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BEA rebrands, upgrades digital services and bank branches

The bank has introduced artificial intelligence and fintech solutions to digitalise and automate operations.

BEA rebrands, upgrades digital services and bank branches

The bank has introduced artificial intelligence and fintech solutions to digitalise and automate operations.

BSP: cap on online payment facilities to stay

This aligns with the BSP's ongoing efforts to encourage digital financial transactions.

APAC M&A down 18.8% 11M’23

The region saw a total of 13,151 deals in the eleven months to November.

MAS: freeze remittances to China for the next three months

It is effective from 1 January 2024 to 31 March.

S.K.’s FSC Issues guidelines for fractional investments in regulatory sandbox

Authorities anticipate that this guideline will enhance business entities.

S.K.’s stock market index to release English disclosures this coming year

The mandatory English disclosures of significant information will be enforced for KOSPI-listed firms in two stages.

RCBC unveils banking services in a remote Philippine island

Inhabitants of Turtle Island will now have access to RCBC’s deposit and digital payment services.

Norinchukin Bank outlook negative amidst rising unrealized losses: Moody’s

The losses should reverse in 2024 as interest rates begin to decline, the ratings agency said.

JCB pilots central bank digital currency payment solution

The pilot aims to enable transfer of CBDC offline, and without the need to change POS terminals.

India’s commercial banks reports 17% higher net interest incomes

Banks also witnessed a 13.5% deposit growth for the quarter.

The Bank of East Asia builds data lakehouse for predicting trends, better CX

BEA will deploy a range of data analytics solutions from Google Cloud.

How banks can ensure customer safety in Gen AI adoption

Gen AI is expected to add up to US$340b in new value to banks. But obtaining a slice of this will not be an easy process.

Alipay+ daily transactions up 70% in H2

Partner wallets saw daily transaction volumes increased three-fold.

Alipay+ launches year-end sustainable travel campaign in Asia

Travelers will be rewarded for bringing their own toothbrushes, amongst others.

Taiwan reports over 37 million active credit cards in October

The average rate of delinquency was 0.2% by the end of the month.

South Korean banks’ total capital up 1.3% to $3.4b in Q3

Authorities warned of volatile financial markets.