Datafiles Mar 04, 2022 Hong Kong retail credit market expected to grow 9% by 2023 Hong Kong's banking industry has remained resilient amid the pandemic, and its retail banking sector is expected to grow... 19509
Current Account Mar 03, 2022 Russia-Ukraine crisis exacerbates supply chain disruption As the West announces sanctions over Russia’s actions in Ukraine, global supply chains, particularly related to energy... 22950
Current Account Mar 03, 2022 SWIFT has yet to disconnect Russian banks from network Despite widespread media reporting of US and Western sanctions on selected Russian banks, SWIFT has not disconnected any... 3845
Perspectives Mar 01, 2022 Banks face escalating battle in fight against digital fraud With the proliferation of digital frauds in consumer and corporate banking, innovative mechanisms beyond bolstering the ... 9048
Research Note Feb 25, 2022 SWIFT ban on Russia could be disastrous for European and global banks The prospect of a ban on Russia from SWIFT becomes ever likely as its attack on Ukraine escalates. However, the impact o... 4246
Current Account Feb 24, 2022 EU leaders condemn Russia's attack on Ukraine as they line up further sanctions European leaders condemn Russian aggression against Ukraine, plan further sanctions while global markets plummet in the ... 2148
Current Account Feb 24, 2022 MAS imposes higher capital charge on DBS for digital outages The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed an extra capital requirement of SGD 930 million ($692 million) on ... 20183
TABLive Feb 24, 2022 “Regulators use LEI for oversight of market participants” Darragh Hayes, CEO of LEI Worldwide, discussed how the legal entity identifiers (LEI) help both regulators and clients i... 2606
TABLive Feb 24, 2022 “Greater adoption of LEIs needed to support KYC for SWIFT” Darragh Hayes, CEO of LEI Worldwide, discussed how institutions such as SWIFT can integrate an LEI-based system acting a... 3065
TABLive Feb 24, 2022 “Crypto for LEI – How blockchains identify and verify counterparties” Grant Leech, chief technology officer (CTO) at private limited company LEI Worldwide, shared his insights on the use of ... 2882
TABLive Feb 24, 2022 “Regulators use LEI for oversight of market participants” Darragh Hayes, CEO and Grant Leech, chief technology officer (CTO) at LEI Worldwide, shared their insights on how the le... 1434
Current Account Feb 21, 2022 MAS draws up framework for equitable sharing of scam losses In the wake of the OCBC phishing scams and the compensation made by the bank to all affected customers, MAS decided that... 4077
Awards Ceremonies Feb 21, 2022 Ongoing digitalisation and capital management contribute to bank resilience during pandemic CEOs and decision-makers of banks across Asia Pacific discussed how the second year of the pandemic has impacted the fin... 3796
Datafiles Feb 18, 2022 Chinese banks are the most efficient in Asia Pacific All the top 10 most efficient banks in Asia Pacific are from China. Bank of Shanghai is the most efficient in the region... 6149
Datafiles Feb 17, 2022 Chinese, Hong Kong and Singapore banks reduce loan loss provisions to below pre-COVID levels Banks in most Asian markets booked lower provisions to cover potential loan losses as economies recover, which has contr... 31858
Research Note Feb 17, 2022 Cloud adoption accelerates among banks with unique strategies The financial services industry is undergoing a massive shift to cloud, but the challenging technology transition for in... 21709
