Retail Banking
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.
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And 300,000 users signed up for HSBC's new money management app.
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.
Julius Baer and Siam Commercial Bank joint venture gets nod to set up wealth unit
It will start with over 50 dedicated professionals.
Online hiring for Singapore bank roles up 28% in March
Singapore figures outpaced that of Malaysia and the Philippines.