Malaysia

Strengthening Malaysia's links with Japan.

Asean Financial Integration allows greater flexibilites.

144 Asean branches in three years.

No less than the Prime Minister!

Lenders have to work much harder.

Bank loans are up 11.9 percent.

CIMB launched its international money transfer service, SpeedSend, to Myanmar, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

RHB Bank Bhd expects to almost double its internet and mobile banking customers to 1.5 million by next year.

Wong Kim Choong has been appointed as United Overseas Bank Malaysia's chief executive officer with immediate effect.

CIMB Bank expects to raise its market share for debit cards from the current 5.7 percent to 10 percent next year.

The Greater China operations of Malayan Banking Berhad or Maybank are now the third largest overseas contributor to the group’s pre-tax profit after Singapore and Indonesia.

Malaysia's banking sector will experience resilient earnings in line with the country’s sturdy economic growth supported by strong domestic demand, robust capital markets and exports.

Maybank clarified that its private placement exercise was a proactive move to boost its equity capital ahead of the implementation of the Basel III capital framework.

OCBC Bank boosted its SME loans by more than 20 percent for the first six months.

While Alliance Bank Malaysia already expects its loan growth to surpass last year's 11 percent, it continues to look for ways to provide convenient customer experience.

Unless they are trying to significantly boost capital outlay, Banks in Malaysia are unlikely to engage in capital raising activities, said banking analysts.