Current Account Feb 22, 2021 WFE 2020 Market Highlights: “Global exchanges hit new highs amid disruptive events and pessimistic forecasts” WFE has just published its latest market highlights report that studied the impact of the events of 2020 on markets acro... 7320
News Analysis Feb 22, 2021 DBS 2020 net profit falls 26% as fourth quarter performance reveals weakness DBS full-year 2020 net profit fell 26% to SGD 4.72 billion ($3.5 billion) despite record operating profit of SGD 8.43 bi... 6960
interviews Feb 19, 2021 "Building digital asset infrastructure for financial markets" In this interview Rehan Ahmed and Pradyumna Agrawal discusses the issues surrounding the future of digital assets in Asi... 33122
Feb 18, 2021 Bank and fintech collaborations speed up payment efficiencies APIs, faster payment schemes and industry-wide collaborations of financial institutions and technology players are helpi... 6866
Current Account Feb 17, 2021 Payoneer goes public via $3.3 billion SPAC route Global payment platform Payoneer and FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp announced they have agreed on a merger that is expect... 4059
Speech Feb 11, 2021 Mother’s Smile’s Dr. Han: “Let no one be left behind” Dr. Han Kai, founder of Mother’s Smile philanthropic project affiliated with the China Women's Development Foundation,... 7060
Sibos Round Up Feb 11, 2021 Technology requirements evolve rapidly with changing customer expectations during COVID-19 Industry experts highlight the rapidly evolving technology requirements such as frictionless payments, stronger data int... 5874
Opinion Feb 11, 2021 Lowering the final barriers to open banking innovation Open banking has huge potential to advance client services in the Asia Pacific region. While many of the region’s fina... 19439
Research Note Feb 10, 2021 Reshoring of global supply chains spurs growth in financing Industry practitioners discuss how process of bringing offshore global supply chains back to the country of origin accel... 6501
Speech Feb 08, 2021 “No act of goodness is too small “No act of goodness is too small” in philanthropy, Cindy Yu, Executive Director of Wealth and Society, remarks at an... 5837
AB500 Feb 02, 2021 Islamic banks' assets rose 13% Saudi Arabian Islamic banks continue to display strong financial performance. The growth of Islamic bank assets accelera... 31518
AB500 Jan 29, 2021 Saudi Arabian and Egyptian banks demonstrate capital strength as Middle Eastern and African peers reveal weakness amid heightened stress National Commercial Bank and Banque Misr emerged as the strongest bank by balance sheet in the Middle East and Africa re... 20798
interviews Jan 29, 2021 Despite rebound in 2021, banks’ credits and profits will continue to be under pressure In this RadioFinance session, we will discuss the forecasts and the impact of the pandemic on the banking industry, rise... 2563
Research Note Jan 28, 2021 Asian banks' assets grew 10.3% amid surge in mergers and acquisitions Chinese and Japanese banks again dominate the list of The Asian Banker 500 largest banks. Balance sheet growth accelerat... 9285
Speech Jan 28, 2021 BIS’ Carstens: “Digital currencies and the future of the monetary system” Agustín Carstens, general manager of Bank for International Settlements, in a speech to Hoover Institution affiliates, ... 10985
