCB’s extra CET1 requirements fell to 1% from 1.5%.
Small Chinese banks struggle to strike balance between curbing risk and lending
Megabanks have easier access to funding and have more stable asset quality.
Chart of the Week: Chinese bank settlement fees fall as nonbanks steal share
However, the downtrend is likely to stabilise soon.
UOB unveils new headquarters in Shanghai
UOB Plaza is the first office building owned by a foreign bank in the Lujiazui Financial District.
Banks are putting up a fight against China's tech titans
Although the amount of nonbank third-party payment skyrocketed 480% from 2014-2017, mobile payments by banks rose by 798% over the same period.
ICBC weathers bad loan crunch in Q3
NPL ratio dropped by 3bp YoY to 1.53%.
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