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 ... 664
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... 1011
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... 934
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... 917
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... 576
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... 721
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 ... 621
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... 1173
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... 348
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 ... 372
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... 353
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... 407
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... 333
Editorial Jun 30 Can China's banks turn AI governance from a board mandate into a competitive advantage? China's NFRA has issued its first dedicated AI framework for banks and insurers, moving AI from a technology initiative to a board-level governance is... 1823
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... 262
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 ... 294
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 ... 283
Current Account Jun 03 Basel Committee flags change management failures as top cause of ICT incidents at global banks Change control gaps are the leading cause of non-malicious ICT incidents at banks, ahead of design and testing failures, capacity issues and external ... 983
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... 248
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... 3372
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... 280
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.... 1549
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... 276
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... 7028
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... 6526
Singapore Fintech Festival Dec 02 Nethermind brings transparency to the “black box” of on-chain settlement Nethermind's Delane Foo outlines how transparency, privacy and scalable public-chain infrastructure are reshaping institutional tokenisation as banks ... 2863
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... 2836
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 18 Linux Foundation calls for cryptographic agility ahead of the quantum era Linux Foundation’s Hart Montgomery urges financial institutions to inventory cryptography, build agile architectures and collaborate through open st... 2790
Round Up Oct 27 Banks converge on AI, interoperability and tokenisation to build the next frontier of payments and trade At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, banks showcased AI, interoperability and tokenisation to modernise payments, trade, treasury and finance, building seamless g... 6181
Sibos Round Up Oct 21 BNP Paribas’ Securities Services business drives private capital, digitalisation and trust in Asia Pacific asset servicing market At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Franck Dubois, head of Asia Pacific for Securities Services at BNP Paribas, highlighted how globalisation, private capital gr... 2943
Sibos Round Up Oct 21 Bank of America advances cross-border real-time payments and FX risk solutions in Asia Pacific At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Phil Carmalt, head of global payments solutions products for Asia Pacific at Bank of America, described how the bank is meeti... 2751
Sibos Round Up Oct 15 Dandelion’s wholesale network links banks to 3.2 billion mobile wallets and 626,000 cash points At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Euronet’s Juan Bianchi said Dandelion enhances existing payment networks, linking banks to emerging markets and preparing f... 2528
Leadership Awards Oct 15 Bank Mandiri is Indonesia’s Best Corporate, Investment and Wholesale Bank Bank Mandiri was recognised as Indonesia’s Best Corporate, Investment and Wholesale Bank 2025 for its digital innovation, regional strength and disc... 4381
Sibos Round Up Oct 14 Temenos launches AI-infused money-movement platform to modernise cross-border and domestic payments At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Temenos’ Mick Fennell unveiled money-movement solution leveraging AI, APIs, ISO 20022 and cloud to streamline payments.... 2860
Sibos Round Up Oct 14 Wise Platform embeds low-cost, instant cross-border payments into banks and ecosystems At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Samarth Bansal, general manager for Wise Platform Asia Pacific, explained how Wise is extending its infrastructure from retai... 3581
Interviews Oct 13 Sumsub doubles down on continuous verification to secure digital finance At TOKEN2049 Singapore, Sumsub’s Ilya Brovin highlights how AI and digital-ID frameworks like eIDAS 2.0 are transforming continuous digital-identity... 3153
Sibos Round Up Oct 13 Deutsche Bank positions itself as a trusted partner for transition finance and inclusive sustainability At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Lavinia Bauerochse, global head of sustainable finance, Corporate Bank at Deutsche Bank, explained how sustainability has evo... 3128
Sibos Round Up Oct 13 FIS identifies partnerships, modernisation and AI as key enabler for smoother, compliant, customer-focused payments Andrew Murray, head of international banking and payments at FIS, said today’s rapidly evolving ecosystem marks the industry’s most transformative... 2532
Sibos Round Up Oct 08 BNY builds inclusive, interoperable payment infrastructure for the next frontier of finance At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Isabel Schmidt, Executive Platform Owner for BNY’s Enterprise Payments Enablement, outlined how the bank is creating a sing... 2315
Sibos Round Up Oct 07 Fireblocks builds the “core banking” infrastructure for digital assets and on-chain payments At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Stephen Richardson, chief strategy officer and head of banking at Fireblocks, described how the company is simplifying access... 4669
Sibos Round Up Oct 07 Bank of America embeds AI and data to transform corporate payments At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Winnie Chen, head of global payment solutions for Asia Pacific at Bank of America, explained how interoperability, data insig... 2486
Sibos Round Up Oct 07 Deutsche Bank pushes affordable, standardised digital trade to unlock liquidity At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Borislav Ivanov-Blankenburg of Deutsche Bank highlighted how interoperability, regulation, cost and ESG standards drive trade... 2477
Sibos Round Up Oct 07 Smartstream doubles down on infrastructure and AI to future-proof post-trade operations At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, CEO Akber Jaffer outlined SmartStream’s rebrand and investments in cloud, APIs and AI for resilient post-trade.... 2385
Sibos Round Up Oct 07 Bank of America applies AI and shared-ledger initiatives to enhance global payment solutions At Sibos, Bank of America’s Mark Monaco highlighted collaboration, technology integration, and partnerships driving the bank’s evolving global pay... 2454
Sibos Round Up Oct 07 JP Morgan pushes cross-border instant payments through infrastructure, policy and innovation At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, JP Morgan’s Katja Lehr outlined using payments scale and industry initiatives to overcome cross-border speed, cost, and reg... 3518
Sibos Round Up Oct 07 ACI Worldwide builds cloud-native hub and intelligent orchestration to power instant and cross-border payments At Sibos 2025, ACI’s Philip Bruno outlined how ACI Connetic enables faster, safer, programmable payments with intelligent orchestration and fraud pr... 2579
Sibos Round Up Oct 07 Standard Chartered pushes interoperability and risk mitigation to scale trade digitisation At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Standard Chartered’s Samuel Mathew highlighted leveraging network, standards, and tech partnerships to reduce risk, acceler... 17399
Sibos Round Up Oct 06 Deutsche Bank drives G20 cross-border payments agenda with real-time, blockchain and AI initiatives At Sibos 2025, Deutsche Bank’s Tsvetanka Nankova detailed efforts to enhance cross-border payments via ISO 20022, real-time, blockchain and AI.... 4460
Sibos Round Up Oct 03 Deutsche Bank explores tokenised deposits, stablecoins and unified ledgers At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Manuel Klein, Head of Market Management, Payments and Digital Currencies at Deutsche Bank, described how the bank is shaping ... 2542
Sibos Round Up Oct 01 Standard Chartered builds data-rich platforms for an AI-led future Sunday Domingo, global head of digital channels solutions at Standard Chartered, said at Sibos Frankfurt 2025 that the ISO 20022 migration is only the... 3285
Sibos Round Up Oct 01 Standard Chartered accelerates clearing speed, transparency and embedded payments Speaking at Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Danielle Sharpe, global head of clearing at Standard Chartered, set out how the bank is investing in speed, transpar... 2914
Sep 30 Swift launches shared digital ledger at Sibos Frankfurt 2025 At the opening plenary of Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Swift chair Graeme Munro and chief executive Javier Pérez-Tasso announced a blockchain-based shared l... 4833
Awards Ceremonies Sep 29 David Lynne named Transaction Finance Leader of the Year for driving Deutsche Bank’s strategic growth and digital transformation David Lynne leads Deutsche Bank’s Corporate Bank’s digital transformation, expanding global client mandates and sustainability initiatives.... 3816
Interviews Sep 22 Deutsche Bank balances legacy and new rails in global payments Sebastien Avot, head of institutional cash and trade finance, Asia Pacific at Deutsche Bank, explained how the bank is navigating the coexistence of e... 4156
Interviews Sep 19 Bank of America focuses on resilience, predictability and advisory at Sibos Frankfurt Ahead of Sibos 2025, Bank of America’s Christian Stolcke, Greg Kavanaugh, Winnie Chen, Phil Carmalt and Terence Tan discuss how macro shifts, rails ... 4709
Current Account Sep 15 BNY positions for the next frontiers of global finance In the lead up to Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt, BNY said the focus will be on how global payments and market infrastructure are being reshaped by interoper... 3481
Feature Sep 10 How banks are making ESG integral to strategy, not just compliance As regulatory expectations rise and greenwashing scrutiny tightens, banks are embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) into credit, govern... 708
Interviews Sep 08 Deutsche Bank sets out how stablecoins and tokenisation enter mainstream banking As Sibos returns to Frankfurt from 29 September to 2 October 2025 under the theme “The next frontiers of global finance”, discussions on stablecoi... 6504
Interviews Sep 05 JP Morgan and Kinexys on the next frontiers of payments and tokenisation As Sibos 2025 convenes in Frankfurt from late September to early October, Katja Lehr of JP Morgan and Akshika Gupta of Kinexys by JPMorgan laid out wh... 6179
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... 3903
Roundtable Apr 07 AI reshapes banking, driving innovation and risk management At the Japan Banking Innovation Conference, TAB Global unveiled key insights from the Global Excellence in Digital and Retail Finance Programme 2025, ... 10683
Site Visits Mar 05 The AI imperative - How banks can work with generative AI Preferred Networks, Japan’s largest AI unicorn, is at the forefront of artificial general intelligence. At the TAB Global Japan Innovation Study Tou... 5852
Interviews Sep 30 Marketnode’s ambition to transform capital markets through blockchain Rehan Ahmed, CEO of Marketnode, is driving the transformation of capital markets using blockchain technology, with a focus on overcoming regulatory c... 6790
News Analysis Sep 30 Mario Draghi calls for bold innovation and investment to boost EU's competitiveness Mario Draghi’s report outlines the challenges facing Europe’s competitiveness and the critical role banks must play in financing essential invest... 4766
