Lending & Credit

Delinquency rate of South Korean banks at 0.47% in July

The volume of resolved loans was lower than in June.

Taiwanese banks extended $395.26m SME loans in July

SME loans accounted for 64.4% of all corporate loans.

Hong Kong banks can handle CRE risks: analyst

They’ve been implementing measures to lower China-related property exposures.

India’s new regulatory measures to moderate loan growth

It will enhance compliance and safeguard customers, S&P said.

Funding freeze hits BNPLs

Investors are putting less cash towards BNPL providers, who already grapple with thin margins.

Mizuho Bank, partners launch support service for J-Credit creation

Mizuho, IHI, and Fujitsu aim to create a one-stop digital service.

MoneyHero revenue up 24% to $20.7m in Q2

Its revenue in Singapore rose by 68%.

HDBank clinches $50m loan to fund climate projects, women-led firms

This brings HDBank’s total credit facility in Proparco to $100m.

Cambodia’s ACLEDA Bank to weather its covenant breaches: S&P

Funding is ‘strong’ thanks to its position as one of the country’s largest banks.

Thai banks’ weak loan problem starts to bite: analyst

Provisions for expected credit losses now average 30%.

Natixis CIB appoints Saburo Koyama as head of aviation finance in Japan

He set up the Marubeni Corp’s first aircraft leasing arm, MD Aviation Capital. 

Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank to achieve good profitability through 2025

Low credit costs and non-interest income will lift profitability.

BRI’s UMi has disbursed $40.53b in loans to MSMEs

Three years after launch, UMi now serves 176 million depositors.

RBI deputy governor calls for enhanced financing access for Indian farmers

Shri Swaminathan Janakiraman suggested five solutions to address financing issues.

Australia’s P&N, Beyond Bank likely to seek other merger opportunities

S&P foresees further consolidation in Australia’s mutual banking sector.

Australia’s P&N Bank scraps proposed merger with Beyond Bank

The merged entity would have been worth about $23.8b.