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HSBC axes top managerial posts in investment bank

Last month, the bank announced a temporary hold in redundancies.

HSBC axes top managerial posts in investment bank

Last month, the bank announced a temporary hold in redundancies.

Chart of the Week: Japan's card payments to grow 2.6% in 2020

ATM cash withdrawals are expected to fall by 5.5% during the year.

OCBC Singapore to hand out $698m in SME loans by 30 June

The bank will pass all cost savings to SMEs by lowering the interest rate.

Singapore's big three banks to average 38% fall in Q1 earnings: analyst

Margins are expected to shrink 6-10 bps compared to Q4 2019.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group to halt funding for coal plants

This marks the 18th global financial institution to exclude coal for funding in 2020.

A third of Malaysians will have digital-only bank accounts by 2025

About 4.7 million adult locals currently have a digital-only account.

Malaysian banks stick with dividend payouts

The regulator has yet to order a delay in doing so.

Economic woes fuel pressure on COVID-hit Japanese banks: Fitch Ratings

Asset quality will likely decay faster than estimated, impeding efforts to sustain profits.

Chart of the Week: India's fintech investments grew 19.1% in 2015-2019

In 2019, local firms raised $5.1b in total from 154 deals.

Sri Lankan banks face medium-term deterioration

Weaker profitability will weigh on capitalisation.

Singapore regulator defers digital bank licence review to H2 2020

It had earlier planned to announce the successful applicants in June.

HSBC shareholders mull action after dividend payout scrapped

British regulators earlier told the bank to preserve capital as buffers.

Singapore banks urged to use capital buffers

The regulator has eased funding requirements to allow for more losses.

Singapore regulator injects $125m to support finance firms

It will support workforce training, operations and access to digital tools.