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GRG Global Customer Exchange unveils Video Teller Machine demonstration
ATM convenience and branch complexity rolled into one.
The 3 best practices mobile money operators in Asia can adopt
6 in 10 consumers hate services that are not user-friendly.
Citibank, Manulife kicks off retirement income solution
ManuRetire Secure is the first of its kind.
India's Syndicate Bank eyes 15% loan growth
Syndicate Bank hopes to achieve a loan growth of 15 percent and net interest margin of over 3 percent in 2012-13.
Korean banks resilient to household debt: Moody’s
A solid capital buffer against possible debt defaults makes South Korean banks resilient to the country’s household debt, according to Moody’s.
HSBC Singapore commits to a 3-year sponsorship extension of a golf event
The 2013 HSBC Women’s Champions will take place February 28 to March 3.
KEB earns less than expected in Q3
Korea Exchange Bank's earnings for the third quarter was less than expected due to falling profit margins and higher loan-loss reserves.
Indonesia's Mandiri to offer export loan insurance
Asuransi Ekspor Indonesia (ASEI) will be able to offer a lower rate of credit risk to exporters after a deal with Bank Mandiri.
Raiffeisen Bank International AG gets banking license in Hong Kong
This brings the number of licensed banks in Hong Kong to 155.
DBS Bank inaugurates new headquarters
DBS Asia Central at Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3 houses the bank’s ‘customer-facing’ units.
State Bank of India expects 16-18% loan growth
State Bank of India expects loan growth of 16-18 percent despite a general slowdown in credit demand among India's banks.
BNP Paribas launches online bank account services in Singapore
eStatements provide corporate clients with an electronic statement of their accounts via electronic mail.
S. Korea, China, Mongolia to launch bank association
South Korea, China and Mongolia have agreed will launch an association of trade banks to help finance developmental projects for areas near the Tumen River.
Philippine central bank loans to govt, banks reach R117B
The central bank of the Philippines lent R117 billion to the government and banks as of end-April, up 11.4 percent year-on-year.
Korean Banks exhibit foreign exchange liquidity
Ample foreign currency liquidity of South Korean banks helped reduce the need for fresh loans in September, the financial regulator said Sunday.
Indonesian social security provider targets Bank Tabungan stock
Social security provider Jamsostek is prepared to buy a stake in Bank Tabungan Negara.
Commentary
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Are Asia’s digital banks prepared for the stablecoin era?
Why APAC is building home-currency stablecoins
Why Southeast Asian wealth managers must design the business before buying the technology
Why trust in Asian banking increasingly gets built off the record
Hong Kong cleared stablecoins for take-off. Getting them to work across Asia is the hard part