Consumer goods, digital solutions, and logistics are driving outbound expansion. Chinese small and medium enterprises (SME) are accelerating expansion into Southeast Asia through low-cost digital ...

KPay ’s subsidiary KPay Merchant Service (Singapore) Pte Ltd. has secured a major payment institution (MPI) licence by the ...

Perasure, a digital lending app, has officially launched in the Philippines. Eligible borrowers can apply for a lo ...

Auto lending contracted, whilst MSME and consumer loans’ quality softened. Indonesian banks ’ loan growth is anticipated to moderate in H2 2026 following robust growth in H1 as liquidity tightens, ...

The country’s 5% growth is no longer a green light for risk-taking, an economist warns. Indonesia’s banks and insurers are entering a more volatile operating environment despite economic resilience, ...

The Middle East war and an earlier graft scandal is weighing on loan demand, says CreditSights. Philippine banks are expected to underperform in 2026 with loan growth further decelerating in Q1, said ...

Citibank Singapore partnered with Air 7 Asia to offer private jet charter services and travel benefits to Citigold Private ...

It could create counterparty and liquidity risks, said Fitch’s Tania Gold. Whilst APAC banks are not heavily exposed to private credit, indirect exposures could weigh on the financial system, said ...

Its online platform will have analysis tools and trading experiences comparable to online brokerages, PingAnDB said.

For its wholesale banking business, UOB is touting its financing of supply chains as key for growth. United Overseas Bank (UOB) is aiming to increase the proportion of its invested wealth ...

Citi has appointed Michael Zezas as head of research. Zezas joins from Morgan Stanley, where he worked for two decades, and ...

The banks will facilitate cross-border settlement of trade and investment. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), Bank Indonesia (BI), and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) have appointed additional qualified ...