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Clean energy gap presents investment opportunities for banks

Krungsri and CIMB Thai explore use of emerging tech to monitor risks better.

Clean energy gap presents investment opportunities for banks

Krungsri and CIMB Thai explore use of emerging tech to monitor risks better.

APAC banks face 2.5 million shortage of skilled cyberstaff

Banks may not have the right people in-house to mitigate them.

China faces decade-long clean-up of embattled rural banks

Expect more mergers and consolidations, and even some closures, S&P says.

Endowus Private Wealth offers HK investors access to 400 fund strategies

Over 400 fund strategies are made available to Endowus clients. 

Singapore proposes strengthened anti-money laundering bill

This includes empowering law enforcement agencies in prosecuting ML offences.

CIMB sets out 2030 climate targets for O&G and property portfolios

The bank will stop financing new upstream oil fields beginning January 2025.

Bangkok Bank announces temporary closure of digital, payment services on 6 July

Debit and credit cards won’t be able to use their cards for transactions during the period.

Ant Group and Mastercard extend payments program to Chengdu, Chongqing

Tourist spending using Ant Group’s digital payments rose 13-fold in the two cities.

Allianz and HSBC launch new life insurance plan

The plan comes with a premium starting from RM6,000.

Bank Negara Malaysia releases policy document on claims settlement practices

It mandates minimum standards for licensed insurers and takaful operators.

UOB winds down digital credit assessment subsidiary

It had promised to invest S$12m on Avatec when it launched in 2018.

Ant International acquires Dutch payment service provider MultiSafepay

Ant will integrate MultiSafepay into its subsidiary Antom.

China Citic Bank’s green finance moves require more finesse

It aligns with international frameworks, but some have indirect ties to fossil fuels.

Hong Kong IPO market plummets to lowest in two decades

IPOs in Hong Kong only raised $1.5b to date, 35.2% lower than in H1 2023.