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Japanese regional banks eye information sharing to combat financial crime

A system that shares information on suspicious customers and transactions is being considered.

Japanese regional banks eye information sharing to combat financial crime

A system that shares information on suspicious customers and transactions is being considered.

Singapore banks enable faster P2P funds transfer with PayNow Corporate

Corporate customers of participating banks can use NRIC to transfer funds.

Nearly half of Singapore fintech funding are $10m and above in H1

This bucks the trend that startups are only receiving seed funding.

Vietnam cracks down on issuing foreign bank licenses

The move aims to encourage local banking mergers.

Singapore bank headcount up by over 4,500 in H2

Staff numbers were boosted by DBS' acquisition of ANZ staff.

Hong Kong's sought-after bank relationship managers demand 30% wage hike

The Greater Bay Area project has fuelled demand for such candidates.

India's ailing banking sector sparks call for privatisation

The quality of bank boards should be prioritised.

Homeowners to feel pinch as Hong Kong banks hike mortgage rates

BOC (Hong Kong), HSBC and Hang Seng Bank raised rates by 10bp.

How are Indonesian banks faring after the bad loan surge of 2016?

Nonperforming loans have spiked after the 2014-2016 commodities downturn.

Singapore nabbed Asia's fintech crown from Hong Kong in 2017

Total fintech funding hit $983.6m in 2017 versus Hong Kong's $596.8m.

Chart of the Week: How exposed were Singapore banks to mortgages in Q1?

DBS gained the largest market share but has least mortgage exposure.

Indian government eyes reforms unleashing $8.72b in banking capital

Lowering the CET Tier-I ratio from 5.5% to 4.5% is expected to boost lending.

Hong Kong banks' loan growth may slow to 5% in H2

Trade tensions and higher interest rates are to blame.