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MUFG names Yoshi Katsuda as Middle East regional head

Katsuda was most recently part of the GCIB Planning Division in Tokyo.

Natixis CIB appoints Saburo Koyama as head of aviation finance in Japan

He set up the Marubeni Corp’s first aircraft leasing arm, MD Aviation Capital. 

ZA Bank cuts installment loan interest rate

Applicants get a cash reward of up to $188.6 until 30 September.

Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank to achieve good profitability through 2025

Low credit costs and non-interest income will lift profitability.

BEA lowers HK dollar savings rate, prime rate

The new rates come into effect on 20 September 2024.

Australia’s AT1 phase out proposal unlikely to be replicated by other regulators

It will wipe out the concentration of AT1 instruments held by domestic retail investors.

BRI’s UMi has disbursed $40.53b in loans to MSMEs

Three years after launch, UMi now serves 176 million depositors.

Siam Commercial Bank unveils special fixed deposit account

It offers between 1.6% to 2.2% interest per annum.

Chinese banks’ earnings decline narrow, but retail NPLs could be an issue

Earnings of 16 large banks are 0.5% lower than in H1 2023.

Singaporean banks roll out face verification for digital token setup

It is expected to make it harder for scammers to take over a customer’s DT.

RBI deputy governor calls for enhanced financing access for Indian farmers

Shri Swaminathan Janakiraman suggested five solutions to address financing issues.

Visa, dtcpay launch card enabling digital currency conversion

The card will be available for public registration in Q4 2024.

SMBC joins Project Agora to explore tokenized cross-border payments

Project Agora involves BIS and seven central banks globally.

DBS unveils crypto options trading and structured notes for wealth clients

They may earn yield on fiat depending on the product’s structure and price movements.

MUFG Bank invests in the Japan Hydrogen Fund

The fund aims to accelerate the use of hydrogen and scale its supply chain.