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Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Two-thirds of its users would bank with Amazon; Americans still choose cash for small purchases
And Deutsche Bank will transfer more assets to Frankfurt after Brexit.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Two-thirds of its users would bank with Amazon; Americans still choose cash for small purchases
And Deutsche Bank will transfer more assets to Frankfurt after Brexit.
RHB Bank ties up with Tokio Marine to roll out life insurance plan
The scheme has plans with premiums as low as $1.45.
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.
Bank of East Asia steps up tech partnerships to capture Mainland market
The bank has already tied up with four tech companies.
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.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: German government reportedly open to Deutsche-Commerzbank merger; Tighter money laundering rules set for Danish banks
And should the US mimic the UK's morgage curbs?
Chart of the Week: Have Thai banks' credit costs peaked?
Credit costs have been on a steep uptrend in the past four years.
Philippine rural banks remain flush with money despite back-to-back branch closures
The sector’s assets rose 8.3% to $4.02b as of end-March.
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...