Research Note May 11 How a fintech outgrew banks in the mobile wallet market in Vietnam MoMo grew into the largest mobile wallet provider in Vietnam by offering a better user experience and forging early partnerships with incumbent player... 7640
News Analysis Apr 07 The taming of the Chinese insurance industry China’s insurance industry is undergoing transformation as the authorities try to reign in the speculative practices of some players.... 10789
Research Note Feb 15 P2P lending: Collaboration will be the key to success Fintech, the latest buzzword in the peer-to-peer lending sector, has carved a niche for itself in a short span of time. As banks tighten their seat be... 11493
Research Note Feb 07 New competitors are catalysts for growth in mobile payments Mobile payments are expected to surge in the next few years, driven by technology and analytics. However, banks are facing tough challenges from non-b... 5257
Research Note Jan 27 DBS – Preparing for a digital future DBS Group’s retail and wealth business has been accelerating income generation since 2013. However, the bank continues to face an uphill struggle wi... 11920
Research Note Jan 12 Vietnam’s retail banking is playing a risky game Economies of scale, profitability, and developing a comprehensive service proposition remain major challenges in Vietnam's growing retail banking indu... 7623
Proceedings Report Jan 06 What we learnt from the digital disruptors in China The Asian Banker China Innovation Tour 2016, held from November 21 to 25, offered insights into the operations, strategies, technologies and values t... 8125
Research Note Dec 09 Will digital-only money transfer operators impact the global remittance market? Digitisation in the cross-border money transfer industry might leave fewer opportunities for incumbent banks and operators to grow. How they cultivat... 7416
Datafiles Nov 08 CEO remuneration 2016: Piyush Gupta of DBS is highest paid executive in APAC Piyush Gupta, chief executive officer of DBS Singapore, received the highest remuneration among bank CEOs in the Asia Pacific region in 2016, while to... 8843
Research Note Nov 02 Hostile environment casts doubt on the future of mobile-only fintech banks Wide discontent with conventional banks have led to the emergence of mobile-only fintech banks. However, these challenger banks are struggling to expa... 5728
News Analysis Oct 24 Cross-selling scandal at Wells Fargo is overhyped Wells Fargo is under scrutiny for unauthorised cross-selling and the creation of fake accounts. But was the controversy overblown?... 9107
Research Note Oct 21 Holistic enterprise-wide digitisation is the key to success in the Indian banking industry Emerging new competition, changing customer expectations, and reduced profitability are forcing banks in India to revisit their strategic business and... 5900
Co-published Oct 05 Enabling seamless customer experience through digital transformation of channels Shashank Luthra, director of digital transformation, and James Cronk, director of financial services of Cisco, discuss how banks can evolve their cust... 5363
Research Note Oct 18 Basel II: The precursor of an integrated risk management framework for Vietnamese banks Vietnam’s banking sector has taken significant steps to comply with Basel II requirements. However, more measures are needed to create an effective ... 9557
Research Note Sep 26 Bank of China (Hong Kong) named the Strongest Bank in Asia Pacific in 2016 for third consecutive year ICBC (Macau), HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, ICBC, and Public Bank complete the top five strongest banks in the Asia Pacific region.... 5346
News Analysis Sep 29 Broad brush or targeted digital marketing: How much is too much? P&G’s decision to complement targeted segmented marketing through social media with more broad-based tactics will come as no surprise for banks.... 5935
