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Vietnamese banks step up bad loan disposal via auction

Agribank is planning to hold 12 auctions in September alone.

Vietnamese banks step up bad loan disposal via auction

Agribank is planning to hold 12 auctions in September alone.

Malaysian banks' profit growth slow to 8.8% in Q2

This comes from double-digit growth of 11.8% in Q1.

Hong Kong banks struggle to plug tech talent shortage

Engineers and developers are all in short supply.

Australia's big banks move to preserve profitability in mortgage rate hike

It proves they remain able to retain pricing power despite intense scrutiny.

Can Vietnamese banks plug their massive capital shortage ahead of Basel II?

The banking system could face a $20b capital shortfall by 2020.

Steady mortgage lending boost South Korean bank loans to $491.76b in August

Residents have been turning to banks as property prices pick up.

Singapore banks reign supreme in heating e-payments battle

Early tech adoption will cushion the expected earnings blow from new competitors.

South Korea's web-only banks lose steam as they book massive half-year losses

Kakao Bank and K Bank booked net loss of $10.67m and $35.14m respectively.

Alipay eyes tie-up with Japanese regional banks to boost coverage

The mobile payment platform has already partnered with Yahoo Japan.

Indonesia's mid-sized banks struggle against digital dominance of state lenders

Top players are accounting for the lion's share of e-banking fees.

Chinese lenders shore up on e-banking fees in Q2

Electronic banking fees of CCB and ACB surged 60% and 33% respectively.

Trade tensions will not spare even the most mature APAC banks

High foreign currency exposure is a rising threat.

Chinese banking fines up nearly sixfold in 2017

CBRC head Guo Shuqing has not been letting up in the crackdown.