Datafiles Feb 23 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 ... 14644
Interview Feb 23 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 23 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 23 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... 5566
Research Note Feb 23 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... 7653
Research Note Feb 23 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 23 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... 12918
Research Note Feb 23 Global Top 100 Digital-only Banks Ranking - No easy path to profitability WeBank of China, Ally Bank from the United States and 46462
Research Note Feb 23 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... 1669
Interview Feb 23 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 ... 5573
Excerpts Feb 23 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... 5551
Excerpts Feb 23 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 23 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... 300
Interviews Feb 23 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... 284
Panel Discussion Feb 23 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... 7820
Interviews Feb 23 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 23 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... 3129
Sponsored Content Feb 23 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... 1863
