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India banks face margin squeeze despite 18.8% credit growth
India banks face margin squeeze despite 18.8% credit growth
Deposit growth accelerated to about 17% as foreign-currency inflows boosted system liquidity.
HSBC taps trade data to cut SME financing friction
The bank receives an average 1.5 million CDI information feeds each month.
Asia banks stay resilient as El Niño strains borrowers
Agriculture, water shortages, and infrastructure damage could disrupt business operations.
Baiduri Bank launches $2b Euro Medium Term Note programme
It broadens the bank’s reach to international institutional investors.
Bakai Bank sets up first Central Asian bank in APAC
This comes as the Kyrgyz lender secured a banking licence from Hong Kong.
Half of private bank accounts opened in under a month
Most PBIG members have cut opening times since end-2025.
MAS names Jacqueline Loh principal advisor to the MD office
Loo Siew Yee will succeed Loh as deputy managing director.
GCash parent Mynt prices $844.6m IPO
The IPO is poised to become the largest IPO in Philippine history.
OCBC seniors' digital payment transactions surge 60% in 12 months
Overseas scan & pay transactions doubled, with China making up 80% of the value.
OCBC tops Singapore loan bookrunner and MLA tables for 9M 2026
OCBC capture a 12.3% market share.
ANZ completes Swift tokenised deposit transactions with Citi and BHP
ANZ used Swift’s blockchain ledger for the transactions.
ANZ launches tender for new external audit provider
It ends KPMG’s 55-year tenure.
Citi raises $11.91b for APAC issuers in September
It worked on 16 deals, of which 4 are IPOs.
SMBC completes sale of MANUBANK commercial unit to Bank of Hope
Bank of Hope has acquired all principal assets and assumed the liabilities of the unit.
Citi appoints new Japan heads for M&A and sponsor coverage
Nomura’s international head of M&A joins Citi Japan.
OCBC Securities sees 60% trade spike from young investors
OCBC Securities sees 60% trade spike from young investors
WeLab Bank swings to loss as HK$20m tech bet bites in H1
Its revenue and net interest income grew about 8% each during the period.
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