3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (242+ words) The BOT will promote data sharing amongst organisations. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) and local financial service providers have jointly developed a framework to safeguard against illicit activities in the financial sector. The “Framework for Safeguarding the Financial Sector from…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (168+ words) Tighter liquidity conditions and a high base effect from Agrinas should temper growth. Indonesian banks’ loan growth remained solid in July 2026 and is still estimated to fall between 8% to 10% sector-wide for the whole year, according to estimates by Maybank Investment…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (130+ words) The rate is offered to new customers until 30 September. Ping An Digital Bank is offering a 16% per annum interest rate for 1-month Hong Kong dollar time deposit for new customers. The rate is offered to new customers who open a…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (314+ words) Three state lenders will receive a combined $43.21b (CNY290b) in capital injections. China’s finance ministry is injecting a combined $54b into state-owned insurers and banks, according to Reuters, based on a report by Xinhua and separate company statements. Three state lenders announced on…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (121+ words) Gross and impaired loan ratios remained unchanged in July. The Malaysian banking system continued to hold adequate liquidity asset buffers in July, whilst impaired loans remained unchanged, according to the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) stood at…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (155+ words) Insurance assets’ growth outpaced that of banks during the quarter. The total assets of China’s financial institutions rose 7.7% year-on-year (YoY) to $83.77t (CNY562.2t) by the end of the second quarter of 2026, according to data from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). Assets…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (294+ words) Other non-interest income remained a key profit driver of banks in Q2. Chinese banks continued to report solid results in Q2 2026, but loan growth was slow and fee income ‘disappointed’, said CreditSights. The banks are expected to continue enjoying government support and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (211+ words) DBS, OCBC and UOB are Singapore's appointed dealers under the framework, which follows a 2022 MOU. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Bank Indonesia (BI) are set to roll out a framework for the settlement of bilateral transactions between Indonesia…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (208+ words) MUFG's Shriram Finance deal likely weighed on capital. Japan’s megabanks all registered strong growth in domestic net interest income, diversified and good increases in fee income, and inside-guidance credit costs in the Q1 2026 period, according to CreditSights by Fitch Solutions. Sumitomo…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (112+ words) The number of consumers carrying revolving line balances fell by 5.5%. Revolving lines in Hong Kong remained subdued in the Q2 2026 period, although the rate of contraction has slowed, according to data from TransUnion. Origination volumes in Q1 declined by 7.8% year-on-year (YoY), whilst…...