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APAC financial services’ economic contribution can reach $4.8t by 2035
APAC financial services’ economic contribution can reach $4.8t by 2035
Financial institutions are expected to pour trillions in public infrastructure, energy, and data centres.
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Liberty Financial’s originations growth to drive revenue expansion
Niche service offerings will help defend its customer base, S&P said.
1 day ago
AI raises bank fraud risks as Australia faces control gaps
AUSTRAC has found potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent loans.
3 days ago
Bank loans lose share in China's social financing
Direct financing gained momentum but has yet to offset weaker credit expansion.
6 days ago
Australia's crimes agency regulator flags systemic mortgage fraud
They uncovered inflated incomes and fabricated business activity to support loan applications.
Judo Bank seen sustaining strong earnings despite higher credit losses
Higher specific provisions have led to weaker asset quality.
MTC's cautious lending pays off with 16% Q2 profit growth
It beat UOBKH's forecast by 8%.
Indonesian banks’ loan growth expected at 8% to 10% in 2026 with slower H2 rise
Auto lending contracted, whilst MSME and consumer loans’ quality softened.
Four in five Philippine banks hold business lending rules steady in Q3
Nearly a third of lenders expect demand from companies to rise.
Singapore banks offload risk to private credit
Banks will continue to anchor relationship-based senior lending, KPMG said.
Indonesia’s liquidity release may boost bonds instead of loans
Banks are increasingly allocating funds towards short-term government bonds and securities.
About one-third of Filipino borrowers use loans to pay for food
Education trailed, accounting for 15% of spending purposes.
NaBFID loan book grows tenfold to $10.76b in three years
Loan book expansion is expected to continue over the next few years.
Philippine lender MocaMoca hits 20 million users
The digital lending platform says it offers collateral free loans up to PHP50,000.
India private banks bet on foreign deposits as margins shrink
Of the four largest private banks, only ICICI bucked the trend.
South Korean banks to tighten household lending in Q3: BOK
Banks expect mortgage demand to decrease and corporate loans to rise.
Japan's biggest banks see stable loan demand in Q2 2026
Four banks said that demand from local governments were “substantially stronger.”
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