Financial Technology
BaoViet Bank launches new e-bank services
BaoViet Bank launches new e-bank services
Bao Viet Bank has launched the three new e-bank services namely EZ-Saving, EZ-Topup and EZ-Billing. In details, EZ-Saving is the electrical saving...
VietinBank to join toll collection at Tan Son Nhat Airport
Vietinbank signed a cooperation contract to jointly launch automatic toll collection service at non-stop toll station at Tan Son Nhat Airport, HCM...
Maybank enhances security for Internet banking portal
Maybank has added enhanced security features to its Internet banking portal, Maybank2u.com.
ABC launches English online banking service
To enrich and improve its services, Agricultural Bank of China launched its the English-version corporate online banking service.
S-REITs poses risk to China
The expansion of the Singaporean industrial real-estate investment trusts (S-REITs) into China poses a number of business risks.
Japan quake impact on cash flows
It is important to continue to monitor relevant properties to determine the impact on profitability and values of Japan CMBS of the March 11...
Singapore banking system stable outlook
Moody's says that the outlook for Singapore's banking system is stable, and expects banks to continue to record solid profits during the next 12 to...
System malfunction keeps Mizuho from processing transactions
A computer system malfunction brought Mizuho Bank's number of unprocessed transaction at 910,000.
Bangladesh govt signs e-tender deal with 5 banks
An agreement was signed between the government and five banks for introducing electronic bidding for public-works contract within the current month.
SeABank chooses Cisco to manage its solutions
Cisco implemented its technologies and solutions in retail banking at SeABank.
StanChart provides link to accounts overseas
Standard Chartered Bank launched Global Link, a one-stop online banking service for high net worth clients with accounts in other countries.
Vietnam banks want latest technologies against ATM theft
Vietnam's commercial banks want the latest technologies for security solutions for ATM cards due to the rising number of cases of ATM demolition and...
Cambodia ATM numbers soar as bank sector develops
National Bank of Cambodia NBC recorded that 130 new ATMs were installed by commercial banks last year. This brings the total Kingdom-wide to 501 at...
China Bank inks deal with SunGard
China Bank has selected SunGard’s Ambit Asset Liability Management solution.
Mandiri allocates $12M for IT development
The country’s biggest lender in term of assets, state-owned Bank Mandiri, has earmarked US$12 million for IT system development.
StanChart Vietnam joins Smartlink network
Standard Chartered Bank (Vietnam) would be the first international bank to join the Smartlink network.
ACB launches fingerprint identification system
The Asia Commercial Bank has started screening fingerprints to identify account owners instead of signature and identity cards as before.
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