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How alternative data lending is reaching Southeast Asia's unscored MSMEs
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (612+ words) remains unbanked or underbanked, this system fails market vendors across the region, as well as small logistics...
Why private credit is a strategic partner for Singapore banks
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (263+ words) a competitor for banks, said KPMG. Singapore’s market is evolving through “coordinated specialisation”...Moody’s had said. Asia-Pacific’s private credit market is projected to grow from US$59b ($75.021b) in...
Vietnam banks to weather risks with 16% credit growth target 'reasonable"
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (472+ words) Actual loan growth may exceed previous years even as it does not hit the official target. Vietnamese banks should be able to weather a new slate of credit and liquidity related risks, with some of these concerns being overrated or…...
Japan's record bank profits mask a rise in bad loans and capital pressure
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (248+ words) potentially crimp their security investments and lending, said S&P Global Market Intelligence....
Hong Kong’s revolving credit line originations contract more slowly
2+ week, 2+ day ago (112+ words) contraction in new account originations occurred as the market continued to normalise following the withdrawal...
Banks rethink legacy IT costs to fund AI
1+ week, 5+ day ago (296+ words) Banks are rethinking legacy technology spending and vendor strategies to free capital for AI whilst keeping operations resilient. Asian banks are under pressure to free technology spending for artificial intelligence as maintenance, security, and rising software costs consume most IT…...
Singapore banks offload risk to private credit
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (175+ words) Banks will continue to anchor relationship-based senior lending, KPMG said. Private credit has not displaced bank lending but has instead helped lessen risk in the banking industry, according to KPMG. Risk has been reallocated to private credit as banks optimised…...
Hong Kong’s gig works face loan hurdles despite 95% holding prime credit status
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (380+ words) segment with the same risk level as the rest of the market, but still find it difficult to get a loan, according...repayment behaviour closely aligns with the broader market with no evidence of structurally higher risk, TransUnion...broadly consistent…...
TransUnion offers free credit report to HK residents who lose their HKID
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (138+ words) They can schedule an appointment online within 30 days of the loss. TransUnion is launching a one-time free credit report per year for eligible individuals who lost their Hong Kong Identity Cards (HKID). Affected individuals can claim their report by scheduling…...
Hong Kong credit card balances rise as revolving lines fall
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (267+ words) loan-on-card shrink. Hong Kong’s consumer credit market recorded divergent movements across product types...