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ICBC, Western Union deal to benefit 400 million ICBC customers
Also launch program allowing international bank transfers from 23 countries.
Why Bank Negara Indonesia has the weakest asset quality versus peers
NPL dropped sharply in 2008.
BDO provision charges predicted to decline 29% to PHP4b next year
Thanks to improved NPL cover.
3 challenges China banks will face amidst changing external environment
Slowing economy is one.
Top 4 Indonesian banks' liquidity supported by their 'safe haven' status
They have higher CASA ratios.
PBOC's total social financing rebounded to RMB1.57tn in August
Here are 3 growth drivers.
China banks predicted to curb interbank transactions in 2H13
What could be its impact?
India’s Finance Ministry now oversees all financial sector regulators
Forward Markets Commission latest to some under FM.
Japan investigating Deutsche Bank for alleged financial misdeed
Deutsche provided excessive entertainment to Japanese pension fund executives.
ICICI launches India’s first “Branch on Wheels”
It's part of the bank’s financial inclusion initiative.
Standard Chartered adds Taiwan to RMB globalisation index
RGI increased 65% and hit 1,112 in July.
Why UOB is on its way to becoming Thailand’s biggest small bank
It eyes doubling market share to 4%.
Bank Central Asia has the strongest asset quality among Indonesian banks
And BNI has the weakest asset quality.
Taiwan claims banking edge in Shanghai FTZ
Will not lose banking business to the FTZ.
Why it's almost impossible for Hong Kong banks to repeat robust 1H13 results
Is it because of more intense competition?
BOCHK posts the strongest results in 1H13
And DBS HK beat other international banks.
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Commentary
APAC has mastered domestic payments. The next challenge is connecting them.
Why fragmented communications are becoming a hidden governance risk for Asia Pacific banks
From automation to agency: Asia’s wealth leaders can reinvent, not just streamline
Singapore aced its FATF evaluation — now comes the hard part
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
The financing challenge behind Asia’s wealth transfer