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Vietcombank leads profits with $983.1m as smaller banks outgrow giants
Vietcombank leads profits with $983.1m as smaller banks outgrow giants
The bank recorded a 36.7% annual rise in H1 2026.
RHB launches Malaysia’s first bank-owned payment gateway
The platform routes online collections straight into RHB accounts with automated reconciliation.
DBS’s Q2 2026 profit climbs 9% driven by higher fee income
The bank said fee income remained close to record levels.
DBS targets small firms’ technology gaps with free support
The package includes onboarding workshops, sector advice and access to artificial intelligence tools.
HSBC names Gloria Sun as Market Head for Offshore Taiwan
She will lead the offshore teams in Hong Kong and Singapore.
HSBC profit jumps 23% to $15.3b
The lender plans a $1b share buy-back before releasing its third-quarter results.
Standard Chartered trains 30 leaders for affluent push
The first cohort spans Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai and the United Kingdom.
Maybank takes full control of Etiqa in $1.2b deal
The bank already controls 69.05% of the Etiqa holding company.
Apple launches Apple Pay in the Philippines
Shoppers can authenticate transactions through Face ID Touch ID or a device passcode.
HSBC amongst first to trade new China Bond Futures on HKEX
It is cash-settled, priced against a basket of onshore China Government Bonds.
DBS taps industry veteran Jonathan Larsen for board seat
Before DBSH, he was the Chief Innovation Officer of Ping An Group.
HDBank H1 profit jumps 31% as subsidiaries deliver strong gains
It reported a pre-tax profit of VND13.2t (US$505m).
OCBC, ZGC International partner to target China-ASEAN tech flows
The bank gains access to the enterprise’s 14,000-firm technology network.
GCash opens local QR payments to Mastercard tourists
Visitors can link overseas credit and debit cards directly to the Philippine e-wallet app.
Singapore banks displace chip stocks in July rally
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation delivered a 17.5% total return and led the benchmark.
Bangkok Bank stays upbeat on Thailand’s medium‑term outlook
The bank kept its 2026 financial guidance unchanged.
UOB–JTC deal aims to draw more firms into Singapore’s industrial hubs
Taiwan’s FIC Global, Inc. is amongst the first companies referred through the partnership.
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