Lending & Credit
OCBC’s Iris Ng champions SMEs, green financing
OCBC’s Iris Ng champions SMEs, green financing
The banker worked on making capital loans more accessible to SMEs through embedded finance.
Proposed capital injection to help Chinese megabanks expand loans
It will mitigate pressure from weakening internal capital generation, S&P said.
Vietnamese banks may see up to 16% credit growth over next two years
Demand will come from the manufacturing, construction, and real estate sectors.
Indian commercial banks’ lending up 11.8% in Q3 FY2025 on MSME demand
Credit offtake of public banks outpaced private banks.
Loans extended in Australia rose 6.5% in January
Business loans rose the fastest compared to the same month in 2024.
BoCom to prioritize risk control, moderate loan book growth: S&P
Its loan book is projected to grow slower in 2024-2026.
Thai banks’ lending dip 0.4% in Q4 2024
Central bank says there is need to monitor SMEs and households’ ability to repay debt
Singapore’s business support measures to sustain banks’ asset quality
Wealth management income will benefit from stock exchange-related incentives.
Southeast Asian countries' credit growth diverges
Thailand has been hit with weak economic growth, whilst
Westpac cuts home loan, deposit interest rate by 0.25%
Westpac Life and Westpac eSaver rates are affected.
Westpac lets home loan clients set-up offset accounts with no extra fees
Home loan customers can create up to 10 offset accounts.
Loan matching platform Lendela names new CFO, CTO
Lendela is planning to scale business across Hong Kong and APAC.
Singapore unveils BL checker for banks
Banks can automatically retrieve data points to verify if the Bill of Lading is genuine.
Taiwanese banks’ bad loans fell in Dec 2024
The NPL ratio remained the same.
Westpac CEO welcomes changes to Australia’s home lending regulations
The bank suggested a more flexible approach to risk tolerance in property construction in select cases.
Taiwanese banks extended more SME loans in December
Average NPL ratio declined by 0.01 percentage point.
Philippine banks expand lending by 12.2% in Dec 2024
Loans for production activities rose 10.8% during the month.
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