Weekly Brief May 04, 2026 Rate paths diverge as banks report record first-quarter results The BOJ, Fed and ECB all hold rates but diverge sharply on signals, as record first-quarter earnings at UBS, US banks an... 338
Interviews Apr 30, 2026 Cross-border financing follows supply chains and restructures risk across markets Cathay United Bank is restructuring its cross-border corporate banking model as Taiwanese corporates decentralise produc... 3118
Current Account Apr 30, 2026 DBS sustains record first-quarter income on customer flows as rate compression bites DBS reported first quarter 2026 net profit of SGD 2.93 billion (about $2.2 billion) on record total income of SGD 5.95 b... 1718
Interviews Apr 30, 2026 UOB strengthens ASEAN entry platform for cross-border growth UOB’s foreign direct investment advisory business focuses on enabling companies to enter and expand across ASEAN by co... 1655
Datafiles Apr 29, 2026 Japanese banks lead Asia Pacific market capitalisation gains as India and Indonesia fall in rankings Japanese banks record the strongest gains in the market capitalisation ranking, Chinese megabanks retain scale leadershi... 287
Current Account Apr 29, 2026 Strait of Hormuz closure set to deliver largest commodity price spike since 2022, World Bank warns The World Bank's April 2026 Commodity Markets Outlook projects a 16% rise in average commodity prices this year, driven ... 2883
Current Account Apr 29, 2026 Khazanah and SC price Malaysia's first tokenised sukuk in $25M pilot Khazanah Nasional and SC Malaysia have priced the country's inaugural tokenised sukuk, a MYR 100 million (about $25 mill... 1882
Interviews Apr 28, 2026 Infrastructure financing in Asia is scaling but not yet systematised Cross-border capital into Asia’s infrastructure is abundant and increasingly diverse, but execution still depends on f... 1437
Interviews Apr 28, 2026 Sustainable finance in Asia is scaling but cross-border execution is not keeping pace Sustainable finance in Asia is expanding rapidly across markets, but cross-border scaling still depends on how consisten... 1600
Current Account Apr 27, 2026 DBS expands Spark GenAI programme to move SMEs from experimentation to deployment SMEs in Singapore are gaining more structured support to apply artificial intelligence within their operations through D... 2365
Weekly Brief Apr 27, 2026 Banks face tighter regulatory oversight as policy and credit risks converge A weekly briefing on the developments shaping global banking and what decision-makers need to understand.... 1641
Current Account Apr 24, 2026 Non-USD stablecoins gain traction where banking and settlement rails are limited Standard Chartered and Zodia Markets say the 48-point gap between USD stablecoins’ market share and the dollar’s rol... 1823
Interviews Apr 23, 2026 Redesign the bank before scaling AI, says SBI’s Rajagopalan As banks expand artificial intelligence (AI) beyond pilots to enterprise-wide adoption, the real challenge is no longer ... 2377
Feature Apr 23, 2026 Malaysia's tokenisation pilots target cross-border wholesale frictions Bank Negara Malaysia is testing tokenised deposits and ringgit stablecoins to inform an end-2026 policy decision. Three ... 6663
Interviews Apr 23, 2026 Bank Mandiri expands financial inclusion in Indonesia through Livin’ super app Bank Mandiri's Livin' super app drives financial inclusion and empowers customers with AI-enabled tools, digital wallets... 2111
Datafiles Apr 22, 2026 BCA and Bank Mandiri dominate Indonesia's banking sector Indonesia's banking sector comprises 16 institutions in the TAB Global World’s 1000 Largest and Strongest Banks Rankin... 1864
