QUOTE(sjz @ Feb 7 2014, 08:38 PM)
the comparison is very simple...
for the sake of small amount of customers using CIMB cross border trades / transactions , ALL customers not using cross border trades system are being affected?
we will see if maybank or RHB will do the same..
but chances are there since bolehland management especially GLC seemed to think in a different way than other countries.
You will be surprised. Consumer banking, while remaining the bread and butter for banks, pales in comparison to investment, commercial, private wealth, SME, etc etc... This is done mainly for businesses (your MNCs and such) as well as to enhance the bank's back end system as there were a lot of systems that have been in used since the 80's. Many systems are just applied on top of older systems or small improvements.
I can bet you they will follow as I have some first hand knowledge of those

.. I think Maybank is probabaly just a year or so behind? There are some Tigers here that might be able to shed a more accurate light on the timeline. Maybe they can do it much better than CIMB, but they should since they would be able to learn from whatever CIMB has done.