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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...
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…...
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....
CIMB targets first-time car buyers with bundled loan and insurance
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (236+ words) Buyers can access insurance and Takaful protection through bancassurance financing. CIMB Bank Berhad has launched “First Car Solution”, an automotive financing program that promises competitive financing rates, as well as insurance, Takaful protection, and credit cards. First-time car buyers are…...
Hyundai Card's Apple Pay cards find their home with teens and twenties
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (118+ words) Nearly 7 in 10 of new applicants for the card are in this demographic. The majority of Hyundai Card’s six new Apple Pay-tied cards are held by teens and twenties. Meanwhile, 31% were existing Hyundai Card customers. Hyundai Card launched the six new…...
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…...
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…...
CBA expands rewards program CommBank Yello to home loans and savings
3+ week, 5+ day ago (151+ words) Customers can earn, track, and redeem points for these banking activities beginning 1 October. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has expanded its loyalty program CommBank Yello to include home loans, savings accounts, and insurance. Australia-based banking customers can now earn,…...