Retail Banking

Chinese banks grab a third of global banking profits in 2011

Europe’s punishing financial turmoil has been good for China’s Big Four banks.

Chinese banks grab a third of global banking profits in 2011

Europe’s punishing financial turmoil has been good for China’s Big Four banks.

Banking in the New Age

Customer service in banking is one of the most important ways to keep customers coming back. It includes responding to customers’ questions and...

Malaysia's Maybank ready to incorporate retail ops in Singapore

Maybank is prepared to locally incorporate its retail operations in Singapore according to the city state’s government requirement.

Singapore to force foreign banks to incorporate locally

Foreign banks in Singapore holding large deposits may be forced to incorporate their retail operations locally.

Jamil appointed new DMD for United Commercial Bank

Mohammad Shawkat Jamil has been promoted as the deputy managing director of United Commercial Bank.

Operational leadership in retail banking – The last frontier for profits

Leadership, a clear and consistent message, and employee involvement are the keys to productivity in the workplace.

Reports of fat Vietnam bank profits inaccurate: inspectors

Central bank inspectors revealed that banks’ profit in Vietnam for 2011 was not as big as reported by many commercial banks.

Five lenders eye shuttered Philippine bank

Five Philippine financial institutions remain interested in acquiring the assets of bankrupt Export and Industry Bank.

KB Financial shows interest on Woori

KB Kookmin Bank President Min Byung-duk reportedly met with the bank’s labor union and proposed making a bid for Woori if the employees are also in...

Indian government assails downgrade of banks

India vents its anger on the stunning downgrade of some of its larger banks by Fitch Ratings, Ltd.

Habubank-SHB merger enters 2nd of 3 stages

The merger of Habubank and Sai Gon-Ha Noi Bank is soon to reach the second stage of a three-stage process.

CIMB receives good response with Youth Savings Account

CIMB Bank Bhd's youth savings account, YOUth, has attracted 95,000 youth since its launch in June last year.

Mega Islamic banks to position Malaysia in global Islamic finance

Mega Islamic banks in Malaysia will serve the needs of the domestic economy and position the country as the benchmark in Islamic global finance, says...

Bank Al Habib maintains credit ratings

Bank AL Habib maintained its long term and short term entity ratings by the Pakistan Credit Rating Agency at “AA+” and “A1+”, respectively.

Nonghyup Financial awaits $865.9M government infusion

Nonghyup Financial Group recorded the lowest BIS ratio among Korean banks in May with 11.09 percent.

Malaysian Banks best in meeting customer expectations: Study

A study showed that Malaysian Banks met customer expectations better than any other group.

Sampath Bank leads the way in fund transfers

Sampath Bank registered the highest outward volume contribution and highest growth rate in SLIPS.