Taiwan
Can Taiwanese banks maintain stable financial footing?
Lenders face stiff competition and modest lending demand.
Can Taiwanese banks maintain stable financial footing?
Lenders face stiff competition and modest lending demand.
Taiwanese banks poised to break $6.5b year-end lending target
The government’s new economy projects is fuelling lending demand.
Citi Private Bank appoints Sally Yeh as global market manager for Taiwan
Yeh will report to Rudolf Hitsch, Citi Private Bank's North Asia head.
Taiwan Cooperative Bank rolls out QR code payment in Visa tie-up
It claims to be the country’s first standardised and EMV compliant QR code payment.
Lawmakers rebuke $323m capital requirement for Taiwan's web-only banks
They argue that Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong have much lower capital requirements.
CTBC Bank unveils multi-language ATM services
Machines now offer services in Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese.
Chinese exposure of Taiwanese banks dips as yuan tumbles
Claims by local lenders to the Mainland fell from $46.91b to $44.62b in June.
Can Taiwanese banks keep a lid on overseas exposure risks?
Exposure to China has been growing since 2010.
Credit card spending in Taiwan hits $47.05b in H1
Purchases via credit card nearly hit the $200b in all six months except February.
Private Taiwanese players beat state counterparts in banking competitiveness
CTBC Bank topped the list.
Taiwan has the highest ATM density in the world
There is one machine per 826 residents.
HSBC Singapore rolls out investment advisory platform for high net worth depositors
Clients with at least $1.2m in deposits also gain access to a luxury lifestyle concierge.
Fed hike to boost interest income of Taiwanese banks
The country’s lenders own over $30b in US-denominated assets.
Strong SME lending buoys Taiwanese banks' growth prospects
Loans to the SME segment accounted for almost a third of total system loans.
Loans by Taiwanese banks in China down to $57.49b in Q1
The ratio of the country’s banking sector to the Mainland also fell.
Number of Taiwanese bank branches plunge to five-year low in 2017
This translates to 3,417 branches still in operation.
Cathay Financial scraps deal to acquire Malaysian assets of Canada bank
The deal reportedly cannot be closed before the deadline.