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BSP signs MOA to close FDI data gaps between bank and firm records
BSP signs MOA to close FDI data gaps between bank and firm records
The BSP will compile official statistics using shared corporate-level information from the SEC.
Japan's biggest banks see stable loan demand in Q2 2026
Four banks said that demand from local governments were “substantially stronger.”
Which banks paid the highest penalties in Australia in H1
Penalties were doled out for misreporting and for failed responses to hardship requests.
HDFC Bank Q1 profit rises 4.98% to $1.97b as on interest income growth
Fees and commissions rose to $876m during the period.
Revolut launches its first APAC bank in Australia
Revolut has an existing customer base of over 1 million in the country.
CIMB launches Private Wealth segment
It will offer protection, lending, and investment products to affluent ASEAN customers.
UOB Private Bank names Judy Chan as Hong Kong managing director
She will oversee client coverage and team leadership in the city.
ICICI Bank Q1 profit surges 15.9% to $1.6b on more loans and fees
Both its loan portfolio and fee income recorded double-digit growth.
MariBank offers ShopeeVIP customers up to 2.88% interest
New bank customers get a bonus extra rate of 1.6% in the first 30 days of signing up.
HSBC and EPAA launch agentic payments working group
It aims to define the standard of agentic commerce across APAC.
NAB brings live sign language interpreting to all branches
This is expected to make face-to-face banking more accessible for deaf customers.
DBS targets $1t in retail and wealth AUM by 2030
Wealth assets rose to $641b in Q1, beating earlier growth targets.
Maybank Islamic launches no-fee credit card with 14% profit rate
The card will launch in October 2026.
Deutsche Bank pays A$2m for misreporting 260,000 OTC transactions
ASIC believes that the bank failed to take all reasonable steps to accurately report the data.
NAB's WealthHub fined for decade-long reporting lapses
WealthHub reportedly failed to accurately report data more than 9.5 million times.
MUFG invests in Noetra to back Japan's AI model push
Noetra’s models will serve as a development platform for AI robotics and physical AI in Japan.
IFC puts $100m into UnionBank to fund MSMEs and green projects
UnionBank plans to grow and diversify its sustainability assets.
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