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Singaporeans ditch bank visits to go mobile

Mobile banking usage has now overtaken branch visits by 15%.

Singaporeans ditch bank visits to go mobile

Mobile banking usage has now overtaken branch visits by 15%.

Weekly Global News Wrap Up: UBS profit hits $1.3b; Barclays eyes India return

And Italy's Banca Carige is under investigation for market rigging.

Chart of the Week: Will the HSR cancellation dampen Malaysian banks' loan growth?

The downturn may even offset the strong performance of household loans.

Singapore banks urged to tighten verification processes after SingHealth attack

Financial institutions are discouraged from relying on the stolen information for customer verification.

Philippine banks tie up with Bank of China to launch peso-renminbi spot market

Individuals can soon change renminbi into peso and vice versa.

Thai banks weather digital fee waiver after profits climb 21% to $963m in Q2

Krung Thai Bank’s net profit more than doubled to $230.08m.

India to close a third of overseas public sector bank branches

Around 70 foreign branches may be shuttered by end 2018.

Here's why the abolition of good and services tax is positive for Malaysian banks

The move might offset pressure on construction loans following the cancellation of the High Speed Rail last May.

More bailouts loom as staggering bad loans batter Chinese rural banks

State firms could end up forcing mergers or share capital injections.

South Korean banks embark on hiring spree amidst thawing Northern ties

KB Kookmin Bank is looking for a North Korean affairs specialist to support this endeavor.

Hong Kong's private banking assets hit $7.81t in 2017

More than half of total assets came from overseas locations.

Singapore banks turn to China's wealthy to offset slumping stock markets

Some banks are eyeing family offices to serve Chinese entrepreneurs.

Hong Kong launches Open API framework for banks

The central bank hopes that lenders start deploying open APIs within six months.

Tightening measures are hitting APAC banks more than Basel reforms

Lenders still need to launch extensive Basel implementation plans.

Japanese banks move to halt all transactions with Iran

The move follows the exit of US from the nuclear agreement deal.

India set to inject $2b into ailing state banks

The latest capital infusion aims to enable banks to build capital buffers.