Current Account Sep 01, 2026 Can CIMB’s wholesale expansion lift underlying earnings? CIMB's wholesale banking drives first-half profit growth, but provision writebacks mask flat underlying operating income... 198
Current Account Sep 01, 2026 Can Maybank sustain fee and funding gains as credit costs normalise? Maybank’s second-quarter net profit rose 2.4% as stronger fees and lower impairment charges narrowed the first-half de... 246
Weekly Brief Sep 01, 2026 Warsh puts inflation first, Bank of China leads Big Five profit growth The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: Warsh reshapes Fed guidance, Treasury targets Banque Misr, China's banks post profit gain... 282
Research Notes Aug 31, 2026 Banks accelerate mobile banking development cycles, but launch bottlenecks remain Mobile banking development cycles fall from more than a year under traditional waterfall processes to only weeks as clou... 432
Weekly Brief Aug 31, 2026 Victory Capital agrees $7 billion First Eagle deal, Vanguard buys Altruist Wealth and Society tracks a week of consolidation in asset management and adviser infrastructure, as Victory Capital agr... 49
Weekly Brief Aug 28, 2026 Sacombank completes hybrid-cloud core upgrade, ANZ cuts customer scam losses by 24% Financial Technology Weekly: Sacombank reports performance and infrastructure gains from its hybrid-cloud core upgrade, ... 421
Weekly Brief Aug 27, 2026 Vanguard and Wellington test tokenised collateral, CIMB pilots sukuk settlement Financial Markets Weekly: Vanguard, Wellington test tokenised collateral; CIMB settles $343m tokenised sukuk; Coinbase l... 322
Current Account Aug 27, 2026 Can Malaysia turn tokenised sukuk into scalable market infrastructure? CIMB settles MYR1.38 billion ($343 million) tokenised sukuk using tokenised commercial bank deposits, advancing Malaysia... 291
Awards Ceremonies Aug 27, 2026 The Asian Banker Taiwan Awards 2026 highlight banking leadership, sustainable finance and digital innovation This year’s awards recognise CTBC Bank’s strengths across retail, wealth management, transaction banking and custody... 341
Interviews Aug 27, 2026 Can EastWest turn its consumer-banking edge into a broader financial franchise? EastWest chief executive officer Jerry G. Ngo discusses why the bank intends to retain its consumer-centric identity whi... 322
Weekly Brief Aug 26, 2026 MTN fintech transaction value reaches $330.5 billion, Afreximbank profit rises 30% TAB Africa Weekly Brief: MTN's fintech transactions hit $330.5 billion, Afreximbank profit rises 30%, Equity Group expan... 329
Weekly Brief Aug 26, 2026 TNG eWallet adds GXBank credit, Zip reports record BNPL earnings Retail Finance Weekly: GXBank expands lending via TNG eWallet, Zip Co posts record BNPL profit, Experian adds ChatGPT cr... 748
Interview Notes Aug 26, 2026 Ngern Tid Lor extends lending and insurance support beyond transactions Ngern Tid Lor Public Company Limited is redefining financial inclusion through its lending and insurance brokerage busi... 365
Interviews Aug 26, 2026 OCBC NISP scales affluent banking through hybrid wealth model with advisory, digital and lifestyle services OCBC NISP (OCBC) has strengthened its position in Indonesia’s affluent banking segment through a hybrid wealth managem... 393
Conference Aug 26, 2026 How are banks modernising for AI without compromising resilience and trust? Banks at Temenos Regional Forum Asia Pacific 2026 discussed how core modernisation and AI are changing technology priori... 332
Weekly Brief Aug 25, 2026 CIB commits $300 million to new digital bank, Egypt sets rules for digital financial ID platform TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Commercial International Bank earmarks $300 million for digital bank yomo following prelim... 435
