Taiwan

Chart of the Week: Taiwanese banks' capitalisation hit 11.4% in H1

This is above the prescribed tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%.

Chart of the Week: Taiwanese banks' capitalisation hit 11.4% in H1

This is above the prescribed tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%.

Taiwanese banks move to plug money laundering shortfalls

There were insufficient safeguards in their offshore banking units.

Trade tensions cut Taiwanese 2019 bank loan growth to 3.2%

Taiwan is amongst the most exposed to US tariffs on Chinese goods.

DBS Taiwan unveils credit card for everyday purchases

Cardholders earn one reward point for every NT$5 spend and points have lifetime validity.

How Taishin Bank's Richart captivated Taiwan's youth

It captured over 450,000 applications for its savings accounts.

Can Taiwanese banks maintain stable financial footing?

Lenders face stiff competition and modest lending demand.

Taiwanese banks poised to break $6.5b year-end lending target

The government’s new economy projects is fuelling lending demand.

Citi Private Bank appoints Sally Yeh as global market manager for Taiwan

Yeh will report to Rudolf Hitsch, Citi Private Bank's North Asia head.

Taiwan Cooperative Bank rolls out QR code payment in Visa tie-up

It claims to be the country’s first standardised and EMV compliant QR code payment.

Lawmakers rebuke $323m capital requirement for Taiwan's web-only banks

They argue that Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong have much lower capital requirements.

CTBC Bank unveils multi-language ATM services

Machines now offer services in Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese.

Chinese exposure of Taiwanese banks dips as yuan tumbles

Claims by local lenders to the Mainland fell from $46.91b to $44.62b in June.

Can Taiwanese banks keep a lid on overseas exposure risks?

Exposure to China has been growing since 2010.

Credit card spending in Taiwan hits $47.05b in H1

Purchases via credit card nearly hit the $200b in all six months except February.

Taiwan has the highest ATM density in the world

There is one machine per 826 residents.

HSBC Singapore rolls out investment advisory platform for high net worth depositors

Clients with at least $1.2m in deposits also gain access to a luxury lifestyle concierge.