Opinions Feb 22 CEOs of Singapore’s three largest local banks topped bank CEO remuneration ranking Piyush Gupta, Samuel N. Tsien, and Wee Ee Cheong from DBS, OCBC and UOB were among the highest paid bank chiefs in the Asia Pacific region in 2017,... 8534
Research Note Feb 22 Solving the “trilemma” of cost, risk and speed in cross-border payment Growth of domestic real-time payment systems Exploring the future of crossborder ‘real-time’ payments The uptake of ... 6695
Research Note Feb 22 Pursuing digital enhancements a top priority among regional banks Changing role of corporate treasury from basic cash management functions to more complex and centralised functions have driven banks to of... 5746
Speech Feb 22 Ravi Menon on the future of fintech: Innovation, inclusion, inspiration Saqib's story shows how technology can help find innovative solutions to real problems. It shows how innovation guided by empathy ... 20844
Research Note Feb 22 Banks adopt different engagement approaches with fintechs Fintechs have become a catalyst for innovation in the financial services industry. Their entry resulted in a rapid change in the operating models o... 19840
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
Research Note Feb 22 Banks forced to get better in servicing their SME customers Fintechs’ and non-banks’ market share of SME lending is growing significantly Banks are fighting back with more flexible fundi... 11244
Research Note Feb 22 Retail Awards 2020: Best players focus on digital engagement and customer-centric ecosystems amid uncertain environment Digital agility is key to winning in the future of retail financial services Hyperpersonalisation - leveraging big data and artifi... 6907
Research Note Feb 22 UOB Singapore’s retail business yields strong performance as it expands digital customer engagement UOB bolstered its 20% market share in retail deposits and loan products despite stiff competition The bank exhibited the best cost... 21073
Research Note Feb 22 Leadership in a pandemic - Extraordinary circumstances require exceptional responses Leadership in times of crisis is very different from leading in normal times. The challenge for leaders is to adjust to radically new situations an... 5365
Research Note Feb 22 UOB connects SMEs across ASEAN to recovery and growth opportunities UOB demonstrated strong financial performance and customer digital engagement despite a challenging 2020 The bank gave $2.2 billio... 9585
Research Note Feb 22 Fragmented approach masks potential of end-to-end trade digitalisation Most efforts to collectively digitalise trade remain siloed or in a closed loop, exacerbated by the lack of agreement on legal frameworks th... 9664
Research Note Feb 22 Decentralised finance and Web 3.0 shaping the future of financial services Adoption of Web 3.0 and the evolving landscape with challenges and risks Data and AI-driven transformation in Web 3.0 ... 267
Speech Feb 22 MAS’ Menon: “Open crypto networks are not at the stage to meet high standards of governance, security and resilience” In his speech at Singapore FinTech Festival 2021, Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon highlighted the fina... 28288
Sibos Round Up Feb 22 Decentralised finance and Web 3.0 shaping the future of financial services Adoption of Web 3.0 and the evolving landscape with challenges and risks Data and AI-driven transformation in Web 3.0 ... 89
Datafiles Feb 22 Public Bank CEO Tay Ah Lek overtakes DBS CEO Piyush Gupta as the Asia Pacific’s highest-paid bank chief executive Top ten highest-paid bank chief executives in Asia pacific comprises three CEOs of Australian banks, three CEOs of Singapore bank, and two e... 18163
report Feb 22 BankQuality Rankings 2022: Changing consumer behaviour and digital services drive customer engagement Personalised and agile digital services dictate strong customer engagement Rankings reflect the true voic... 13514
Current Account Feb 22 DBS, OCBC and UOB achieved strong financial performance in 2021 Singapore’s three major banks’ net profit grew as NPL and NIM remain stable Profitability of the three banks is expected to gr... 12858
Press Release Feb 22 Wee Ee Cheong fortified UOB's position as leading consumer and SME bank in ASEAN The Leadership Achievement Award for Best CEO is conferred every three years to ensure that heads of banks in each country can be revi... 7182
Co-published Feb 22 Will digital banks disrupt industry with lower cost-to-serve? Digital-native neobanks and fintechs are disrupting traditional banks saddled by technical debts from legacy technologies and infrastruc... 6324
Excerpts Feb 22 UOB strengthens core markets even as regional retail franchise doubles in size 2023 will be a busy year for UOB as it consolidates its newly-expanded regional consumer banking business, having recently acquired Citi Bank’s r... 3767
Current Account Feb 22 Hyper-personalisation is changing the banking experience Targeting customers with products that meet expectations Overcoming challenges with digital culture, secure operations, partnershi... 5522
Co-published Feb 22 CIB and Huawei: Co-constructing digital infrastructure of the future When China Industrial Bank (CIB) found that its original data warehouse solution had begun to face challenges with managing increasing data assets,... 2906
sponsored Feb 22 UOB SmartBusiness propels SME towards digital efficiency and growth Addressing SME challenges in digitalisation Emphasising personalised service and relationsh... 7495
News Analysis Feb 22 SSFA aims to establish Singapore as global sustainable-finance hub The Singapore Sustainable Finance Association (SSFA) was launched on 24 January under the auspices of the Monetary Authority of Singapor... 5592
Obituary Feb 22 In memory of Wee Cho Yaw, chairman emeritus of UOB—embodied honour, enterprise, unity Known for leadership, entrepreneurship, and philanthropy, Wee Cho Yaw, chairman emeritus of UOB, led the bank’s growt... 4466
Research Note Feb 22 Nominations are in for Retail Finance Leader of the Year 2024 in Asia Pacific Every year, TABInsights, the research arm of TAB Global, publishes the Be... 5014
Current Account Feb 22 UOB and Woori Card partner to fuel ASEAN-Korea travel boom UOB and South Korea’s Woori Card have announced a strategic partnership to capitalise on the growing demand for travel between Southeast Asia and... 3137
Feature Feb 22 Scaling asset tokenisation and DLT in finance The financial industry is undergoing rapid transformation as asset tokenisation and distributed ledger technology (DLT) gain prominence for improvi... 1895
Interviews Feb 22 Baiduri Bank aims to lead Brunei’s banking future through innovation Baiduri Bank, the largest private commercial bank and a household name in Brunei’s financial sector, marked its 30th anniversary in 2024 as a piv... 990
Research Note Feb 22 UOB Singapore’s retail business yields strong performance as it expands digital customer engagement UOB bolstered its 20% market share in retail deposits and loan products despite stiff competition The bank exhibited the best cost... 15479
Interview Feb 22 Ex-TMRW head Dennis Khoo on driving digital transformation Dennis Khoo spent most of his 20-year financial services career running retail banking franchises across Asia for UOB and Standard Chartered. He bl... 26100
Interviews Feb 22 Shaping ASEAN’s financial landscape: A conversation with Wee Ee Cheong, CEO of UOB United Overseas Bank (UOB), a prominent Asian financial institution, continues to expand on its nearly nine-decade history. Operating fr... 14080
Co-published Feb 22 UOB integrates Citigroup in ASEAN’s largest data merger UOB's replicable data migration model, a first in ASEAN, streamlined the migration process with cost savings of 40% Meticulous pre... 4011
Co-published Feb 22 UOB integrates Citigroup in ASEAN’s largest data merger UOB’s acquisition of Citigroup’s ASEAN banking franchise in 2022 marked a significant expansion, adding over 2.4 million customers to its exist... 45
Interviews Feb 22 Euroclear investment poised to drive Marketnode’s expansion in digital asset distribution Established by SGX Group and Temasek, Marketnode has developed as a notable player in the asset tokenisation ecosystem, providing innovative soluti... 1681
Interviews Feb 22 StraitsX partners with Alipay+ and Grab to drive stablecoin payment adoption StraitsX, a digital assets provider based in Singapore, is working to integrate stablecoins into everyday transactions in Southeast Asia, where dig... 1949
