Branch Banking
India's super bank set to have $550b of assets and 24,000 branches
India's super bank set to have $550b of assets and 24,000 branches
State Bank of India will merge with five of its subsidiaries.
UOB gets preliminary approval to establish subsidiary bank in Vietnam
UOB will be the first Singapore bank to be granted a foreign-owned subsidiary bank licence.
Bank of Singapore mulls setting up private bank in London
Its CEO says London has become 20% cheaper.
CIMB unveils first branch in Vietnam
This after the full-fledged banking licence was granted in September 2016.
Bank of Singapore to open a branch in Dubai in the first quarter of 2017
It will be located at the Dubai International Financial Centre.
Will more Asian banks move their tech-focussed teams into funkier offices?
HSBC moved its digital innovation team away from its traditional office in Hong Kong.
How will the retail bank of the future look like?
Will bank branches totally become a thing of the past?
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: No bailout for Deutsche Bank in sight; Wells Fargo probes sales practices
And a survey says Shanghai could be the next major financial hub.
Physical bank branches to die out soon in Singapore as banks step up digitisation: analysts
Branches only occupy 750,000 sqft of space in Singapore.
RHB Bank opens second branch in Lao PDR
The Sithan Neua Branch will serve both business and individual customers.
RHB Indochina Bank opens two more branches in Cambodia
It's the bank's 10th and 11th branch in the country.
Can Indonesian banks be 'sufficiently enticed' to set up base in Malaysia?
It might be a long shot given the disparity in equity returns.
Bank of East Asia shuts 22 brokerage outlets, sheds 180 staff
Keeping the branches is too costly, BEA says.
Siam Commercial Bank targets first branch in China, eyes licence in Myanmar
It has also opened its first branch in Vietnam.
ING Bank appoints Andy Dyer regional head for corporate transaction services in Asia
It's beefing up Asian Transaction Services team.
Big Vietnamese banks' loan growth hit at least 80% in 2010-2014
Maintenance is regulators' top priority.
Bill Winters is new Standard Chartered CEO
This development has been commended.