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Is cash still king? Digital payments eroding cash’s dominance in SEA
Internet economy in SEA has propelled digital payments further.
Is cash still king? Digital payments eroding cash’s dominance in SEA
Internet economy in SEA has propelled digital payments further.
New Zealand’s card payments market to rebound 10.3% in 2021
The market is expected to top $83.2b in four years’ time.
South Korean banks’ average mortgage rates hit three-year high: report
The 3.26% interest rate average is its highest since November 2018.
Deutsch Bank Wealth Management announces three new leadership appointments
Felicia Tan and Edmund Lee join from BNP Paribas; Dita Darmawan, from UBS.
Online shopping drives expansion of alternative payments’ use in APAC
China’s alternatives will account for 70% of e-commerce transaction value in 2021.
Weekly Global News Wrap: JP Morgan CEO apologises for CPP joke; Leadership shake-up tests Mexico’s financial regulator
And China urges lenders to extend support to advanced manufacturers, other industries.
DBS’ suffers digital bank service glitch; MAS mulls taking supervisory action
DBS Country Head Shee Tse Koon has apologised for the disruptions.
Citi hiring 100 roles to boost blockchain, digital assets expertise
The bank has also unveiled three new senior roles.
Henderson Land secures HK$2.5b green loan from Bank of China Hong Kong
The loan is unsecured and has a tenure of three years.
MUFG Bank appoints head of institution investors coverage for Asia
Weehuizen has over 18 years of banking experience in APAC and Europe.
HSBC appoints co-heads for commercial banking business in Asia: report
Amanda Murphy will lead South Asia and SEA whilst Frank Fang, the GBA.
4 in 5 Singaporeans prefer online methods of banking: survey
Less than one in ten, or only 4%, concentrate their banking activities at the ATM.
Deutsche appoints ex-UBS exec as wealth vice chairman in APAC
Mahesh is rejoining Deutsche after leaving in 2017.
What do SMEs expect from modern payment solutions?
ABF spoke with industry experts from Mastercard, Enterpryze, Boku, and Xfers to learn more.
Wider adoption of e-CNY poses risks to China’s banking system: Moody’s
Digital renminbi will test banks’ ability to address risks.
Citi raises record $40b sustainable financing for APAC clients in 2021 YTD
This was thanks to Alibaba’s $5b offerings and a $2.5 bond issuance by SK hynix.
China offers banks cheap funding for lending to green firms
The central bank is willing to lend 60% of the required funds at a 1.75% rate.
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