Weekly Brief Sep 15 GCC bank assets exceed $4 trillion as deposits rise 6% and UAE credit expands TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: GCC bank assets top $4 trillion, Türkiye holds rates at 37%, US sanctions VTB Bank and ADGM assets under management ris... 495
Weekly Brief Sep 15 DBS, OCBC and UOB complete first live tokenised SGD transactions using Swift ledger Transaction Finance Weekly: DBS, OCBC and UOB complete Swift's first live SGD tokenised-deposit settlement, Lloyds-SocGen digitise a letter of credit ... 602
Weekly Brief Sep 14 ECB raises rates to 2.50% as euro-area energy inflation hits 14.3% The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: The ECB raised rates to 2.50% as inflation rose and Saudi pipeline attacks disrupted oil supply, while UniCredit advanc... 622
Weekly Brief Sep 14 EU limits impact of Basel trading rules on bank capital through 2029 Risk and Capital Weekly Brief: EU delays FRTB capital impacts through 2029, Canada cuts SME risk weights, Singapore proposes loss-absorbing capacity r... 565
Weekly Brief Sep 11 US Department of Energy backs Duane Arnold nuclear restart with $1.9 billion loan Sustainable Finance Weekly: NextEra's $1.9 billion nuclear restart, Sonnedix's $1.3 billion Chile refinancing, Suniva's $835 million solar expansion a... 648
Weekly Brief Sep 11 Morgan Stanley and Evercore shape OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Financial Services Financial Technology Weekly: OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Financial Services with Morgan Stanley and Evercore, Ant International expands AMP, Meta's Mu... 961
Weekly Brief Sep 11 China lines up $54 billion to recapitalise state banks and insurers TAB China Weekly Brief: China injects RMB 360 billion into ICBC ABC and five insurers approves CICC's merger with Dongxing and Cinda Securities... 1252
Weekly Brief Sep 11 REC completes India’s first tokenised corporate-bond pilot with wholesale CBDC settlement Financial Markets Weekly: REC completes India's first tokenised bond pilot with RBI wholesale CBDC settlement as Standard Chartered launches UAE crypt... 820
Weekly Brief Sep 10 Dangote’s $1.6 billion IPO opens a $14.3 billion financing programme TAB Africa Weekly Brief: Dangote Refinery launches $1.62 billion IPO to fund $14.3 billion expansion as AfDB unveils $5.1 billion crisis response.... 785
Weekly Brief Sep 08 FAB advances tokenised cross-border payments as GCC integration and sukuk issuance accelerate TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: FAB completes tokenised dollar transactions with Citi, Qatar joins AFAQ, and Saudi Arabia raises $3.25 billion through s... 619
Weekly Brief Sep 08 Tokenised payments enter live treasury use as correspondent controls face scrutiny Transaction Finance Weekly: Citi and HSBC advance Swift-ledger payments, OFSI fines Citi and ByteDance secures a $29.6 billion loan.... 611
Weekly Brief Sep 08 China’s state banks strengthen capital, APRA acts on ING Australia’s liquidity breaches Risk and Capital Weekly: China’s state banks bolster capital, APRA tightens controls at ING Australia, RBI moves to drain surplus liquidity... 535
Weekly Brief Sep 08 Global bond sell-off raises funding and balance-sheet risks for banks The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: Global bond yields surge to multi-year highs, India’s special FX facility draws $136.4 billion, Chinese financial ins... 639
Weekly Brief Sep 07 Barclays and Carmignac deepen wealth reach across Asia and the Gulf Wealth and Society tracks 10 developments in global wealth management, from new booking centres in Singapore and Dubai to a landmark partnership betwe... 127
Weekly Brief Sep 04 European green bonds reach $250 billion in first half as region takes 58% of Q2 issuance Sustainable Finance Weekly: Europe extends its green bond lead as China expands carbon markets and ESG reporting rules tighten.... 565
Weekly Brief Sep 04 Deutsche Bank plans 15-to-two core overhaul as banks quantify AI gains Financial Technology Weekly: Deutsche Bank consolidates core systems as TD and CMB scale AI while regulators flag cyber-resilience risks.... 680
Weekly Brief Sep 04 China reforms property project financing with greater lead bank oversight TAB China Weekly Brief: China tightens property financing with lead-bank oversight while expanding SME credit subsidies, private-fund disclosures, and... 1352
Weekly Brief Sep 03 Broadridge takes $351 billion-a-day tokenised repo platform across G7 markets Financial Markets Weekly: Institutions globally advanced tokenisation and cross-border settlement infrastructure this week, as Broadridge scaled its $... 502
Weekly Brief Sep 02 Affirm returns to Australia as banks and fintechs target younger customers Retail Finance Weekly: Banks and fintechs globally deepened embedded and digital-asset finance this week, as Affirm re-entered Australia and Better-Co... 538
Weekly Brief Sep 02 TDB secures $800 million facility, South Africa reshapes payment system governance TAB Africa Weekly Brief: African institutions diversified funding sources this week, with TDB, Rwanda and South Africa securing new facilities as SARB... 479
Weekly Brief Sep 01 CBUAE opens urgent Banque Misr examination, Saudi deposit growth outpaces credit TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: CBUAE opens urgent Banque Misr examination, Saudi deposit growth outpaces credit and Qatar's economy contracts.... 514
Weekly Brief Sep 01 Swiss committee proposes UBS capital compromise, FDIC defeats former SVB parent’s $1.71 billion claim Risk and Capital Weekly: Swiss committee proposes UBS capital compromise, FDIC defeats SVB parent's claim, FSB flags frontier-AI cyber risk... 507
Weekly Brief Sep 01 UOB and HSBC complete live tokenised deposit transactions, RBC unifies transaction banking Transaction Finance Weekly: UOB and HSBC complete tokenised deposit transactions, RBC unifies transaction banking and TD tests Agorá.... 568
Weekly Brief Sep 01 Warsh puts inflation first, Bank of China leads Big Five profit growth The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: Warsh reshapes Fed guidance, Treasury targets Banque Misr, China's banks post profit gains and rate hikes continue in K... 607
Weekly Brief Aug 31 Victory Capital agrees $7 billion First Eagle deal, Vanguard buys Altruist Wealth and Society tracks a week of consolidation in asset management and adviser infrastructure, as Victory Capital agrees a $7 billion deal for Firs... 205
Weekly Brief Aug 28 Sacombank completes hybrid-cloud core upgrade, ANZ cuts customer scam losses by 24% Financial Technology Weekly: Sacombank reports performance and infrastructure gains from its hybrid-cloud core upgrade, while ANZ cuts customer scam l... 549
Weekly Brief Aug 27 Vanguard and Wellington test tokenised collateral, CIMB pilots sukuk settlement Financial Markets Weekly: Vanguard, Wellington test tokenised collateral; CIMB settles $343m tokenised sukuk; Coinbase launches tokenised US stocks.... 441
Weekly Brief Aug 26 MTN fintech transaction value reaches $330.5 billion, Afreximbank profit rises 30% TAB Africa Weekly Brief: MTN's fintech transactions hit $330.5 billion, Afreximbank profit rises 30%, Equity Group expands regional lending further.... 447
Weekly Brief Aug 26 TNG eWallet adds GXBank credit, Zip reports record BNPL earnings Retail Finance Weekly: GXBank expands lending via TNG eWallet, Zip Co posts record BNPL profit, Experian adds ChatGPT credit scores.... 1079
Weekly Brief Aug 25 CIB commits $300 million to new digital bank, Egypt sets rules for digital financial ID platform TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Commercial International Bank earmarks $300 million for digital bank yomo following preliminary regulatory approval, whi... 590
Weekly Brief Aug 25 Standard Chartered and HSBC complete first tokenised deposit transaction, Citi launches near-real-time custody solutions Transaction Finance Weekly: Standard Chartered and HSBC complete the first live cross-border transaction using tokenised deposits on Swift’s blockch... 968
Weekly Brief Aug 24 APRA expands system-risk testing, Santander completes Webster acquisition Risk and Capital Weekly Brief: APRA expands system-risk stress testing, Santander completes Webster deal, Judo and AmBank flag elevated impairments, A... 487
Weekly Brief Aug 24 US Treasury expands long-dated buybacks, Alibaba raises $10.3 billion for AI infrastructure The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: US Treasury doubles long-dated buybacks as debt hits $40 trillion, Alibaba raises $10.3 billion, SoftBank plans AI bond... 607
Weekly Brief Aug 24 Singapore anchors fund managers with tax breaks, LGT hits record $511 billion Wealth and Society's weekly roundup covers Singapore's new fund-manager incentives, record results at LGT and Lombard Odier, and asset-management and ... 148
Weekly Brief Aug 21 China holds LPRs for 15th month, expands consumer and small-business loan subsidies TAB China Weekly Brief: China holds loan prime rates for a 15th month, expands digital RMB network to 30 operators, renews RMB220 billion Australia cu... 944
Weekly Brief Aug 21 DBS deploys agentic AI in corporate credit, Ant scales FX forecasting across global banks Financial Technology Weekly: DBS rolls out agentic AI to 1,500 credit managers, Stripe agrees to acquire OpenRouter for over $7 billion, AWS makes Age... 5056
Weekly Brief Aug 21 Nasdaq confirms 23-hour equity trading, Indonesia targets 2027 commodity exchange launch Financial Markets Weekly: Nasdaq confirms a December launch for 23-hour equity trading, Indonesia advances its state-backed commodity exchange, the SE... 1012
Weekly Brief Aug 19 Indonesia expands retail credit through QRIS, Klarna cuts outlook despite return to profit Retail Finance Weekly: Klarna cuts its 2026 outlook despite returning to profit, Nubank tops $1 billion in quarterly profit and BofA takes a stake in ... 992
Weekly Brief Aug 19 Standard Bank and Absa increase earnings, AFC leads $2.5 billion equity placement for Dangote Refinery TAB Africa Weekly Brief: Standard Bank and Absa post stronger first-half earnings, AFC raises $2.5 billion for Dangote's refinery and CHF 350 million ... 1069
Weekly Brief Aug 19 Commercial Bank of Dubai advances UAE Open Finance, UAE banking assets reach $1.44 trillion TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Commercial Bank of Dubai launches multi-bank payment initiation, UAE banking assets grow 17.1% to $1.44 trillion and Coi... 1262
Weekly Brief Aug 18 Citi joins $4.6 billion Japan-US financing, China expands corporate cash pooling Transaction Finance Weekly: Citi backs $4.6 billion Japan-US power deal, China expands RMB cash pooling and South Korea commits KRW 5 trillion to semi... 1776
Weekly Brief Aug 18 Banco do Brasil’s agribusiness delinquencies rise, UBS capital proposal remains unresolved Risk and Capital Weekly Brief: Banco do Brasil's agribusiness delinquencies climb, Swiss lawmakers defer UBS's CET1 capital proposal, China's NPL rati... 1053
Weekly Brief Aug 17 China records $50 billion bank-lending contraction, Bank of America enters Indian consumer credit with Jio Financial The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: China's bank lending contracts by a record RMB340 billion, US inflation eases to 3.4%, Japan's GDP growth slows to 0.3%... 2841
Weekly Brief Aug 17 BTG Pactual posts record profit, China Merchants Bank’s retail assets pass $2.65 trillion Wealth & Society rounds up a week of record results, new product launches and cross-border partnerships, with BTG Pactual posting record profit, China... 245
Weekly Brief Aug 14 CBA quantifies AI benefits, RBI pushes banks to inventory AI models Financial Technology Weekly: CBA puts a AUD200 million value on AI benefits, APRA penalises Bendigo Bank over cyber accountability failures, RBI deman... 1487
Weekly Brief Aug 14 China’s exports rise 23.9% as high-tech shipments strengthen, PBOC keeps support in reserve TAB China Weekly Brief: China's exports surge 23.9% on tech demand, the PBOC unveils a five-year policy framework, Chinese banks issue RMB1.3 trillion... 1397
Weekly Brief Aug 13 NVIDIA targets $500 billion AI infrastructure financing, Goldman Sachs scales active ETF business Financial Markets Weekly: NVIDIA partners with six investment groups to mobilise $500 billion for AI infrastructure, Goldman Sachs agrees to acquire N... 1591
Weekly Brief Aug 12 Mercado Pago grows credit portfolio 75%, Revolut secures French banking licence Retail Finance Weekly: Mercado Pago's credit portfolio grew 75% to $16 billion, Revolut secured a French banking licence, Nu México became a fully li... 1228
Weekly Brief Aug 12 Kenya keeps rates at 8.75%, Afreximbank extends record EUR 110 million facility to Chad TAB Africa Weekly Brief: Kenya holds its policy rate at 8.75% and approves its first banking-sector ETF, Afreximbank extends Chad a EUR 110 million fa... 1149
Weekly Brief Aug 11 Libya central bank governor resigns, World Bank backs $100 million Syria financial overhaul TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Central Bank of Libya's governor resigns, the World Bank approves $100 million for Syria's financial-sector modernisatio... 1073
Weekly Brief Aug 11 Wells Fargo plans tokenised deposits, Deutsche Bank gains direct RMB clearing role Transaction Finance Weekly: Wells Fargo launches tokenised deposits for corporate clients, Deutsche Bank gains direct RMB clearing in Frankfurt, Klarn... 1141
Weekly Brief Aug 11 RBI proposes leverage buffer for G-SIB branches, UOB sale to add 14 basis points to CET1 Risk and Capital Weekly Brief: RBI proposes a G-SIB leverage buffer, the Fed launches a private-credit risk survey, UOB sells its asset-management uni... 1285
Weekly Brief Aug 10 DBS and OCBC post record wealth growth as UOB sells asset manager to Allianz Wealth and Society tracks a week of record wealth growth and major asset-management deals, led by record results from DBS and OCBC, and UOB's agreemen... 306
Weekly Brief Aug 10 China expands currency swaps with Malaysia and Argentina, Singapore banks grow fee income The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: China expands currency swaps with Malaysia and Argentina, Singapore banks grow fee income as margins narrow, Westpac mo... 1356
Weekly Brief Aug 06 ICE agrees $5.7 billion MarketAxess acquisition, BlackRock expands tokenised fund access in Europe Financial Markets Weekly: Intercontinental Exchange agrees $5.7 billion MarketAxess acquisition as BlackRock expands tokenised money-market fund acces... 1206
Weekly Brief Aug 05 HSBC exits two retail markets, Standard Chartered transfers Singapore lending portfolio to Trust Retail Finance Weekly: HSBC exits Australian and Egyptian retail banking through sales to Blackstone and Emirates NBD, while Visa agrees to acquire Bi... 1764
Weekly Brief Aug 05 Tanzania's CRDB profit rises 20%, Nedbank advances NCBA acquisition TAB Africa Weekly Brief: CRDB Bank posts a 20.3% profit rise as Nedbank advances its NCBA Group acquisition and S&P Global agrees to buy a majority st... 847
Weekly Brief Aug 04 Emirates NBD expands in Egypt, UAE banking assets reach $1.53 trillion TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Emirates NBD moved to acquire HSBC Egypt's retail banking business, UAE banking assets climbed to $1.53 trillion and Ma... 1103
Weekly Brief Aug 04 Citi launches trade digitisation solution, Lloyds tests tokenised cross-border payments through Project Agorá Transaction Finance Weekly: Citi's new trade-finance platform, Lloyds' tokenised-deposit transactions through Project Agorá and Wise's direct connect... 1180
Weekly Brief Aug 03 Hong Kong banks confront quantum-readiness gap, Lombard Odier faces $3.7 million fine Risk and Capital Weekly Brief: HKMA's new Quantum Preparedness Index shows early-stage readiness at Hong Kong banks, while Lombard Odier faces a CHF 3... 770
Weekly Brief Aug 03 Japan and US intervene to support yen, Situational Awareness unwinds most of $16 billion portfolio The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: Japan and the US jointly intervened to support the yen after the Bank of Japan held rates, as Standard Chartered raised... 931
Weekly Brief Jul 30 DTCC survey quantifies $300–$400 billion Treasury clearing gap ahead of mandate Financial Market Weekly: DTCC's Treasury clearing readiness, BNY's launch of digital transfer agency for tokenised funds, Malaysia's record-tight $1.5... 1054
Weekly Brief Jul 30 Airtel Money prepares London listing, three African central banks hold rates TAB Africa Weekly Brief: Airtel Africa prepares a London listing for Airtel Money, South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana hold rates, and Angola's Banco de F... 1031
Weekly Brief Jul 30 X enters financial services with accounts, cards and payments Retail Finance Weekly: X launches X Money, Upstart secures a conditional bank charter, PayPal lifts payment volume to $486.4 billion, and DBS expands ... 1698
Weekly Brief Jul 29 Southern Africa's regional payment system adds Angolan kwanza as second settlement currency Transaction Finance Weekly: SADC-RTGS added the Angolan kwanza as its first new settlement currency since 2013, Visa partnered with Airwallex on freig... 983
Weekly Brief Jul 29 ADCB profit rises 28% as Gulf bank earnings diverge TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: ADCB extended its profit streak to 20 quarters as Gulf earnings diverged, DIFC surpassed 10,000 registered companies, an... 904
Weekly Brief Jul 27 Berenberg discloses attempts to influence regulatory capital and profit Governance failures, capital defences and a wave of buybacks define this week's brief, as banks from Berenberg to Emirates NBD balance growth against ... 831
Weekly Brief Jul 27 Perry Warjiyo’s surprise resignation follows Bank Indonesia’s 5.75% rate hold This week, Bank Indonesia's governor resigned in a surprise move, the OCC rejected Wise's US trust bank application and UniCredit raised its Commerzba... 1360
Weekly Brief Jul 22 Revolut enters Australian banking, Pix caught in US-Brazil trade dispute Revolut wins an Australian banking licence, Stripe and Advent reportedly bid $53 billion for PayPal, and Pix enters a US trade dispute, leading a week... 1174
Weekly Brief Jul 21 Bank Nizwa eyes Oman Islamic banking giant, Revolut expands into UAE digital assets This week, Bank Nizwa moved to acquire Oman's Alizz Islamic Bank, Revolut won approval to expand digital asset services in Dubai and UAE banks pressed... 1467
Weekly Brief Jul 21 Emirates NBD goes live on Partior for 24/7 USD settlement, Deutsche Bank expands APAC escrow From Emirates NBD's real-time dollar payments to Deutsche Bank's trade finance guarantees and BBVA's Swift retail scheme, this week saw banks racing t... 1030
Weekly Brief Jul 20 EU proposes freer movement of bank capital and liquidity, JPMorgan questions US capital reset This week, the European Commission proposed freer capital and liquidity movement across banking groups, JPMorgan pushed back on uneven US capital refo... 830
Weekly Brief Jul 20 JP Morgan nears $1 trillion valuation, EU seeks to free $263 billion of trapped liquidity Wall Street earnings, Europe's push to unlock bank liquidity and renewed monetary tightening in Asia highlighted a week in which banks balanced resili... 775
Weekly Brief Jul 14 Siam Commercial Bank goes live with Citi’s 24/7 US dollar clearing, Swift pilots blockchain ledger with 17 banks This week's Transaction Finance Weekly covers the European Parliament advancing the digital euro, Swift's blockchain pilot with 17 banks, and SCB's la... 528
Weekly Brief Jul 14 Emirates NBD accelerates AI innovation, Tabby launches digital banking platform Emirates NBD partners with Techstars on AI adoption and Tabby launches a digital banking app, as Deutsche Bank expands in Saudi Arabia and Qatar and C... 738
Weekly Brief Jul 13 Gulf banks tap AT1 markets, Brazil's bank rescue hits a wall This week's Risk and Capital Weekly Brief covers Gulf banks' strong AT1 demand, OCC-approved stablecoin trust charters for Circle and Sony Bank, ABN A... 516
Weekly Brief Jul 13 Chip stocks lose $2.1 trillion, UK puts cloud giants under bank oversight This week's Asian Banker Weekly Brief covers the collapsed US-Iran ceasefire and oil surge, a $2.1 trillion chip selloff, Swift's blockchain payments ... 508
Weekly Brief Jul 07 Standard Chartered completes remittance in 37 seconds as Swift's new payments scheme goes live In transaction finance this week, Standard Chartered completes the world's first live remittance under Swift's new retail payments scheme, as UK banks... 526
Weekly Brief Jul 06 BlackRock private credit fund gates again, India's HDFC Bank clears governance review BlackRock's HPS fund gates withdrawals for a second quarter as insurer private credit exposure draws Treasury scrutiny, while HDFC Bank clears a gover... 468
Weekly Brief Jul 06 China's central bank adds overnight repo tool, RBI names AI cyberattacks top bank risk Four central bank chiefs unite in Sintra against forward guidance, as the ECB's Claudia Buch resists easing capital rules, China debuts an overnight r... 545
Weekly Brief Jun 30 Standard Bank becomes first African bank to clear Renminbi, HSBC scales TradeCash in Singapore Standard Bank becomes the first African bank authorised to clear Renminbi transactions, as HSBC's TradeCash goes live in Singapore and the IFC and San... 477
Weekly Brief Jun 29 From retail gold to AI funds, Chinese institutions move on risk ICBC and peers gate leveraged precious metals trading after volatility, as JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs reinforce capital buffers, Nomura builds instant... 496
Weekly Brief Jun 29 Singapore establishes Future of Finance Institute, BIS warns on sovereign debt The BIS warns record sovereign debt held by non-bank investors poses new systemic risk, as Morgan Stanley gates a private credit fund again, and MAS l... 546
Weekly Brief Jun 22 Washington shifts rate expectations as China advances AI regulation The Fed's updated projections turn sharply hawkish under new chair Kevin Warsh, as Iran-war energy inflation pushes the Bank of Japan to a 31-year rat... 391
Weekly Brief Jun 15 Italy's largest bank deal, Asian currency defence Intesa Sanpaolo's EUR 30.6 billion ($35.3 billion) bid for Monte dei Paschi becomes Italy's largest banking deal, as EU ministers advance centralised ... 475
Weekly Brief Jun 08 From Basel to Beijing, regulators reshape how capital moves ESMA advances centralised European market supervision as China extends state oversight to outbound investment, while US regulators strip reputational ... 414
Weekly Brief Jun 01 Central banks recalibrate while agentic AI moves into production Diverging monetary policy and rapid AI adoption reshape banking risk this week, as Fed vice chair Bowman signals no rate hike, BOJ's Ueda flags oil-sh... 492
Weekly Brief May 25 Currencies under pressure, frameworks under construction Currency pressure drives rate action in Indonesia, India and Nigeria as China holds its loan prime rate for a twelfth month, while US and UK regulator... 390
Weekly Brief May 18 Warsh takes the Fed as US-China talks reset trade risk Kevin Warsh is confirmed as Federal Reserve chair, Trump's Beijing visit extends the US-China trade truce, Japan's megabanks post record profits with ... 463
Weekly Brief May 11 Fee income cushions banks as rate tailwinds fade First-quarter results show fee, wealth and insurance income offsetting weaker margins across major banks, as Australia hikes rates, Malaysia holds ste... 431
Weekly Brief May 04 Rate paths diverge as banks report record first-quarter results The BOJ, Fed and ECB all hold rates but diverge sharply on signals, as record first-quarter earnings at UBS, US banks and Standard Chartered mask earl... 412
Weekly Brief Apr 27 Banks face tighter regulatory oversight as policy and credit risks converge A weekly briefing on the developments shaping global banking and what decision-makers need to understand.... 1742
Weekly Brief Apr 20 War risk reshapes banking outlook The Iran war and Strait of Hormuz disruption dominate global finance this week, as the IMF cuts growth forecasts, US banks post record but cautious Q1... 434
