Speeches and Presentations Sep 21 Navigating new frontiers for finance and sustainability in the metaverse The metaverse, once the stuff of science fiction, is rapidly becoming a reality with profound implications for the financial services industry and oth... 5219
Current Account Feb 20 US banks confront challenges in shifting commercial real estate dynamics As commercial property prices decline due to a pandemic-induced decrease in office space demand, US banks are boosting provisions for credit losses, p... 3733
Current Account Feb 13 Evergrande liquidation forces ripple effect on China’s property sector In late January, troubled real estate giant Evergrande was liquidated, unable to reach agreements with creditors over its staggering debts exceeding $... 3664
News Analysis Dec 23 Merger with Robinsons Bank signals BPI’s acceleration of digital banking capabilities The merger is a big step for BPI’s digital banking ambitions, with Robinsons Bank’s 20% stake in GoTyme being able to significantly accelerate gro... 8631
Post Event Report Oct 20 BSP drives Philippines towards cashless future with digital revolution The central bank’s Digital Payments Transformation Roadmap is driving the Philippines towards a cashless society, with digital banks, super apps, an... 5835
Panel discussion Aug 24 Cloud migration— Pandora’s box of data, culture and core replacement The cloud was the main topic of discussion at a tech roundtable, with leaders in digital innovation describing their experiences in core migration, ch... 4495
Panel discussion Aug 23 Digital money changes everything Financial industry leaders and decision-makers assess the banking and financial regulatory landscape over the course of digitalisation, fintech innova... 5184
Jul 29 Nestor Tan strengthened BDO Unibank’s leading wealth management and digital capabilities in the Philippines Nestor V. Tan, president and CEO, BDO Unibank led the bank to become an industry leader and strengthened the bank through key initiatives covering wea... 13206
Profile Jul 29 Supaneewan Chutrakul bolsters KASIKORNBANK’s market position and profit through customer-centric implementations Supaneewan Chutrakul, executive vice president of KASIKORNBANK, increased the bank’s retail profit, and bolstered the bank’s market position throu... 2976
Current Account Jul 06 BNM receives 29 applications for digital banking licences Bank Negara Malaysia has announced that it will issue five digital banking licences by next year. So far, BNM has received 29 applications. ... 12353
Jun 24 Former Philippine President passes away at 61 Former Philippine president Benigno Aquino III, passed away on June 24. Under his leadership, the Philippines sustained strong economic growth and und... 7113
Current Account Apr 16 Pinduoduo becomes China’s largest e-commerce company Chinese e-commerce player Pinduoduo revealed in its latest report it recorded over 788 million annual active users, surpassing Alibaba’s 779 million... 10652
Current Account Mar 23 Digital-only bank Tonik launches in the Philippines Tonik, one of Southeast Asia’s first digital-only banks, has officially launched in the Philippines, the country’s first neobank... 8620
Current Account Mar 22 Coupang raises $4.6 billion in biggest US IPO this year Coupang has raised $4.6 billion making it one of the biggest share offering by an Asian company on a US exchange... 5045
Current Account Feb 23 Mastercard and Island Pay launch CBDC linked prepaid card in the Bahamas Mastercard and Island Pay launched a prepaid card which allows users to transact using the Central Bank of The Bahamas issued digital currency, and ex... 6616
Current Account Feb 23 Top Indian banks increase investments in technology India’s financial payments and banking industry is expected to invest more on new technologies and improve existing infrastructures and capabilities... 7643
