Research Note Jan 27, 2023 International adoption of Renminbi gains momentum Strong cross-border trade, RCEP trade pact, and deep capital market integration support international use of RMB... 10698
Perspectives Jan 16, 2023 SEA digital wallets to grow by 17% CAGR until 2025, boosted by e-commerce Digital wallets are driving a transformation of financial services around the world. The gross transaction value of all ... 2683
Perspectives Jan 09, 2023 Chinese banks end robo-advisory services amid increased scrutiny China Merchant Bank (CMB), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and other major Chinese commercial banks have ... 2070
Profile Jan 04, 2023 Ding Hemu, founder of China sports-wear giant Anta takes village charity nationwide Consistent giving through the years to his hometown of Jinjiang in China’s southern province of Fujian reveals the sal... 12436
Dec 28, 2022 COP27 has little direct effect on HNWIs Many HNWIs took action after COP26 to reduce the effect of climate change, but despite the expectation that more will be... 8551
Dec 28, 2022 Are there new lessons to be learnt from the FTX collapse? In the wake of the collapse of the FTX Group, questions are being asked about whether all players in the cryptocurrency ... 4899
interviews Dec 22, 2022 TPBank's Tran: “One million of our new customers are from third-party platforms” James Tran, digital bank centre head, TPBank, highlighted that the bank's digital transformation is made possible by shi... 9712
Obituary Dec 19, 2022 In memory of Teh Hong Piow - A visionary and disciplined leader The founder and chairman emeritus of Public Bank, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh Hong Piow, passed away at 92. He dedicated... 6881
Dec 16, 2022 UAE banks riding the eKYC wave UAE launched its KYC Blockchain Platform in February 2020. This national ecosystem allows data sharing between licensing... 7899
interviews Dec 14, 2022 VPBank differentiates with segment-based digital bank propositions Giang Pham, director of VPBank’s digital banking service centre, discussed how VPBank’s digital-only bank implementa... 13713
Sibos Round Up Dec 14, 2022 Top 10 takeaways from SWIFT at SIBOS 2022 The future of cross-border transactions took centre stage on the SWIFT programme at SIBOS 2022. Here are its top 10 take... 3786
Interviews Dec 14, 2022 Baiduri Bank's Ti Eng Hui: “We're investing in a new core banking platform for the future” Ti Eng Hui, CEO of Brunei-based Baiduri Bank Group described how its new core banking system will position it for the fu... 6313
Perspectives Dec 09, 2022 DBS, and other banks to benefit from opportunities in the metaverse More financial players and commercial banks are experimenting in the metaverse. However, it is unclear whether customers... 6696
Datafiles Dec 07, 2022 mBridge pilot enables more opportunities in a faster cross-border transaction infrastructure The mBridge pilot has tested the issuance of over $12 million in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and payments of... 1819
Datafiles Dec 06, 2022 Ethereum's Merge ushers in more energy efficient blockchain Ethereum’s recent software upgrade the ‘Merge’ is a key step in its future roadmap of development, but there remai... 1464
Datafiles Dec 06, 2022 Big tech and fintech credit disbursement in Thailand to reach $1.6 billion by 2025 Alternative credit is flourishing in Thailand as big technology platforms fill in the lending gaps left by traditional f... 938