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Mastercard names Minsook Cho as Singapore Country Manager
Mastercard names Minsook Cho as Singapore Country Manager
She will oversee business operations and strategic direction in the market.
Societe Generale name Selina Cheung as head of ECM in APAC
Cheung was previously head of unified global banking APAC at UBS.
Citi invests in Japan’s Sakana AI
Citi says the investment will help Sakana AI in its international expansion.
MUFG and JICT to jointly promote autonomous driving deployment
The two companies have invested in US-based May Mobility.
Westpac rolls out Book a Banker tool for home loan appointments
It will be expanded to St.George, BankSA, and Bank of Melbourne in the coming months.
Norinchukin logs $636.78m profit for Apr-Dec 2025
Full-year profit will come lower as Nochu foresees a potential portfolio rebalance.
Bank of Singapore names Eng Chien Chan as market group head for Greater China
His appointment will be effective on 17 March.
Syfe launches JPMAM active ETF portfolio in Singapore
The Equity Alpha portfolio targets an annual alpha of 0.5% to 1% at a fraction of typical annual fees.
Kotak Life and Utkarsh Small Finance Bank ink life insurance partnership
Utkarsh SFBL offers Kotak Life’s insurance products to its 5.14 million customers.
CIMB ties up with Ant Int’l to push digital treasury and liquidity framework
They will use Ant’s blockchain-based treasury management solution.
Citi forms AI Infrastructure Banking team to tap $3t financing opportunity
The team aims to provide debt financing to fund data centres and other infra capacity.
MUFG and Singlife seal $550m insurance financing deal
It ranks amongst Singapore’s largest insurance financings.
OCBC hit with complaint over coal power financing in Indonesia
The complaint notes it excludes financing for new coal plants under its framework.
Citi names Thai Nguyet Minh as markets head and country treasury for Vietnam
She joins from Maybank, where she was the Vietnam head of global markets.
Weixin Mini Programs' transaction value up 65% in LNY 2026
Transactions of Chinese tourists visiting Italy and Malaysia more than doubled.
Bank Central Asia’s net profit rise 5.8% to $287.65m in Jan 2026
Net interest margin fell on lower earning asset yield, noted CGSI.
OCBC’s net profit dip 2% to $5.87b on higher tax expenses
OCBC’s net profit dip 2% to $5.87b on higher tax expenses
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