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Philippine banks’ outstanding loans up 10.7% in August

Loans to residents grew whilst loans to non-residents slowed.

JCB enables Google Pay payments via contactless terminals

Customers can now add their credit/debit JCB card to Google Pay.

Korean financial holding companies see higher net income in H1

The insurance sector buoyed the increase as income from banking and financial investments fell.

BNY names ex-HSBC banker as head of APAC corporate trust

Jamie Pratt will lead, develop, and execute BNY’s corporate trust strategy.

India’s central bank names new executive director

Shri Aviral Jain will look after the legal and premises departments.

Japan, Cambodia’s financial service authorities exchange letters of cooperation

They will exchange views on regulatory and supervisory practices.

How commercial cards can redefine B2B payments

Over 8 in 10 bank execs believe that virtual cards improve organizational processes.

Bank of East Asia, UDPN test stablecoin transfers via digital currency wallets

BEA was able to gain insights on CBDCs and the mechanism of stablecoins.

Singapore Gulf Bank names ex-Goldman Sachs banker as CFO

Separately, SGB’s new COO joins from GIC and Sygnum.

IDFC First Bank, ICICI banking platforms rated best in India: Forrester

IDFC is the top-rated platform overall whilst ICICI was best in overall experience.

SCB sells food delivery platform Robinhood for over $61.3m

The buyers, led by Yip In Tsoi Group, will make an initial payment of $12.27m.

Mizuho purchases non-voting minority stake in Golub Capital

Mizuho’s stake represents less than 5% in Golub Capital’s management companies.

Lending by PH banks’ foreign currency deposit units declined 2.7% in Q2

Top sectors who took out loans are merchandise and service exporters, and power companies.

ANZ joins Singapore’s Project Guardian

The bank will explore blockchain interoperability to exchange tokenised real-world assets.