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CBA cuts merchant service fee to 0.99%
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (172+ words) CBA expects this to help businesses with costs, as card surchaging is set to end in October. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is reducing its merchant service fee to 0.99% per transaction for in-store payments from 1 October 2026. The fee was…...
DBS sees millennial wealth clients triple in H1 2026
2+ week, 6+ day ago (331+ words) Investment balances of customers who joined in 2025 grew nearly sixfold. DBS recorded that its number of millennial retail customers who moved up to DBS Treasures tripled in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last year. The number…...
Why Southeast Asian wealth managers must design the business before buying the technology
2+ week, 6+ day ago (233+ words) What works for a private banking client in Singapore may be poorly suited to an affluent client elsewhere. As private wealth expands and a more digitally fluent generation enters the market, Southeast Asian wealth managers face real pressure to modernise....
Mizuho Securities names Atsushi Kikawa as retail and business banking chief
3+ week, 2+ day ago (102+ words) Kikawa previously worked at MUFJ Morgan Stanley Securities. Mizuho Financial Group has appointed Atsushi Kikawa as managing executive officer, in charge of its retail & business banking division at Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd (MHSC). Kikawa was previously executive officer at Mitsubishi…...
Krungsri’s VC company backs three startups in 2026 as portfolio hits $150m
3+ week, 5+ day ago (135+ words) Whale Technologies has the potential to become a native, enterprise-grade AI platform, Krungsri said. Bank of Ayudhya’s (Krungsri) corporate venture capital Krungsri Finnovate invested in three startups during the first seven months of 2026. Qoala Technology, a Singapore-based InsurTech startup, was…...
Standard Chartered secures in-principle GIFT City wealth approval
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (166+ words) The bank expects to launch its Signature CIO Funds for eligible clients from GIFT City in the coming weeks, with more wealth solutions to be introduced over time. “We are seeing growing demand from affluent clients for internationally diversified portfolios,…...
Bangkok Bank’s net profit down 16.2% in H1 on lower interest income
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (247+ words) Net interest income declined by 12.4% during the six-month period. Bangkok Bank reported a net profit of $605.94m (THB20.49b) in the first six months of 2026, lower by 16.2% compared to the same period in 2025. Net interest income declined by 12.4% year-on-year (YoY) as a result…...
TMBThanachart seen hiking dividends after early buyback completion
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (147+ words) The bank still has THB14b budget remaining for share buybacks to 2028, said UOBKH. TMBThanachart Bank is expected to increase its dividend payout now that it is done with share buybacks, according to UOB Kay Hian. The Thailand-based bank’s chief said that…...
Japan's biggest banks see stable loan demand in Q2 2026
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (168+ words) Four banks said that demand from local governments were “substantially stronger.” Demand for loans from the majority of large Japanese banks remained “about the same” in the second quarter of 2026, according to a survey by the Bank of Japan (BOJ)....
HDFC Bank Q1 profit rises 4.98% to $1.97b as on interest income growth
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (194+ words) Fees and commissions rose to $876m during the period. HDFC Bank Limited reported a net profit of $1.97b (INR190.6b) for the quarter ending 30 June 2026 (Q1 FY2027), a 4.98% year-on-year (YoY) increase, its latest financial results showed. Net revenue was $4.8b (INR463.6b) for the quarter, lower by 12.81% YoY against…...