Lending & Credit
1 in 5 of OCBC’s home, renovation, and car loans now green
The Singapore bank has extended over S$3.5b of green loans in two years and targets a 10% growth in 2023.
1 in 5 of OCBC’s home, renovation, and car loans now green
The Singapore bank has extended over S$3.5b of green loans in two years and targets a 10% growth in 2023.
Improved mortgages to support ANZ’s earnings over the next two years
Net interest margin improved 7bps in the six months ending 31 March 2023.
PH banks missing out on revenue from growing middle class market
Over 7 in 10 loans made by banks are extended to corporates– leaving 15 million SMEs and self-employed workers with little access to traditional...
Public Bank raises interest rates by 0.25%
Its standardised base rate will now be 3%, whilst base lending rate is 6.72%.
Hong Kong banks reminded they may engage with virtual asset entities: central bank
There have been more comments from foreign firms on the difficulties of opening a bank account.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Klarna, Block execs calls UK’s planned BNPL regulations “outdated”; Citi’s global FX head to leave
And fintech Boost looks to raise $50m to $100m in possible new funding round.
Vietnam’s Techcombank sees net profits slide 17.1% in Q1
Net interest income fell, but net fee income rose.
How will China’s new rules on asset classification affect banks?
The new measures expand on classifying asset risks of banks.
Chinese banks' bad loans to hit $95b in 2024
Stress from property sector continues to weigh.
Digital finance platform Funding Societies has disbursed $3b of funding to SMEs
The company offers lending, payments, and collections services.
Hong Kong new-to-credit market tread path to recovery
The city reported 127,000 NTC customers in 2021.
Household loans extended by South Korean banks shrank for third straight month: report
High borrowing costs lowered demand.
ADB and GEAPP commit $35m towards clean energy
The partnership targets to have clean energy access and transitions within South and Southeast Asia.
MUFG halfway to its 2030 sustainable finance target
The bank has funded JPY19.4t as of 2022, over halfway to its JPY35t target by 2030.
Cambodia’s Phillip Bank teams up with property development Sarita Waterside
Foreign investors can enjoy a buy back option when purchasing villas at Sarita Waterside.
Revenue pressures to weigh on Chinese banks in 2023
Loan growth will remain tepid at 11%.
MUFG Bank invests over $230m in Indian fintech DMI Finance
It has serviced over 11 million customers as of end-2022.
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