Retail Banking

Malaysian banks hit by lower loan demand

New loan applications shrunk 6% in March.

Malaysian banks hit by lower loan demand

New loan applications shrunk 6% in March.

UOB profit up 8% to $770m in Q1

The earning boost came from strong income figures which hit $1.77b.

Japanese bank woes to persist as ultra-low rates to last until 2020

The negative rates will continue to eat away at profitability.

Neurogine's Jew Kee Lim to talk about how banks can expand e-wallet reach

Lim hopes to illuminate how tourists can still use e-wallets beyond their home countries.

China relaxes ownership regulations further in financial opening

Billion-dollar asset requirements have been removed.

India zeroes in on new bank merger candidates

Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India and Bank of India are possible targets.

Hong Kong bank loans up 1.1% in March

Loans for use inside Hong Kong rose by 1.2%.

Singapore bank loans shrink to 2.9% in Q1

Consumer loan growth slowed to just 0.3% in March.

UOB ties up with SGX and CCOIC to support Chinese firms

The tripartite alliance aims to help Chinese firms expand to ASEAN.

DBS Q1 profit up 9% to $1.21b

Strong interest income offset declining wealth management, brokerage and investment banking fees.

Chinese banks' assets up 7.7% to $33.9t in March

Total liabilities rose 7.3% to $36.63t.

Singapore bank loan growth to recover from weak Q1

Loans could grow by up to 6% for full-year 2019.

Pradeep Pant of Metrobank to grace the Retail Banking Forum in Manila

He will share his insights on how digitalisation can transform consumer banking.

Thai bank earnings to fall 7% in Q1: analyst

Non-interest income which may have dropped 8% hit profits.

Online hiring for Singapore bank roles up 28% in March

Singapore figures outpaced that of Malaysia and the Philippines.