China

China's shadow banking sector to shrink to half of GDP in 2019

Lenders have been shifting to on-balance sheet activities.

China's shadow banking sector to shrink to half of GDP in 2019

Lenders have been shifting to on-balance sheet activities.

China urges banks to temper lending in January

Banks typically front-load loans early in the year.

Smaller bonuses and fewer jobs await Chinese bankers

The equity rout and ongoing trade dispute dimmed employment prospects.

Are Chinese banks put to risk as government calls to rev up POE lending?

The bad loan ratio of select sectors hit 4.7% compared to the 1.7% industry average.

China delays Visa and Mastercard entry as Unionpay remains unchallenged

The central bank has yet to issue formal acknowledgment.

Chinese commercial banks bad loan ratio hits 10-year high in 2018

Total non-performing loans hit $296.52b (CNY2t) in December.

China's fintech ecosystem is scaling faster than the US and Europe

Outside of China, fintechs are only able to disrupt one vertical unlike Alipay or WeChat Pay.

Emerging Asian banks may outpace developed peers in credit gains

The Philippine and Thai infrastructure campaigns will fuel borrowing.

Chinese banks' wealth management units greenlit to buy shares

It aims to boost market confidence amidst a cooling economy.

Chinese bank loan growth to hit 13.8% in 2019

The non-financial corporate segment will drive lending gains.

China's explosive wealth boom triggers private bank hiring spree

Homegrown and international banks are aggressively hiring.