Financial Services

Singapore beats Hong Kong in open banking readiness

Strong regulatory support from MAS buoyed the lion city to score the APAC crown.

Bank lending up 0.8% in April

Consumer and corporate loans edged up slightly.

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Strong SME lending buoys Taiwanese banks' growth prospects

Loans to the SME segment accounted for almost a third of total system loans.

Japanese regional banks form fintech joint venture in bid for survival

Seven lenders will take a stake of little over 14% in the JV.

China's banks are sidestepping the shadow banking crackdown

Issuance of structured deposits surged almost 47% to $1.4t in the year through March.

India's massive bailout fails to buoy banks out of earnings rut

Little will be left for lending from the government’s $32b capital injection.

Chart of the Day: Banks bear the burden of growing credit card debt

Bad credit card debt that was "written-off" jumped 16% to $20.74m in March.

MAS to require investors to log stock short sales

They need to be reported through an online portal.

DBS to build Carousell's mobile wallet CarouPay

This followed the bank’s participation in Carousell’s US$85m funding round.

Prudential to pay $100 to customers hit by GIRO deduction

Customers can expect it to be credited to their accounts by 3 June.

OCBC rolls out financial advisory and lifestyle programme for elderly

It will train seniors on e-payments amongst other activities aimed at safeguarding their future.

MAS commits to Foreign Exchange Global Code

The code promotes a robust, fair, liquid, open, and transparent FX market.

HSBC integrates personal information vault into credit card application process

Applicants won’t need to provide supporting documents anymore.