retail banking
ING next foreign bank to exit retail banking in the Philippines
Dutch financial services group ING Bank is exiting the retail banking market in the Philippines, just shortly after US banking giant Citi did the...
Citigroup sells retail banking business in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam to UOB
Citigroup agreed to sell its consumer banking businesses in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam with a customer base of about 2.4 million to Singapore’s...
Citigroup sells Philippine retail banking business to UnionBank
US banking major Citigroup said on December 23 that it is selling its consumer banking business in the Philippines to Union Bank of the...
Union Bank named preferred bidder for Citibank’s Philippine assets
Union Bank of the Philippines has been named as preferred bidder by Citibank for the latter’s consumer banking division in the Philippines, Bloomberg News...
Citibank’s retail banking calls it quits in Southeast Asia
Citibank's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand
US banking group Citibank on April 15 said that it will exit the...
Myanmar awards licenses for foreign banks
Australia & New Zealand Banking (ANZ) and three Japanese banks on October 1 won coveted licenses to operate in Myanmar, after decades in which...
Thailand’s struggle with Islamic finance
Islamic finance has not taken off yet in Thailand despite the country's only Islamic lender, state-owned Islamic Bank of Thailand, or iBank, is trying...
Push for Islamic Finance needed in Brunei
Brunei, although it has a small banking market, is still somehow underestimating the potential of Islamic finance as incentives to set up Shariah banking...
HSBC Qatar: Global banking with regional touch
Global banking giant HSBC has been present in Qatar since 1954 and has set a significant foothold in commercial and private banking in Qatar. Inside Investor sat down with HSBC Qatar's CEO Abdul Hakeem Mostafawi to hear more.
Potential abound
The Islamic Bank of Thailand is the Buddhist nation's first Shariah-compliant bank. Senior executive VP Rak Vorrakitpokatorn in an exclusive interview.
Qatar Islamic Bank: Looking beyond borders
Qatar Islamic Bank is the leading Shari’a-compliant financial institution in Qatar. Inside Investor sat down with Ahmed Meshari Muhaidi, acting CEO of Qatar Islamic Bank, to learn more about the bank’s strategy.
Global Retail Banking – Prepare Today Or Fail
Asia is moving toward a self-sustaining cycle with on-going trade surpluses, with banks in better financial shape than in the West. Banks in developing countries are looking forward to a decade of profitable growth.
Banking on a unique Islamic selling proposition
Saudi Arabia's Al Rajhi Bank is the largest Islamic bank in the world. The group ventured into the international market by setting up its first overseas branches in Malaysia, where it today operates 23 branches.
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...