Vietnam’s MSB focused on exceptional customer experiencesInternational Finance DeskDecember 12, 2019 by International Finance DeskDecember 12, 2019 Its efforts to deliver quality products coupled with exceptional customer engagement has led to ground breaking milestones... Read more
UOB asset management to acquire VAM Vietnam for $4.9 mnInternational Finance DeskDecember 5, 2019 by International Finance DeskDecember 5, 2019 The acquisition will strengthen UOB’s Asian presence which is in line with its regionalisation plans... Read more
Foreign resident deposits in Singapore banks hit S$49.76 bnPritam BordoloiDecember 3, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 3, 2019 The deposits has been increasing every month since April... Read more
CIB to become first Egyptian bank in Kenya with Mayfair acquisitionInternational Finance DeskDecember 3, 2019 by International Finance DeskDecember 3, 2019 CIB hasidentified Tanzania and Uganda as potential markets for its Africa expansion... Read more
UK P2P lender Zopa to secure £130 mn to become virtual bankInternational Finance DeskDecember 2, 2019 by International Finance DeskDecember 2, 2019 Zopa was the first peer-to-peer lending firm in the UK—lending nearly £4 billion to consumers since inception... Read more
RCBC to launch first Philippines-based virtual bankPritam BordoloiDecember 2, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 2, 2019 The new venture Diskartech will be the first Filipino financial inclusion-focused virtual bank... Read more
Now Ghana wants to launch digital national currencyInternational Finance DeskNovember 29, 2019 by International Finance DeskNovember 29, 2019 The bank is in talks with key stakeholders to explore the possibility of launching a pilot project for digital currency initiative... Read more
HSBC Singapore’s Jade proposition targets salaried millionnairesInternational Finance DeskNovember 29, 2019 by International Finance DeskNovember 29, 2019 The Jade platform caters to Singapore’s wealthy with at least $1.2 million in cash or investments in the bank... Read more
Kenyan banks outperform Nigerian counterpartsPritam BordoloiNovember 29, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiNovember 29, 2019 According to Moody’s report, technology helped Kenyan banks to be more efficient... Read more
Deutsche Bank scales restructuring with $50 bn asset saleInternational Finance DeskNovember 28, 2019 by International Finance DeskNovember 28, 2019 The assets are related to emerging market debt — and are the latest in a series of unit disposals this year... Read more