Retail Banking

Massive mergers no fix for Indian banks' near-term challenges

Credit quality and capital shortfalls remain a key problem.

Massive mergers no fix for Indian banks' near-term challenges

Credit quality and capital shortfalls remain a key problem.

Malaysian bank earnings up 5% in Q2

Investment and trading income drove quarterly profit gains.

China's dual banking system: consolidation as the final solution to weak small banks

The latest bailout of Bank of Jinzhou shows the intervention by the People's Bank of China (PBoC) on Baoshang Bank was not an isolated event. There...

Tech disruptors' raid on banks: How can banks fight back?

Traditional banks are under fierce rivalry from new competitors, both big tech companies and smaller fintech start-ups. Initially, existing regulators...

Chart of the Week: Thai banks' Q2 stressed loans hits 2.95%

NPL improvements were seen in the manufacturing and commerce sectors.

Margins of big Philippine banks widen in H1

On the other hand, NIMs of mid-sized players shrank.

Small Chinese banks lead profit growth in H1

City and village banks saw net profit grow 13.7% compared to 4.8% for the Big 4.

Regional credit growth props up bank loans as domestic lending falls flat

Loans to DBU trade-related segments and mortgages slowed.

DBS extends hybrid human-robo investment portfolio to retail investors

They can access four to seven ETFs with a minimum investment sum of S$1,000 or US$1,000.

Singapore launches e-service to aid fight against dirty money

It aims to address compliance challenges when financing trade.

How a former Wall Street guy is disrupting Myanmar's microfinance landscape

Jason Loughnane will discuss how using big data can ease the credit appraisal process.

India unveils series of state-run bank mergers to revive debt-ridden sector

From 27, the total number of government-owned banks will be cut to 12.

Hong Kong bank loans up 3.6% in July

The subuded pace of growth is expected to be maintained for the rest of the year.