Datafiles Feb 22 Singapore surpassed India with 48% share of fintech funding in Asia in 1H2023 https://tabinsights.com/article/singapore-surpassed-india-with-48-share-of-fintech-funding-in-asia-in-1h2023... 1311
Global Ranking Feb 22 Profitability of digital-only banks improving—nearly half of the top 100 reported profits https://tabinsights.com/article/profitability-of-digital-only-banks-improving-nearly-half-of-the-top-100-reported-profits... 3302
Datafiles Feb 22 Bank lending in Asia Pacific to maintain growth of 9% amid China’s reopening Hong Kong and Singapore saw bank loans contract in 2022 Bank loan growth in India, Indonesia and the Philippines accelerated the m... 1070
Research Note Feb 22 US banks' liquidity crisis to worsen as more face asset-liability mismatches https://www.tabinsights.com/article/us-banks-liquidity-crisis-to-worsen-as-more-face-asset-liability-mismatches... 1826
AB500 Feb 22 The Strongest Bank by Balance Sheet in Hong Kong and Asia Pacific in 2022 is Bank of China (Hong Kong) The bank has maintained its lead as the strongest bank in Asia Pacific, as it consistently delivered robust financial and business performance. The... 2373
AB500 Feb 22 The Strongest Bank by Balance Sheet in Sri Lanka in 2022 is Commercial Bank of Ceylon The bank maintained the strongest liquidity buffers among the Sri Lankan banks on the list. Its liquid assets to total deposits and borrowings rati... 3140
AB500 Feb 22 The Strongest Bank by Balance Sheet in the Philippines in 2022 is Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company. The bank continued to outperform its peers in the country in terms of capitalisation and liquidity. Its Tier 1 capital ratio and total capital adeq... 2305
AB500 Feb 22 Islami Bank Bangladesh is the Strongest Islamic Bank by Balance Sheet in Bangladesh in 2022. The bank saw its Tier 1 capital ratio improve from 8.7% in 2020 to 9.2% in 2021, as one of its top priorities is to strengthen its capital base. It... 3465
Datafiles Feb 22 Ethereum's Merge ushers in more energy efficient blockchain https://tabinsights.com/article/ethereums-merge-ushers-in-more-energy-efficient-blockchain... 1184
Datafiles Feb 22 ASEAN's digital economy expected to grow to $330 billion by 2025 https://tabinsights.com/article/aseans-digital-economy-expected-to-grow-to-330-billion-by-2025... 740
Datafiles Feb 22 MSME NPLs remain key concern despite being broadly stable https://tabinsights.com/article/msme-npls-remain-key-concern-despite-being-broadly-stable... 796
Datafiles Feb 22 DBS CEO Piyush Gupta tops the ranking of CEO remuneration in Asia Pacific as his pay up 48% The highest-paid bank chief executive in Asia Pacific is DBS CEO Piyush Gupta, who received a total remuneration amounting to $10.1 million in 2021... 9895
Datafiles Feb 22 South Asian banks register highest NPLs The top 10 banks with the highest gross non-performing loan (NPL) ratio among the 500 largest banks in Asia Pacific comprise of ... 9916
Datafiles Feb 22 Bank lending to small businesses in Asia Pacific grew 15.4% in 2021 Overall, the banking sector registered stronger growth in small business lending in the last two years. Governments have implemented various polici... 7965
AB500 Feb 22 Islamic banks in Qatar most efficient in the world Qatar Islamic Bank is the most efficient Islamic bank among the top 50 largest of such financial institutions in the world, followed by Qatar-based... 12984
Datafiles Feb 22 Chinese, Hong Kong and Singapore banks reduce loan loss provisions to below pre-COVID levels Singapore and Hong Kong banks were more aggressive in reducing provisions Banks in Indonesia and Vietnam posted an in... 31820
Datafiles Feb 22 Public Bank CEO Tay Ah Lek overtakes DBS CEO Piyush Gupta as the Asia Pacific’s highest-paid bank chief executive Top ten highest-paid bank chief executives in Asia pacific comprises three CEOs of Australian banks, three CEOs of Singapore bank, and two e... 18163
AB500 Feb 22 Saudi’s Al Rajhi Bank delivered highest ROA in Middle East, while National Bank of Egypt strengthened asset quality and liquidity The combined net profit of the 200 largest banks in the Middle East and Africa in terms of total assets slipped 36% in 2020, according to The Middl... 15589
Current Account Feb 22 Alibaba and JD.com posted record Double 11 sales of $139 billion despite tech crackdown Alibaba reported higher sales on Double 11 of $84.5 billion, while JD.com registered a stronger growth of 28.6% The growth of Doub... 7037
