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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.

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.

Thailand received 5 applications for virtual bank licenses

It expects to announce the list of successful applicants by mid-2025.