16+ hour, 32+ min ago   (219+ words) The average NPL ratio is the same as in June and lower than a year earlier. Bad loans held by Taiwan’s domestic banks rose in July, although asset quality remains manageable, according to the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). The non-performing…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (341+ words) The PMJDY and JAM initiatives are expanding access to formal banking, said GlobalData. India’s payment card usage is set to rise thanks to the growth of the banked population, an improving payments infrastructure, and increasing preference for electronic payments, according…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (274+ words) The RAM segment will mainly drive its loan growth but NPL will inch up. Bank of India is expected to continue improving its risk management and asset quality over the next two years, according to S&P Global Ratings. The…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (274+ words) The RAM segment will mainly drive its loan growth but NPL will inch up. Bank of India is expected to continue improving its risk management and asset quality over the next two years, according to S&P Global Ratings. The…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (389+ words) Finance companies are adopting a cautious tone on their lending policies, said UOBKH. Thailand’s finance companies are expected to miss loan growth targets in 2026 as they prioritise loan quality, according to a report by UOB Kay Hian. Loan portfolios collectively…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (121+ words) Gross and impaired loan ratios remained unchanged in July. The Malaysian banking system continued to hold adequate liquidity asset buffers in July, whilst impaired loans remained unchanged, according to the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) stood at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (146+ words) Yang will join RCBC’s related party transactions committee. Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has appointed Hua-Sheng Yang as director, effective 1 September 2026. Yang is the senior vice president of the risk management division 1 of Cathay, where he worked for 19 years, according…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (294+ words) Other non-interest income remained a key profit driver of banks in Q2. Chinese banks continued to report solid results in Q2 2026, but loan growth was slow and fee income ‘disappointed’, said CreditSights. The banks are expected to continue enjoying government support and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (213+ words) NOII contracted 15% in H1 but recovered 165% in Q2 compared to Q1. Maybank’s net profit is in line with expectations despite a slight decline in H1 2026, said UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH). The Malaysia-headquartered bank was weighed down by non-interest income (NOII) contracting 15% year-on-year in the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (208+ words) MUFG's Shriram Finance deal likely weighed on capital. Japan’s megabanks all registered strong growth in domestic net interest income, diversified and good increases in fee income, and inside-guidance credit costs in the Q1 2026 period, according to CreditSights by Fitch Solutions. Sumitomo…...