Retail Banking

Philippines’ newest neobank aims to disrupt the industry with a dash of personality

Tonik Digital Bank wants to become the first bank brand in the country with “a sense of humor.”

Philippines’ newest neobank aims to disrupt the industry with a dash of personality

Tonik Digital Bank wants to become the first bank brand in the country with “a sense of humor.”

HSBC exits US mass market retail banking, sells 90 branches

All personal, advance, and retail business banking customers with turnover below $5m are affected.

Global banks on a hiring craze as they vie for rich Asians’ assets

HSBC, Goldman Sachs, and Citi are all eyeing a piece of the region's trillion-dollar financial market.

Japan’s top internet-only bank seeks to scale Taiwan’s banking industry

Rakuten International Commercial Bank leverages its parent’s 20 years’ experience in Japan and its extensive global network of companies and partners...

Citi APAC adds nearly 650 new wealth professionals in 2021 so far

The group has added over $5b in net new money in Q1 alone.

Citi appoints new head for private banking arm in South Asia

Lee will have direct responsibility over the private bank arm of Singapore, Malaysia.

Low costs buoys Australian banks’ profits, but pressures to persist

Operating profit is 46% higher than last year, but pre-impairment earnings remain subdued.

OCBC net profit more than doubled in Q1, wealth on the rise

Wealth management income jumped 40% in Q1 from the previous quarter.

Indonesia’s Bank Agro appoints Kaspar Situmorang as CEO, to build neobank

Bank Agro will build on app Pinang's clientele to build a digital-only bank.

OCBC remains in agile, flexible work arrangement after local COVID surge

SIngapore has scaled back the number of employees allowed in the office to 50% of the workforce.

Swiss bank completes acquisition of BMO Private bank in Singapore, Hong Kong

The acquisition includes clients and BMO’s relationship management team.

How to Build for the Next Era of Financial Services

For years, banks treated online banking as an afterthought. A website and a mobile app were necessities, but creating a digital channel that fully...

DBS smashes record with S$2.01b net profit in Q1

DBS' net profit doubled in the first quarter of 2021.

Singapore bank loans down for 10th straight month, but recovery in sight

The 0.2% drop in March was the smallest decline recorded since the indicator turned negative in June last year.