Nikkei Markets
Asian stocks fall ahead of key US jobs data
Chinese banks among key losers, Samsung drops on earnings guidance
Banking & Finance
Companies
Itochu and Citic plan $1.8bn fund to usher Japan startups into China
Chinese conglomerate looks to attract cutting-edge tech amid trade war
Business trends
Philippines' $30bn remittance market lures digital upstarts
App-based players shake up industry with low-fee transfers and shorter wait times
Companies
Japan's Monex slashes US stock purchase fees to 10 cents
Brokerage hopes to spur more transactions among retail investors
Nikkei Markets
Asian stocks fall, dragged down by energy companies, chipmakers
Samsung Electronics extends losses
Trade war
China opens economy faster over fears of slower foreign investment
Premier Li announces deregulation for finance, transport, telecom and internet
Startups
Grab expands finance business to boost profitability before IPO
Ride-hailer ‘studying closely’ opportunity for Singapore digital bank license
Economy
China to scrap ownership limits in finance in 2020, ahead of schedule
Beijing signals market opening after Trump-Xi talks at G-20
Business deals
Hong Kong group FWD buys Thai bank Siam's insurance business
Battle for Southeast Asia life insurance market intensifies with $3bn deal
Startups
Cash-burning Indonesian payment apps seek profit in credit
Wary of Uber's losses, Go-Pay and Ovo tap into new stream of revenue and data
