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Citi names Ed Huntsman as head of financing, markets for Asian markets
                                                                                 
                    
                    Huntsman will remain global head of financing for spread products.
                
                                
            Citi names Ed Huntsman as head of financing, markets for Asian markets
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            Huntsman will remain global head of financing for spread products.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    MUFG, subsidiaries submits business improvement plans to authorities
                                                                                                 
                        
                        MUFG also apologised to its customers and stakeholders.
                    
                                        
                    
                RCBC unable to sustain improved capital amidst bad loans: Moody’s
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Its NPL ratio is “one of the weakest” amongst its domestic peers, Moody’s said.
                    
                                        
                    
                KPay merchants can now accept payments from HSBC’s PayMe app
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Over 33,000 merchants in KPay’s Hong Kong network can now accept PayMe payments.
                    
                                        
                    
                OCBC unveils next-generation programme for wealthy customers
                                                                                                 
                        
                        An estimated $2.5t in intergenerational wealth will be passed to the next gen by 2030.
                    
                                        
                    
                Airwallex clinches retail investment license in Australia
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It will now be able to offer its Airwallex Yield product to the wider retail market.
                    
                                        
                    
                MAS “closely monitoring” global IT outage
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Major banks reported little to no impact to customers and key operations.
                    
                                        
                    
                GoTyme Bank added 1.7 million new customers in H1
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It now holds a total of $281.21m (PHP17b) in deposits.
                    
                                        
                    
                StashAway launches fixed-income Income Investing
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It has a 5.51% per annum yield maturity.
                    
                                        
                    
                ZA Bank rolls out reserve banking services to stablecoin issuers
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It has on boarded RD InnoTech and is onboarding 10 other issuers.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered bolsters private banking team in Hong Kong
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Two managing directors and three executive directors are joining the team.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered bolsters Singapore private banking with new hires
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The bankers hail from UBS, HSBC, Credit Suisse, and Deutsche Bank.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong’s ZA Bank welcomes planned stablecoin regulatory regime
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The bank surpassed $1b in transfer turnover from Web3 clients in 2023.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong process with plan to regulate stablecoin issuers
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It has published a consultation paper based on 108 submissions.
                    
                                        
                    
                Digital investment firm Arta Finance clinches approval to launch in SG
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The firm offers access to alternative assets and credit channels.
                    
                                        
                    
                DBS rolls out gen AI assistant to customer service workforce
                                                                                                 
                        
                        CSO assistant is expected to benefit its over 500 CSO staff in Singapore.
                    
                                        
                    
                Citi Hong Kong unveils IADS-powered Wealth 360
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Customers can view their deposit accounts across different bank in one place.