Rankings May 14 Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Citi rank as the world's best corporate, investment and wholesale banks The 2026 ranking of 100 institutions across 34 countries highlights how digital investment drives financial outcomes, with Middle Eastern banks gainin... 980
Awards Ceremonies May 13 Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Hironori Kamezawa, Kevin Lam, institutions, young bankers and regulators honoured for exceptional leadership, strength and regulatory stewardship TAB Global honoured Tengku Zafrul Aziz for lifetime achievement, Hironori Kamezawa as Global CEO of the Year, MUFG as Global Bank of the Year, Kevin L... 474
Current Account May 08 FSB flags supervisory data gaps across $2T private credit market The Financial Stability Board's first dedicated review of private credit warns supervisors lack visibility into a market worth up to $2 trillion, citi... 1254
Interviews Apr 30 Cross-border financing follows supply chains and restructures risk across markets Cathay United Bank is restructuring its cross-border corporate banking model as Taiwanese corporates decentralise production, requiring financing to b... 883
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.... 956
Feature Apr 23 Malaysia's tokenisation pilots target cross-border wholesale frictions Bank Negara Malaysia is testing tokenised deposits and ringgit stablecoins to inform an end-2026 policy decision. Three pilots will also test Malaysia... 5062
Analysis Apr 20 Global banking confronts a 1970s-scale oil shock with depleted policy space Banks enter the Strait of Hormuz disruption well-capitalised and liquid, but the IMF's Spring 2026 publications find fiscal and financial policy space... 1298
Interviews Apr 02 TenPay Global on China’s cross-border payment gateway and the coordination challenge behind agentic payments Yang Wenhui, chief executive officer of TenPay Global (Singapore) discusses the potential of China's CPG, why partnerships are essential and why commo... 1923
Opinion Apr 01 The potential of an Asian carbon market The pillars of an Asian carbon market are slowly assembling, from China's vast emissions-trading system to nascent schemes across South-East Asia. Whe... 1160
Interviews Mar 31 Bank of America’s GPS scales Asia Pacific through network depth, product modernisation and institutional expansion Bank of America’s Global Payments Solutions in Asia Pacific is growing through client acquisition, mandate wins and product investment, supported by... 2372
Speech Mar 18 China’s economic outlook: trends, challenges and opportunities China’s economy faces a structural demand contraction. Policymakers are unwilling to resolve it through quantitative easing. The bet is that strateg... 3471
Rankings Mar 16 Nubank, WeBank and MYBank top the 2026 World’s Best Digital Banks Ranking with strong financial performance and diversified offerings Digital banks are moving toward more structured growth, with headline growth moderating but overall expansion remaining strong. Profitability has impr... 5644
Interviews Feb 12 Visa charts APAC’s two-speed consumer economy as travel and digital spend accelerate Simon Baptist, principal economist for APAC at Visa, examined how cross-border mobility, digital commerce and artificial intelligence investment are r... 2129
Analysis Jan 30 Global banking in an age of constrained resilience Global banking enters 2026 with strong capital positions and easing financial conditions but faces a structurally more constrained environment shaped ... 2884
Feature Jan 20 Rethinking digital money and settlement in a tokenised world Regulated digital money is shifting from trials to early production as banks in Asia Pacific and beyond build interoperable, compliant settlement syst... 4980
Interviews Dec 04 Bank of America outlines the next phase of digital trade transformation Bank of America's Siddharth Gupta and George Fong outline legal, operational and interoperability priorities for advancing digital trade through autom... 3312
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 19 GFTN builds global corridors for fintech collaboration GFTN is establishing centres of excellence and regional satellite capabilities to strengthen innovation, policy development and cross border connectiv... 2271
Interviews Oct 21 Circle’s USDC embedded in regulated finance David Katz, vice-president of strategy and policy for Asia Pacific at Circle, explains how regulation and collaboration embed USDC in institutional fi... 4332
Feature Sep 22 Beyond crypto – Stablecoins and tokenised assets in mainstream banking Stablecoins and tokenised assets are moving beyond their origins in the crypto markets and into mainstream banking and finance. Banks, market infrastr... 4932
Interviews Sep 04 Sibos Frankfurt set to confront digital assets, AI, resilience and interoperability As Sibos returns to Europe, Dhiraj Bajaj, global head of transaction banking FI sales at Standard Chartered, outlines what banks and financial institu... 4339
Interviews Sep 03 Digital assets move into mainstream banking at Standard Chartered Standard Chartered has been at the forefront of bridging the world of crypto-native innovation and regulated finance. Rene Michau, group head of digit... 5541
Interviews Aug 28 Stripe’s strategy for AI and stablecoins in APAC Asia Pacific is at the heart of Stripe’s global growth plans. With localised infrastructure, stablecoin-based accounts, and AI embedded into payment... 6162
Co-published Aug 22 Standard Chartered Hong Kong redefines retail banking with digital-first, lifestyle-centric innovation Recognised as the Best Retail Bank in Asia Pacific at the TAB Global Excellence in Retail Finance Awards 2025 in Tokyo, Standard Chartered Hong Kong i... 7067
Conference Jun 05 Temenos outlines measured approach to core banking transformation in Asia Pacific At its 2025 Asia Pacific Regional Forum in Manila, Temenos set out a platform strategy built on progressive modernisation, modular architecture, embed... 4894
Trendwatch Jun 02 A new global benchmark redefines wholesale banking leadership TAB Global’s inaugural ranking of the World’s Best Corporate, Investment and Wholesale Banks sets a multidimensional benchmark for institutional s... 3439
Leadership Awards May 23 Muliaman Hadad and Helen Wong, leading executives, institutions and regulators honoured for outstanding leadership and regulatory strength TAB Global honoured Muliaman Hadad for lifetime achievement, Helen Wong as CEO of the Year in Asia Pacific, and OCBC as Bank of the Year in Asia Pacif... 4354
Opinion Apr 30 Weak banks, strong solutions: The bridge bank approach in Bangladesh A bridge bank is a temporary financial institution established by regulators to take over and manage the operations of a failing bank until a permanen... 12244
Interviews Apr 16 Airwallex supports SME growth with scalable financial solutions Amid strong growth in Singapore, Airwallex helps local SMEs manage costs, expand into new markets and improve operational efficiency. Lucy Liu, presid... 8666
Interviews Apr 11 BNY scales up its Asia Pacific offerings in cross-border payments,liquidity management and digital trade finance The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) is transforming its global business through a unified platforms operating model that is designed to deli... 7479
Co-published Mar 31 GienTech powers global financial firms’ digital transformation with AI and next-generation infrastructure Kuang Wenchuan, President of GienTech Research Institute, explored how artificial intelligence and next-generation digital infrastructure like its ORI... 4336
News Analysis Mar 20 High-frequency banking powers seamless digital finance As the banking industry shifts to high-frequency interactions, AI, open banking and embedded finance drive real-time services, requiring financial ins... 3378
Jan 31 Global banking sector at a crossroads amid economic headwinds and accelerating transformation Banks across advanced and emerging markets navigate economic realignment, regulatory evolution and digital disruption.... 4957
Interviews Nov 13 EMURGO’s Nikhil Joshi on institutional adoption, asset tokenisation, and Asia’s digital asset leadership Nikhil Joshi, COO of EMURGO, shares insights on how digital assets are evolving into mainstream finance, the pivotal role of asset tokenisation, and A... 4492
Interviews Nov 12 GitHub on responsible AI, bridging innovation and regulation As AI regulation intensifies globally, GitHub’s chief legal officer, Shelley McKinley, shares her insights on balancing innovation with regulatory f... 4786
Panel Discussion Sep 12 North Asia’s global banks ponder AI, cloud, and resilience for a competitive edge As financial institutions in North Asia, covering Greater China, Japan and South Korea, confront demographic and economic challenges, they are leverag... 4278
Interviews Sep 03 J Trust Bank overhauls legacy system Cho Won June, director of information strategy and technology at J Trust Bank explained how the bank is tackling the challenges of outdated legacy sys... 6886
Feb 06 Global financial institutions propel blockchain innovation under Project Guardian Banks aim to integrate blockchain into mainstream finance for digital assets, emphasising institutional-grade standards, interoperability, and collabo... 26716
Interviews Dec 14 Winston Quek, SBI Digital Markets: “Let’s not tokenise for the sake of tokenising” SBI has completed a technical pilot as part of MAS's Project Guardian, diving into asset tokenisation and DeFi, highlighting the importance of regulat... 6026
Panel Discussion Aug 07 Banks aim for seamless global payments with ISO 20022 and technology integration Opening up payment systems for wider usage and standardising with ISO 20022 will achieve speed, security, transparency and traceability in cross-borde... 10270
Feb 27 Joe Studwell, author of How Asia Works: “US and China can be sources of capital for Africa” Joe Studwell, author of the book How Asia Works, shared his insights on the development of economies in Asia, China and Africa with The Asian Banker... 7898
Interviews Mar 29 Ukraine’s ambassador Zelenko: “Financial services community can contribute to stopping Russia's war” Ukrainian ambassador Kateryna Zelenko, in an exclusive conversation with The Asian Banker's Emmanuel Daniel and Mathew Welch discussed the implication... 35752
Speeches and Presentations Aug 27 On technology, skills and innovation in China: The next lap TAB chairman and founder Emmanuel Daniel was invited by the Nanjing Jiangbei government to speak at their "Yangtze River New Finance" Digital Economy ... 9558
Sep 01 Mizuho Bank’s Das: “Digitalisation is transformation” Devashis Das, deputy head of Global Transaction Banking, Asia Oceania at Mizuho Bank discusses the latest financial technologies and the opportunities... 10824
TABLive Jun 01 Japanese retailers are very focused on trying to keep the money within their own ecosystem ... 8913
