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Vietnam banks leverage data, AI, and digital trust to capture customers
Vietnam banks leverage data, AI, and digital trust to capture customers
Timo and HD Bank focus on engagement, analytics, and AI to differentiate in a crowded market.
HSBC names new mainland China wealth heads
The bank saw wealth invested assets rise 37% in 2025.
Australia to scrap card surcharges in October
The RBA noted businesses charging the same rate on all cards.
Governance and trust to drive Vietnam’s financial sector growth
Banks and insurers face pressure to strengthen oversight and rebuild market confidence.
Citi Investor Service appointed ETF custodian of Fullgoal’s first Hong Kong ETF
ETF average daily turnover in Southbound Stock Connect reached HK$3.9b in 2025.
StanChart taps Deutsche Bank veteran as it unifies two CIB services
Ole Matthiessen will lead the unified global transaction services and digital assets team.
Vietnam lenders shift to behavioural data to judge loan applicants
They measure the sales, staff numbers, and inventory turnover in SMEs, for example.
MobiFone Digital Payments launches in Vietnam
MobiFone Digital Payments (MDP) has officially launched in Vietnam.
HSBC Singapore unveils refreshed mobile app with expanded wealth services
Customers can customise their homepage and have access to enhanced wealth tools.
Citi names Morgan Stanley banker as ANZ Natural Resources Group head
Anders Svensson will be based in Perth, Australia.
MUFG Bank and Hitachi expand NexGen to finance EV and charging assets
They plan to develop and scale special purpose vehicles to finance decarbonised transport.
ANZ names Michael Peric and Trevor Vail as Markets co-managing directors
Peric and Vail report to Mark Whelan, group executive Institutional at ANZ.
Mizuho teams up with asset managers to expand investment products
They will develop and distribute new products as well as personal exchanges.
CIMB, SC Malaysia, and Bursa Malaysia roll out pilot to broaden Shariah investing
More than half of CIMB’s Malaysian financing book is now Shariah-compliant, it said.
Ping An Digital Bank unveils new branding reflecting deeper ties to insurer parent
It says it is the first Hong Kong digital bank to offer a full spectrum of insurance services.
APAC finance app installs decline 17% as firms pivot to customer retention
Remarketing investment nearly tripled in Southeast Asia.
HDFC Bank hires law firm to review ex-chairman’s resignation
Atanu Chakraborty cited “certain happenings and practices” in the bank as the reason for his resignation.
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