Datafiles Feb 22 Bank-backed mobile wallets are a work in progress Large tech firms have strong brand recognition, direct relationship with wide user bases and immense data sets, while banks have advantages ... 14639
Interview Feb 22 LINE Pay’s Ko: "We aim to be part of a world's leading smart portal" Getting into the payments business is part of a bigger plan to get into financial services May reach the 50 million r... 10893
Research Note Feb 22 Platforms can thrive outside China - A look at what’s next Innovative new competitors from airlines and transport are working to upend financial services by driving innovation and inclusion 9453
Trendwatch Feb 22 The race to build super-apps, platforms and communities Platforms and ecosystems are the latest buzzwords in the financial services industry. Banks and financial institut... 5563
Research Note Feb 22 China Merchants Bank is best retail bank amid strong competition from UAE, India and Singapore Business models of financial institutions are shifting towards platforms and ecosystems Strong... 7650
Research Note Feb 22 Big tech disruptors find dividends of financial services come at a price Chinese tech giants have been forced to definancialise and now see themselves as technology enablers across a range of industries including ... 7543
Interview Feb 22 AirCarbon’s Thomas McMahon: “Carbon trading is not borderless” Thomas McMahon spent more than 20 years at the New York Mercantile Exchange and later became part of other high-profile exchanges arou... 12917
Research Note Feb 22 Global Top 100 Digital-only Banks Ranking - No easy path to profitability WeBank of China, Ally Bank from the United States and 46458
Research Note Feb 22 Global digital bank ranking: No easy path to profitability The proliferation of licensed digital-only banks has elicited a determined response from incumbent commercial banks. They are fighting back with th... 1668
Interview Feb 22 VPBank differentiates with segment-based digital bank propositions VPBank has been actively testing the digital banking space in Vietnam. The bank’s digital banking service centre director, Giang Pham, explained ... 5571
Excerpts Feb 22 LINE BK expands into wealth and insurance services KBank’s partnership with LINE redefines loan services and credit scoring in Thailand Digital innovation and comprehensive financ... 5547
Excerpts Feb 22 Core banking modernisation sharpens Baiduri Bank’s strategic focus Ti Eng Hui, CEO of Baiduri Bank, one of the largest private commercial banks in Brunei, believes it is at the cusp of a significant transformation,... 2602
Interviews Feb 22 Connecting and shaping the future of global finance at Sibos 2024 Sibos 2024, hosted by Swift in Beijing for the first time, brought together global financial leaders to explore pressing challenges and opportuniti... 298
Interviews Feb 22 Shaping the future of finance through technology and innovation ISO 20022, the new global messaging standard for financial transactions, is emerging as a cornerstone of payment modernisation in the financial ind... 283
Panel Discussion Feb 22 Banks aim for seamless global payments with ISO 20022 and technology integration In a recent dialogue organised by The Asian Banker, leaders in banking and technology discussed challenges in cross-border payments. The... 7818
Interviews Feb 22 Bottomline's Eli Shoshani: “We must grasp how regulators and providers shape financial industry dynamics” He highlighted the challenges posed by the web of complex currencies, regulations, and the need for instant money trans... 2214
Interviews Feb 22 O-Bank aims to be Taiwan’s first digital-native bank by leveraging flexible core banking system Formerly known as the Industrial Bank of Taiwan, O-Bank launched as a commercial digital bank in 2017 to distinguish itself in a market dominated b... 3126
Sponsored Content Feb 22 Swift and Bottomline strengthen partnership to drive ISO 20022 migration and cross-border innovations As the financial services industry inches closer to the end of the co-existence period for ISO 20022 in late 2025, the partnership between Swift an... 1850
