Retail Banking

Indonesian banks' loan growth remains weak at 3.8%

This may also be the case in 2018 despite better economic growth.

Philippine banks' consumer loans jumped 16%

Local banks keep zeroing in on consumer lending to spur growth.

Hong Kong banks' loan growth predicted to hit 18% for 2018

The forecast rose from 7.5% as lending to private companies grew.

Thai banks' earnings slip 8% YoY in 4Q17

They will continue to struggle in early 2018 as it dips by 1% QoQ.

Hang Seng Bank unveils AI chatbots for retail banking

Chatbots ‘HARO’ and ‘DORI’ are now ready to serve. Hang Seng banks spearheads the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for retail banking...

Citi names Stuart Stanley as head of Asia markets and securities services

He will succeed Patrick Dewilde who will retire in March 2018 after 34 years of service. Stuart has been with Citi for more than 13 years and has...

Low profitability and insufficient capital haunt Chinese banks

Even their improved asset quality cannot mask these concerns.

OCBC launches advisory service on property purchase

It can compute, analyse, and provide information and consultation. OCBC Bank is the first bank in Singapore to launch an online advisory service...

Malaysian banks' credit growth hits 5.5% in Nov 2017

It compensated for the sluggish 3.9% industry loan growth.

Deutsche Bank appoints Mahesh Kini as head of global subsidiary coverage for APAC

He will report to Kaushik Shaparia, head of global subsidiary coverage, global transaction banking. Prior to this appointment, Mahesh was head of...

Chinese banks' improved asset quality cannot hide other phantoms

Robust economic growth and, especially, higher industrial prices have pushed up Chinese corporates’ profits since 2016. This comes as an upturn after...

Standard Chartered Bank's CIO Zuzar Tinwalla talks about AI and robotics in Indian banking

He also revealed some of the recent technological innovations launched by Standard Chartered India.

HSBC reveals new appointments in core retail banking and wealth management

The four new appointments are: Cameron Senior as head of wealth & international, Fion Khoh as head of network, Christine Lim as head of direct sales...

Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Amazon may buy a bank in 2018; Four US banks' 'living wills' have shortcomings

And Britain's Competition and Markets Authority extends deadline for open banking implementation.