Asia Pacific
Banking and finance news from China, Japan, India, Australia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific
Fintech
BharatPe Taps Himanshu Verma to Head POS Amid Offline Push
Fintech firm BharatPe has appointed Himanshu Verma as Head of its point-of-sale (POS) business, effective immediately, signaling a strategic intensification of its offline payments ambitions.
Central Banks
Tokyo Stands Pat as Oil Price Shock Freezes Rate Plans
The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark short-term interest rate unchanged at 0.75 percent on Thursday, choosing caution over action as the escalating conflict
Executive Moves
Wall Street Dealmakers Flee Asia Banks for Corporate Stability
A wave of senior departures is sweeping through the Asia divisions of Wall Street's biggest investment banks, as dealmakers trade the volatile bonus
Fintech
Kredivo Snaps Up Vietnam's Timo in Digital Banking Push
Indonesian fintech firm Kredivo Group has completed its acquisition of Timo, one of Vietnam's pioneering digital banking platforms, in a deal that signals