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Asian equities lost up to $3.5t in investor wealth due to pandemic

Asian equities lost up to $3.5t in investor wealth due to pandemic

Safeguarding wealth and low-risk assets will be investors’ focus.

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Falling oil prices exacerbate asset risks in Asian banks

The downturn has exposed issues in governance and operating practices.

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APAC banks face shocking $1.8t credit hit

Axis Bank in India has seen a quarter of its loan book stop repayments.

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CIMB Singapore plays to its strengths, targets SMEs as industry turns digital

The bank is gearing up its tech and customer-employee experience as neobanks loom.

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Sustainability takes centre stage in ASEAN corporate banking

But 51% of ASEAN banks have yet to fulfill even a quarter of ESG criteria.

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How CredoLab reduces banks' credit risks through smartphone metadata

The platform generates a credit scorecard in just one second, based on 1.3 million features from opt-in smartphone metadata.

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Mastercard APAC's winning strategy in the digital age

The payments provider has been forging new tech-based products and partnerships to keep up.

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Singapore big three banks' impaired loans ratio to rise to 2.5% in 2021

The pandemic’s full brunt won’t set in until later in 2020.

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Crunch time for Malaysia's e-wallets as big firms impose merchant fees

They are charging 0.5% from merchants who use their services as subscriptions soar.

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Digital banking to flourish in APAC by 2025: study

Over three-fifths of clients are willing to switch to neobanks.

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Coronavirus to amplify hierarchy in Chinese banks: analysis

Banks with high exposure to SMEs will bear the brunt of the epidemic.

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Chinese banks post loan recovery in March, but further growth unlikely

A fiscal stimulus is needed to spur demand.

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Hong Kong banks' asset quality battered by COVID-19 and protests

Exodus of corporate clients, mortgage risks, and dropping credit card use pose a big threat on revenues.

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Philippine banks' asset quality face decay amidst region-wide lockdown

The monetary board’s 50bp policy cut will put additional pressure on NIMs.

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Credit card revenues threatened as Singaporean travellers shun usage

Card users turn to cash as they steer clear of lofty transaction fees and poor exchange rates.

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Data and automation will help Hong Kong banks survive until the next decade

Emerging technology and customer data will help banks weather low interest rates and new competition.

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Tokyo is banking on foreign fintechs to reinvigorate its financial sector

Fintechs may tap into US$9.07t (¥984t) of individual cash sitting in banks, says the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

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