At The Asian Banker Finance Indonesia 2024, co-hosted with PERBANAS, Indonesian financial leaders outlined the ambitious Vision 2045. Dr. Adi Budiarso from the Ministry of Finance highlighted financial sector deepening across banking,…
Friday, 11 October 2024
Walter de Oude, founder of Singlife, has launched Chocolate Finance, a platform aimed at optimising spare cash with competitive returns, user-friendly technology, simplicity, and security
UOB’s acquisition of Citigroup’s ASEAN banking franchise, encompassing 2.4 million customers, marked a major expansion. Leveraging innovation and strategic partnerships, UOB achieved seamless integration, cost savings, and strengthened…
Lawrence Chan, Group CEO of NETS discussed the company's new merchant solutions such as Soft Point-of-Sale (SoftPOS) and outlined key initiatives planned for the next 12 to 18 months to drive growth in cross-border digital payments…
Lichen Hung, O-Bank’s CIO, shared insights into the journey and motivations behind transforming a traditional banking institution into a leading digital-first bank.
As Southeast Asia’s economic clout continues its inexorable rise, Cathay United Bank (CUB) is turbocharging its Singapore operations, establishing the city-state as a strategic regional nexus to capture burgeoning growth opportunities…
Baiduri Bank is modernising its core banking capabilities by implementing Temenos Transact, paving the way for enhanced digital services, streamlined operations, and a superior customer experience.
One of Vietnam‘s leading commercial banks, Saigon-Hanoi Bank, accelerates its digital evolution with cutting-edge banking solutions.
The Excellence in Retail Finance and Technology Innovation Hong Kong Awards 2024 held recently, recognised the achievements of banks, financial institutions and technology companies spanning digital and retail banking, small business…
Expanding beyond Taiwan, the bank will focus on ASEAN markets to bolster global supply chain resilience and regional economic integration, according to Benny Miao, Executive Vice President (Head of Southeast Asia Region) of Cathay…
GXBank is the frontrunner in inclusive, technology-driven financial services in Malaysia. Its CEO Lai Pei Si discussed the bank’s journey since its launch in September 2023, and the road to ‘graduation’.
The William ‘Bill’ Seidman Award for Lifetime Achievement was conferred on Tay Ah Lek, managing director and CEO of Public Bank, at The Asian Banker Leadership and Business Achievement Awards 2024, held on 23 May at the Conrad Hong…
Dennis Tan, CEO of Prudential Singapore, discussed the shifting concerns of customers post-pandemic towards personal well-being and financial security. He applies his extensive experience in financial services to advance customer-centric…
The financial services industry (FSI) is a cornerstone of ASEAN’s economy and in this FSI Leadership Conversation Series, we speak to the region’s industry leaders for insights on technology and its impact on driving innovations…
In this interview, Avinash Raghvendra, president and CIO at Axis Bank shares key strategic and technology imperatives of the bank, its recent initiatives and how it is rearchitecting its technology foundation to prepare for a cloud…
Under chairman Cho Yong-byoung, the Korea Federation of Banks will focus on enhancing industry ethics and innovation, aiming to combat misrepresentation while fostering trust and transparency
Mike Dickinson, COO and CPO of Brankas, emphasised the critical importance of consent and authentication in secure data exchange, highlighting the company's dedication to establishing open-finance security standards and growing its…
At Hong Kong FinTech Week 2023, Anna Liu, general manager of tokenisation at HashKey Group, and Leo Li, CEO of the subsidiary HashQuark, talked about HashKey’s business model and network infrastructure
Damien Dugauquier, co-founder and CEO of iPiD, and Alain Raes, founding partner and chief commercial officer, explained iPiD's pioneering role in scaling global payment pre-validation, as the payment industry transitions to faster,…
Kelvin Tan of Standard Chartered Bank and Peter Murray of Amazon Web Services discussed the launch of BukaTabungan, the digital bank partnership with Indonesia’s leading e-commerce platform, Bukalapak
Barry Rodrigues, Finastra discusses how consumers’ and corporates’ access to financial services through multiple channels in addition to banks’ own channels is driving evolution in Banking as a Service.
“Capitalising on the digital…
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 implications of the Russia-Ukraine war on the financial services industry.
Samuel Tsien, OCBC’s Group CEO, explains why banking is an excellent career option.
DBS has improved its digital customer experience by making most branch banking transactions digital though it s Video Teller Machines
Emmanuel Daniel, chairman, The Asian Banker, outlines the profiles of several digital entrepreneurs to remind bankers the skill, talent and passion they are up against in transforming our world today. He gave this speech at the International…
Janine Crisanto, research analyst at The Asian Banker, shares the findings from the Excellence in Retail Financial Services Programme on the income outlook for Asia Pacific in 2017/2018 and the challenges banks are facing across 11…
In his welcome speech during the Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards Dinner programme in Tokyo, Japan, Emmanuel Daniel shares his views on the changes happening within the financial services industry, as well as how banks…
Emmanuel Daniel, chairman of The Asian Banker, challenges banks to give up their traditional notion of core banking during the Huawei Connect Summit 2016 in Shanghai, China.
