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Should DBS worry about its SGD22bn oil and gas exposure?

DBS expects minimal specific provisions for this portfolio in 2016.

CEO Noriaki Goto on the ‘new Krungsri’ following the bank’s integration with MUFG

Partnering Krungsri’s local expertise with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s global network pays off.

KBANK president Predee Daochai speaks of digitisation and overseas partnerships

He is leading partnerships between KasikornBank and ASEAN countries plus China, Japan, and Korea.

Powering up a new breed of ATMs in Asia

NCR, Trend Micro, and Diebold talk about ATMs leaping forward in functionality.

RMB gaining ground as global trade currency

Yuan continues to gain favor after inclusion in the IMF’s SDR Basket and Implementation CBIS.

Singapore banks still heavily tethered

Singapore banks spent 2015 bound by slow growth chains and they will not likely break free in 2016.

UOB pioneers contactless payments with tokenised security in Asia Pacific

The UOB Mighty mobile app saw 5,500 unique downloads a day since its soft launch.

2015 sukuk issuances feared to soften compared to last year

Indonesia and Malaysia continue to lead the sukuk market.