Site Visits Oct 21, 2026 How CCB and MEGVII are addressing the data and identity challenges of AI in banking The opening day of The Asian Banker Beijing AI Innovation Study Tour 2026 examined two challenges in deploying AI across... 1473
Weekly Brief Oct 21, 2026 Emirates NBD plans UAE-based OpenAI deployment, Dubai Investments prepares subsidiary IPO TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Emirates NBD deploys OpenAI onshore, Dubai Investments plans DIP Holding flotation and Gul... 1631
Interviews Oct 20, 2026 Can CIMB turn local relationships into a connected ASEAN wealth franchise? CIMB is building its wealth strategy around longstanding local customer relationships across its core ASEAN markets. Its... 377
Interviews Oct 20, 2026 Can Hong Kong’s licensed stablecoins gain a role in capital markets settlement? Animoca Brands’ Evan Auyang argues Licensed stablecoins could connect Hong Kong dollar assets to global blockchain liq... 2258
Weekly Brief Oct 20, 2026 Spanish banks extend blockchain into syndicated loan administration, Visa launches stablecoin prefunding Transaction Finance Weekly: Santander and BBVA administer a syndicated loan on blockchain as Visa takes stablecoin prefu... 1586
Weekly Brief Oct 19, 2026 IMF raises 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1% as inflation and AI sell-off test market resilience The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: Despite an upgraded IMF growth outlook, oil-driven inflation, higher yields and an AI-sha... 2222
Interviews Oct 19, 2026 Moving beyond digital asset pilots brings treasury and controls into focus Talos’s Samar Sen argues that banks moving beyond tokenisation pilots need shared custody, settlement and treasury inf... 1326
Interviews Oct 19, 2026 Can reusable identity help banks counter AI fraud without slowing onboarding? Jumio’s Bala Kumar discusses how banks can use previous identity information to reassess risk beyond onboarding and re... 1712
Weekly Brief Oct 19, 2026 Basel revises systemic-risk reporting, India’s Yes Bank flags lower CET1 capital Risk and Capital Weekly Brief: Basel averages systemic bank indicators year-round; Yes Bank’s court ruling and Nordea... 1143
Sibos Round Up Oct 16, 2026 Can Deutsche Bank make different forms of digital money work together at institutional scale? Sabih Behzad sees stablecoins, tokenised deposits and central bank money serving different purposes rather than competin... 1462
Interviews Oct 16, 2026 GenLayer explores AI-based dispute resolution for autonomous transactions GenLayer Labs co-founder and CEO Albert Castellana explains how intelligent contracts could assess disputed obligations ... 1888
Interviews Oct 16, 2026 Cardano extends financial verification and compliance controls on-chain Cardano Foundation CFO Stephen Wood explains how on-chain reporting enables independent verification and how programmabl... 1623
Research Note Oct 16, 2026 Revenue per customer matters more than low cost-to-serve for digital banks Digital banks serve customers far more cheaply than incumbents, but most generate less revenue for every dollar spent on... 422
Conference Oct 15, 2026 Nigeria’s banks face the harder test of turning financial strength into economic value At Finance West Africa 2026, banking and technology leaders questioned whether recapitalisation would translate into pro... 1708
Weekly Brief Oct 15, 2026 BNY connects tokenised Treasury settlement with financing, CPMI–IOSCO clarifies market infrastructure safeguards Financial Markets Weekly: BNY uses tokenised Treasuries as repo collateral, Standard Chartered launches RLUSD custody an... 1734
Awards Ceremonies Oct 15, 2026 First Bank of Nigeria wins three awards at The Asian Banker Africa Awards 2026 First Bank of Nigeria was named Best SME Bank in Africa, Best SME Bank in Nigeria and Best Retail Bank in Nigeria, recog... 1527
