Retail Banking

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.

Do banks have what it takes to be at the centre of digital disruption in Indonesia?

From addressing specific needs to developing new business models, banks are getting a digital makeover.

Chart of the Week: Have Thai banks' credit costs peaked?

Credit costs have been on a steep uptrend in the past four years.

Malaysian banks' profit growth slow to 8.8% in Q2

This comes from double-digit growth of 11.8% in Q1.

The future of financial crime compliance

The global financial services industry including Asia is being plagued with the pervasive nature of financial crime and the ever-changing typology of...