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Digital banking adoption grows steadily with no major changes
Digital banking adoption grows steadily with no major changes
Digital banking users are expected to reach 3.6 billion globally this year.
South Asia, SEA have ‘greatest potential’ for fintech lending: study
South Asia’s fintechs and young population lifted its rankings.
Citi names Tokiya Kishie as head of markets for Japan
He is tasked with driving growth and leading the markets franchise in Japan.
Delinquency rate of South Korean banks at 0.47% in July
The volume of resolved loans was lower than in June.
Taiwanese banks extended $395.26m SME loans in July
SME loans accounted for 64.4% of all corporate loans.
Taiwan’s financial regulator names new director general for financial examination
Chen-chang Tong assumed his new role on 25 September 2024.
YouBiz, CloudMile announce AI and cross-border payment partnership
Companies using a YouBiz corporate card will receive up to a 5% discount.
Chart of the Week: NZ card payments to reach $75.1b by 2028
The market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.1%.
DBS launches financing, hedging solutions for EU ETS climate obligations
EU ETS is the world’s first carbon emissions trading scheme.
Hong Kong banks can handle CRE risks: analyst
They’ve been implementing measures to lower China-related property exposures.
ZA Bank unveils foreign exchange time deposit
Users can access it via the deposit page in the ZA Bank app.
SG WealthTech platform StashAway launches HNWI wealth offering in the UAE
Clients in MENA with $100,000 of assets with StashAway will be upgraded to Reserve.
India’s new regulatory measures to moderate loan growth
It will enhance compliance and safeguard customers, S&P said.
ShopeePay and dLocal expand partnership for enhanced payment solutions
It will facilitate the pay-ins and payouts.
SmartStream unveils 9th version of Air offering for data management
It introduces two modules: Air Data and Air Cash.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Germany won't sell Commerzbank stake; BNP Paribas buys HSBC’s Germany unit
And California Bank & Trust is acquiring $730m in deposits from FirstBank.
Thailand received 5 applications for virtual bank licenses
It expects to announce the list of successful applicants by mid-2025.