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BigPay unveils cash pickup for remittances to the Philippines, Indonesia

It boasts over 14,000 pickup locations across the two countries.

BigPay unveils cash pickup for remittances to the Philippines, Indonesia

It boasts over 14,000 pickup locations across the two countries.

livi bank, Mastercard offer private film screening at the CORONET

Each booking entitles users to a 20% cash back and a bottle of Prosecco.

Japan fintech investments fall to five-year low in Q1

There were only eight investment transactions during the quarter.

Online card and wallet acquiring now available in Spring by Citi platform

Spring by Citi integrates online payment methods with back-office treasury management systems.

DBS adds carbon calculator in LiveBetter platform

Users can also now access a curated portfolio of carbon projects to help reach offset goals.

Does geopolitics heighten risks of an East-West divide in the financial industry? 

HSBC’s potential Asia split may signal that decoupling between the West and China is growing.

Indonesia's PermataBank names new president director

Rusli has worked for international institutions, including Goldman Sachs and Accenture.

Real estate woes threaten Chinese banks’ profits: Natixis

Bad loans are growing whilst new regulations' effects are yet to reflect.

Weekly Global News Wrap: State Street not buying Credit Suisse; Italy to expire bad loan scheme

And China gives the first nod to revive Ant IPO.   From Reuters: Financial services and bank holding company State Street has denied reports that it is looking to buy Credit Suisse.

KASIKORNBANK’s stake buy of PT Bank Maspion unlikely to dent strength: Fitch 

Thai banks are on an expansion spree overseas amidst weak chances domestically.

Singapore establishes framework to push for high quality green bonds

A committee will oversee the Singapore Green Bond Framework.

SG-based loan platform Capital C Corporation bags $53.72m in fresh funds

The firm was founded by brothers Jeames Cheow and JJohn Cheow in 2011.

MUFG closes HK$1.35b dual currency green term loan for Xinyi Glass Holdings

The three-year syndicated loan was 2.25 times oversubscribed.

Citi joins the Alliance for Green Commercial Banks in Asia

HKMA and the IFC jointly launched the Asia chapter of the alliance in 2020.