Retail Banking

IFC seeks buyer for Vietnamese bank stake

This goes against the trend of greater investments in Vietnamese banks.

IFC seeks buyer for Vietnamese bank stake

This goes against the trend of greater investments in Vietnamese banks.

Capital crunch clouds Vietnamese banks' stellar half-year profit results

Lenders have been turning to IPOs and bond issuances to plug the gap.

Cautious corporates could drag Malaysian bank lending to 6% in 2018

Businesses are holding back borrowing as they await policy clarity.

Australia's NAB cuts executive salaries amidst probe

Total rewards for chief executive were cut by 11%.

Which Asian banks will lose steam amidst the silver population takeover?

India, Indonesia, and the Philippines will benefit from a favourable demographic shift whilst Korea and Japan will flounder.

Can Japanese banks plug the void left by retreating US lenders?

Cross-border exposure of Japanese banks have surged to $3.7t in March.

India eyes merger of 3 state banks to create country's third largest lender

Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank and Bank of Baroda will be consolidated.

Indonesian banks turn to EDCs to weather crippling rate hikes

Bank Mandiri is boosting transactions through electronic data captures.

Consumer banking chief Andrew Hagger leaves NAB

Andrew Hagger has led a division that has been the subject of a widespread inquiry.

Citi appoints Gonzalo Luchetti as APAC and EMEA head of consumer banking

He is former retail banking head for APAC and EMEA since 2015.

HSBC Singapore to move HQ to Marina Bay Financial Centre

The firm targets to occupy the 140,000 sq ft office by April 2020.

Chinese banks new loans crashes to $186b in August as credit crunch hits SMEs

Banks have been shunning riskier corporates over consumer loans.

Banks go mobile-first to attract digital natives

They expect real-time information and responsiveness at their fingertips.