United Overseas Bank, Deutsche Bank and Vietcombank honoured for leadership in cross-border investment, trade finance and sustainable finance

United Overseas Bank, Deutsche Bank and Vietcombank were recognised at the TAB Global Business Achievement Awards 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ...

Titan Chia named Chief Information and Technology Officer of the Year for driving CTBC Bank’s digital transformation and technological innovation

Titan Chia, Chief Information and Technology Officer at CTBC Bank, was awarded Chief Information and Technology Officer of the Year at the TAB Global ...

Bank of America and Deutsche Bank lead Business Achievement Awards 2026 for excellence in financial services innovation

The TAB Global Business Achievement Awards 2026 honoured leading institutions for excellence in global transaction banking, payments, and trade and su...

Malaysia enters third phase of economic transformation with a blueprint for an AI-native economy

At The Asian Banker Summit 2026, Minister for Digital Gobind Singh Deo argued that Malaysia’s AI ambitions require more than investment attraction. ...

Kevin Lam awarded Best Bank CEO in Malaysia for building a sharper, more competitive and enduring franchise at Hong Leong Bank

Kevin Lam’s leadership at Hong Leong Bank has strengthened financial outcomes, operational capabilities and the quality of its franchise, earning h...

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...

Bank Indonesia, Security Bank, Alliance Bank, Tonik and Bank Sinopac recognised for achievements in technology innovation

The Financial Technology Innovation Awards 2026 have recognized leading-edge advancements across Asia Pacific’s banking and financial services indus...

OCBC, Pudao Credit, Kasikornbank, Bank Mandiri and Atmaal recognised for excellence in AI deployment across Asia Pacific

The AI Excellence Awards 2026 celebrated these leaders for their commitment to advancing the role of artificial intelligence in banking and finance, p...

Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, MUFG Bank, BNY and UOB recognised for excellence in global transaction banking, payments, and trade and supply chain finance

TAB Global recognised Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, MUFG Bank, BNY, and United Overseas Bank (UOB) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for their outstanding a...

Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Hironori Kamezawa, Kevin Lam, institutions, young bankers and regulators honoured for exceptional leadership, strength and regulatory stewardship

TAB Global honoured Tengku Zafrul Aziz for lifetime achievement, Hironori Kamezawa as Global CEO of the Year, MUFG as Global Bank of the Year, Kevin L...

Will banks shape the new financial order or be shaped by it

The opening plenary of The Asian Banker Summit 2026 explored a central challenge for banks: whether to become more active shapers of economic outcomes...

Angelia Toh, Arshad Nuval Othman, David Lim, Harry Sofri Putranda, Nur Jannah Nor’azam and Terence Tan recognised as Promising Young Bankers for institutional impact and leadership

Six executives from BNY, CIMB Islamic Bank, Alliance Bank Malaysia, Bank Mandiri and Bank of America were awarded by the TAB Global Promising Young Ba...

Malaysian banks recognised for excellence in AI, payments and digital Innovation at The Asian Banker Malaysia Awards 2026

Affin Bank, Ryt Bank, GX Bank and Alliance Bank were recognised at The Asian Banker Malaysia Awards 2026 in Kuala Lumpur....

MAS awarded Best Systemic and Prudential Regulator in Asia Pacific for market-shaping leadership and digital asset integrity

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) was recognised for building structural infrastructure, consolidating the digital token ecosystem, and advanc...

kompasbank pushes SME banking beyond lending

kompasbank CEO Michael Hurup Andersen believes SME banking is moving beyond standalone lending products towards operational banking models built aroun...

FSB flags supervisory data gaps across $2T private credit market

The Financial Stability Board's first dedicated review of private credit warns supervisors lack visibility into a market worth up to $2 trillion, citi...

HSBC's best returns in near 20 years meet a $1.3 billion credit charge

HSBC's strongest returns in nearly two decades were overshadowed in the first quarter of 2026 by a $1.3 billion credit charge that sent shares down sh...

UOB targets fee-led growth as Citi integration yields 8.5 million ASEAN customers

UOB posted SGD 1.4 billion ($1 billion) in first-quarter 2026 net profit as lower lending margins shift focus from the Citibank integration to convert...

Agentic commerce will make digital assets a mainstay of global finance

The former chairman of the US House Financial Services Committee says stablecoins, AI and platform ecosystems are restructuring payments and cross-bor...

Why Tier 1 banks are rethinking core modernisation

TCF 2026 explored how AI, SaaS and composable banking are reshaping core modernisation strategies, while banks highlighted the burden of keeping large...

ADCB targets technology-led growth as fee income cushions rate headwinds in the first quarter of 2026

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) posted a strong first quarter of 2026. Ala'a Eraiqat, group chief executive officer, and Deepak Khullar, group chief ...

CIMB Group sells Thai auto portfolios to Krungsri as Forward30 rebalances group capital

CIMB Group is reallocating capital away from Thailand's automotive finance market, with Thailand's share of group risk-weighted assets falling to 10% ...

Beyond borders financing scales with integration

Capital, flows and risk are expanding beyond borders across infrastructure, transition and supply chains, with integration beginning to shape a more c...

OCBC acquires HSBC Indonesia's retail and wealth unit in $4.9B AUM deal

The acquisition of HSBC Indonesia's International Wealth and Premier Banking operations adds 336,000 customers and about 1,300 staff to OCBC Indonesia...

Cross-border financing follows supply chains and restructures risk across markets

Cathay United Bank is restructuring its cross-border corporate banking model as Taiwanese corporates decentralise production, requiring financing to b...

UOB strengthens ASEAN entry platform for cross-border growth

UOB’s foreign direct investment advisory business focuses on enabling companies to enter and expand across ASEAN by connecting them to government ag...

Strait of Hormuz closure set to deliver largest commodity price spike since 2022, World Bank warns

The World Bank's April 2026 Commodity Markets Outlook projects a 16% rise in average commodity prices this year, driven by the near-total closure of t...

Khazanah and SC price Malaysia's first tokenised sukuk in $25M pilot

Khazanah Nasional and SC Malaysia have priced the country's inaugural tokenised sukuk, a MYR 100 million (about $25 million) one-year issuance structu...

Sustainable finance in Asia is scaling but cross-border execution is not keeping pace

Sustainable finance in Asia is expanding rapidly across markets, but cross-border scaling still depends on how consistently capital, data and transiti...

DBS expands Spark GenAI programme to move SMEs from experimentation to deployment

SMEs in Singapore are gaining more structured support to apply artificial intelligence within their operations through DBS’s expanded Spark GenAI pr...

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....

Non-USD stablecoins gain traction where banking and settlement rails are limited

Standard Chartered and Zodia Markets say the 48-point gap between USD stablecoins’ market share and the dollar’s role in cross-border payments cre...

Malaysia's tokenisation pilots target cross-border wholesale frictions

Bank Negara Malaysia is testing tokenised deposits and ringgit stablecoins to inform an end-2026 policy decision. Three pilots will also test Malaysia...

Bank Mandiri expands financial inclusion in Indonesia through Livin’ super app

Bank Mandiri's Livin' super app drives financial inclusion and empowers customers with AI-enabled tools, digital wallets and cross-border capabilities...

Global banking confronts a 1970s-scale oil shock with depleted policy space

Banks enter the Strait of Hormuz disruption well-capitalised and liquid, but the IMF's Spring 2026 publications find fiscal and financial policy space...

Beyond borders financing is being shaped in frontier markets

From Deutsche Bank’s perspective, beyond borders financing in frontier markets depends on following client-led trade corridors, financing strategic ...

Standard Chartered's blueprint for transformation that lasts

Standard Chartered's Fit for Growth programme saved $754 million, exceeding return targets a year early. Global head of group transformation, Brian O'...

Mobile-first banking drives customer engagement and productivity at Nedbank

Nedbank’s strategic shift to a mobile-first approach has transformed its operations, boosting customer engagement, acquisition and operational effic...

Awash Bank strengthens MSME lending through capability building and risk discipline

Ethiopia's Awash Bank is repositioning its MSME banking model beyond traditional lending by integrating capability building and risk management to bet...

Wang Xiang outlines FoFund’s institutional platform strategy

Wang Xiang, founder and chairman of FoFund, set out how the firm has developed as a technology-led institutional platform serving China’s financial ...

MUFG builds its Asia transaction banking franchise on an integrated regional platform

Belinda Han, managing director and head of transaction banking Asia Pacific, MUFG Bank, discusses how the bank is growing its transaction banking fran...

Standard Chartered builds transaction banking around ASEAN’s cross-border complexity

Standard Chartered's Ankur Kanwar discusses the bank's transaction banking business in ASEAN, positioned around rising intra-Asia flows, fragmented li...

BIDV receives double recognition at the TAB Global Excellence in Retail Finance Awards 2026

BIDV receives dual recognition at the TAB Global Excellence in Retail Finance Awards 2026, reaffirming its position as the leading retail bank in Viet...

BNY posts record results as higher margins, broad revenue gains and platform strategy take hold

Bank of New York Mellon reported record revenue and net income in 2025, driven by growth in fee and interest income, operational leverage and platform...

Al Rajhi Bank posts 26% profit growth, driven by diversification and lending shift

Al Rajhi Bank’s profit grew by 26% in 2025, supported by balanced loan growth, a shift toward SMEs and corporates, and expanding investment banking ...

AI improves banking operations but exposes execution gaps

At the Shanghai International AI Finance Summit 2026, Wang Kaijing of SenseTime discussed how AI-driven models enable banks to integrate structured a...

TenPay Global on China’s cross-border payment gateway and the coordination challenge behind agentic payments

Yang Wenhui, chief executive officer of TenPay Global (Singapore) discusses the potential of China's CPG, why partnerships are essential and why commo...

The potential of an Asian carbon market

The pillars of an Asian carbon market are slowly assembling, from China's vast emissions-trading system to nascent schemes across South-East Asia. Whe...

OCBC advances digital banking through enhanced architecture and embedded integration

OCBC is reshaping the future of regional banking across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China and Macau through Velocity and the OCBC Busin...

The intelligent bank at scale — AI leadership and accountability in global banking

Banks winning at AI will embed machine-assisted decisioning into governance, explainability, balance sheet discipline, and client trust—not algorith...

Banking beyond the rate cycle

Following a year of falling interest benchmarks and shifting trade corridors, Tan Su Shan set out a view of banking resilience that rests less on cred...

From digital banking to the intelligent bank at scale

For more than a decade the banking industry has focused on digital transformation. Mobile banking, cloud infrastructure and platform partnerships have...

JPMorgan Chase posts $57B profit in 2025, plans $105B spend as rate tailwinds fade

JPMorgan Chase closed 2025 with $57 billion in net income and a 20% ROTCE, but the results point to a structural shift that will define the bank’s 2...

BNY strengthens GP&T execution through embedded AI and infrastructure scale

BNY's Global Payments & Trade business in Asia Pacific is scaling institutional infrastructure through embedded AI, integrated foreign exchange execut...

FAB closes 2025 with 24% net earnings growth as AI deployment anchors core banking operations

First Abu Dhabi Bank reported 24% net profit growth and improved operating efficiency, as revenue expansion and disciplined cost management reduced t...

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...

Bank of China HK, Nedbank, Standard Chartered HK, WeBank and UOB recognised for excellence in retail banking, digital finance, SME banking and wealth management in Asia Pacific and Africa

Bank of China HK, Nedbank, Standard Chartered HK, WeBank and UOB were recognised for outstanding contributions to retail banking, digital finance, SME...

SPD Bank's Zhang Weizhong drives digital and intelligent transformation, expands retail franchise

Zhang Weizhong, Chairman of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, was named Retail Finance Leader of the Year at the TAB Global Excellence in Retail Finan...

QNB posts 10% pre-tax profit growth as LNG-driven financing and 2030 strategy reshape its trajectory

Qatar National Bank reported 10% pre-tax profit growth in 2025, strengthening its balance sheet and launching a 2030 strategy focused on GCC connectiv...

CIMB reorients SME banking around transaction data and cash-flow lending across ASEAN

In 2025, CIMB's SME banking in Southeast Asia focused on transaction capture, deposit stability, and cash-flow visibility. Lawrence Loh, co-CEO, outli...

RCBC reframes retail banking around employee primacy and programme-led growth

RCBC's retail banking transformation centres on employee-focused programmes designed to improve financial inclusion and increase customer engagement. ...

OCBC delivers $6.8 billion pre-tax profit as deposits anchor wealth monetisation model

OCBC's full-year 2025 profit before tax rose to $6.8 billion, driven by strong income, cost discipline and stable asset quality....

Maybank hits 11.7% ROE as corridor banking and deposit repricing reshape earnings

Maybank's 2025 ROE rose to 11.7%, driven by wealth fees growth and a resilient deposit mix, supporting cross-border expansion....

Emirates NBD surpasses AED 1 trillion in assets as regional expansion accelerates

Emirates NBD surpasses AED 1.16 trillion ($317 billion) in assets as regional expansion accelerates...

UOB reports $5.7 billion net profit after pre-emptive provisions as fee income reaches record

UOB's 2025 performance highlights pre-emptive provisioning's impact on earnings, offset by record fee income and diversified income streams....

Stablecoins: Reshaping finance with Singapore leading the way

Singapore shifts from financial sandbox to deploying stablecoins, embedding tokenised money into its financial system....

BPI shifts to engagement-led mobile banking model as digital adoption accelerates

BPI’s mobile platform reaches 8.75 million users, anchoring customer engagement, acquisition, ecosystem integration and long-term digital-driven pro...

Standard Chartered delivers 14.7% RoTE as three-year plan targets are achieved a year early

Standard Chartered reported record income and profit growth, with return on tangible equity exceeding its strategic milestone early....

Bank of America sees diverging domestic cycles reshaping ASEAN bank credit growth and margins

AI-driven export strength supports ASEAN, according to BoFA economists Kai Wei And and Rahul Bajoria but diverging output gaps and uneven policy trans...

Hang Seng Bank builds family-centred retail and wealth operating model for everyday banking

Hang Seng Bank integrates everyday banking, branch transformation and family-centred wealth planning to strengthen customer engagement, deepen relatio...

Standard Chartered CFO joins Apollo as private credit platforms expand institutional role

Diego De Giorgi’s move from Standard Chartered to Apollo Global Management comes as institutional investors continue expanding their role in credit ...

Singapore studies how to bridge private capital and public markets through new growth capital workgroup

Authorities will examine origination, mobilisation and recycling of capital while seeking to attract regional companies and technology startups to rai...

Visa charts APAC’s two-speed consumer economy as travel and digital spend accelerate

Simon Baptist, principal economist for APAC at Visa, examined how cross-border mobility, digital commerce and artificial intelligence investment are r...

Chocolate Finance on building a low-volatility, low-cost asset management alternative to banks and insurers

Chocolate Finance’s founder Walter de Oude and CIO Benjamin Tan explain how an asset management-led capital structure, disciplined fixed income inve...

DBS reports $8.1 billion net profit and 16.2% ROE as fee income offsets margin compression

DBS’ 2025 results show income increasingly generated from customer activity rather than credit intermediation. Deposits, advisory distribution, sett...

Alliance Bank builds Digital SME lending engine around fraud controls and financial capability

Kevin Shum, head, digital SME, business transformation and merchant acquiring, group business and transaction banking at Alliance Bank Malaysia, set o...

Shanghai Commercial Bank builds SME and wealth operating leverage through data and digital assets

Ryan Fung and Eric Fan outline how Shanghai Commercial Bank is reshaping its SME model through shared data, controlled AI and tokenised settlement to ...

CCB (Asia) anchors retail and wealth banking in Hong Kong to serve GBA

Annie Chen, deputy chief executive of China Construction Bank (Asia) (CCB (Asia)), explained how the bank manages its Hong Kong retail and wealth mana...

Alliance Bank embeds digital lending through virtual cards, partnerships and unified origination

Alliance Bank Malaysia is reworking its consumer lending economics by embedding credit products into partner ecosystems such as e-wallets and e-commer...

Global banking in an age of constrained resilience

Global banking enters 2026 with strong capital positions and easing financial conditions but faces a structurally more constrained environment shaped ...

Hong Leong Bank builds SME operating leverage through relationship-led banking

Woon Siew Hoong explains how Hong Leong Bank’s SME franchise delivered resilient 2025 performance through focus on micro and small businesses, relat...

SCBHK frames retail and wealth strategy around affluent scale, execution and innovation

Stephen Man explains how Standard Chartered Hong Kong’s retail strategy centres on affluent-led growth, hybrid digital–advisory execution and disc...

TNEX and the mechanics of digital lending

TNEX CEO Nguyen The Minh explains how lending economics, funding structure and regulatory constraints shape the company’s development as a digital f...

Evident builds full-stack tokenisation platform around origination, liquidity and operating leverage

Evident is building a full-stack tokenisation platform for private markets, spanning origination, distribution and post-trade servicing, with China-li...

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...

Techcombank rebuilds its technology core around cloud, data and disciplined execution

Tuan Nguyen, group chief information officer (CIO) of Techcombank, explained how a cloud-first strategy, multi-year platform modernisation and deliver...

Riverchain applies data discipline to construction supply chain finance

Riverchain's Eddie Lin, Director of Product Technology, discusses how the firm is applying proprietary data and technology and disciplined underwritin...

How China is turning regional diversity into productivity

For many countries today, the core economic question is no longer how to grow faster, but how to grow smarter, as labour is aging, capital is more exp...

Elliptic strengthens the market integrity foundations for tokenised finance in Asia

As tokenisation enters live deployment, Yvone Ng, vice president of APAC at Elliptic, explains how Asian banks and regulators are prioritising identit...

Endowus builds a fiduciary wealth model for Hong Kong’s structural realities

Endowus is positioning its Hong Kong business around a different understanding of wealth, liquidity and incentives, adapting a fee-only fiduciary mode...

British International Investment deepens climate-finance push in Asia

The UK’s development finance arm, British International Investment, is scaling its presence in Southeast Asia through platform-building, patient cap...

China Merchants Bank and ICBC lead Chinese private banking winners at Wealth and Society Awards 2025

China Merchants Bank and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China led the winners at the Wealth and Society Awards 2025, where ten leading wealth manag...

Waleed Abdullah Al-Mogbel named Best Bank CEO in Saudi Arabia for business results, people development and sustainability

Al-Mogbel’s leadership at Al Rajhi Bank has strengthened market performance, advanced human capital development and driven sustainability and commun...

Sim Tshabalala named CEO of the Year in Africa for driving pan-African integration, digital transformation and sustainable growth

Sim Tshabalala’s leadership at Standard Bank Group has strengthened the group’s regional influence, digital capabilities, operational resilience a...

Saviynt argues machine identity governance must evolve for the age of AI agents

As machine identities outpace human ones, Dan Mountstephen, senior vice president for APJ at Saviynt, calls for a consolidated governance fabric to ma...

BDO Unibank bridges physical and digital channels to modernise cash management

BDO Unibank’s hybrid approach—linking physical collection infrastructure with digital tools—is helping corporates modernise payment flows and im...

E.SUN leads Taiwan’s banking sector in SME financing and fraud prevention

E.SUN Bank is strengthening Taiwan’s financial ecosystem through AI-driven credit evaluation, advanced fraud prevention and deep support for SMEs. I...

European Commission shapes the next frontier of AI governance in finance

As AI permeates finance, the EU tightens governance, accountability and data-protection rules, with Peter Kerstens, adviser to the European Commission...

AI Singapore strengthens the talent and governance foundations for AI adoption

As financial institutions accelerate AI use, Laurence Liew explains how AI Singapore is building national talent pipelines and governance frameworks f...

Bank SinoPac sweeps three The Asian Banker Taiwan Awards for innovative banking solutions

At The Asian Banker Taiwan Awards 2025, Bank SinoPac was recognised for setting benchmarks in operational automation, fintech-powered corporate servic...

Cathay United Bank recognised with five major awards from The Asian Banker in 2025

Cathay United Bank secures five major awards in 2025, highlighting excellence in digital transformation, AI innovation, mobile banking, analytics and ...

Northern Trust builds institutional foundations for digital assets

Northern Trust's Justin Chapman discusses developing digital-asset infrastructure to support institutional adoption, integrating tokenised workflows i...

Bank of America outlines the next phase of digital trade transformation

Bank of America's Siddharth Gupta and George Fong outline legal, operational and interoperability priorities for advancing digital trade through autom...

Zodia Custody strengthens presence in APAC to drive institutional digital asset adoption

At Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025, Zodia Custody managing director for Singapore and Hong Kong Deborah Algeo discussed how the firm supports institutions...

Hex Trust’s custody model drives Hong Kong’s institutional digital asset push

At Hong Kong FinTech Week, Hex Trust CEO Alessio Quaglini discussed how secure custody, regulatory clarity and technological convergence are reshaping...

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 ...

Law and industry adoption converge in digital trade

Legislative reforms and industry standards are accelerating digital trade. Structured documentation, automated verification and interoperable systems ...

CFIT positions the UK as a model of prudence in digital-money regulation

CFIT’s Nicole Sandler outlines the UK’s stability-first stablecoin approach, global divergence in reserve and redemption models, and what banks mu...

Building resilience for a quantum-ready financial system

Quantum computing remains nascent, but its security risks now shape financial planning as institutions map cryptographic exposure and prepare multi-ye...

Mastercard embeds AI governance to support production-grade financial systems

Mastercard is scaling responsible AI across its global payments network, embedding privacy, ethical safeguards and accountability to transition high-r...

Standard Chartered moves into its next phase of disciplined AI execution

Standard Chartered sharpens disciplined AI execution, strengthening governance, scaling high-value use cases, and embedding secure, measurable, enterp...

BOC Life accelerates digital transformation to redefine Hong Kong life insurance

Mark Kai, CFO of BOC Life, shared at the Hong Kong FinTech Week that the company is accelerating digital transformation across operations, platforms a...

Maya leverages AI to advance financial inclusion in the Philippines

At Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025, Maya Group CTO Alfred Lo explained how AI is expanding financial access and education in the Philippines, where most p...

MAS strengthens financial system resilience as cloud, AI and quantum risks converge

Vincent Loy details how the Monetary Authority of Singapore is strengthening operational resilience, raising AI governance standards and advancing qua...

MetaComp positions StableX Network for the next phase of digital payments and settlement

MetaComp’s co-president Tin Pei Ling explains how its StableX Network addresses the structural inefficiencies and trust deficits in cross-border se...

How UOB is positioning for digital assets at scale

Lee Zhu Kuang, managing director and group head of UOB’s Innovation Group, outlines how the bank is preparing for tokenised assets and emerging digi...

How Standard Chartered is institutionalising digital assets across banking

Danielle Szetho, head of digital asset portfolio and governance at Standard Chartered, discusses the bank’s efforts to embed regulated digital asset...

Banking Circle expands Asia Pacific footprint as tokenised payment models evolve

Kirit Bhatia, chief digital assets officer at Banking Circle, explained how the bank combined traditional banking infrastructure with tokenised assets...

Hedera positions its distributed ledger network for institutional use

Isadora Arredondo, global policy director at Hedera, outlined how the network’s technical design, governance structure and regulatory engagements ai...

First Bank of Nigeria, Bank of Punjab, Stanbic IBTC, Absa, Al Rajhi Bank and BDO Unibank recognised for excellence in retail finance, SME banking and transaction finance

First Bank of Nigeria, Bank of Punjab, Stanbic IBTC, Absa, Al Rajhi Bank and BDO Unibank were recognised at The TAB Global Finance Awards 2025....

Bank of China (Hong Kong), Hatton National Bank, Metrobank and TPBank recognised as the strongest banks in their home markets

Bank of China (Hong Kong), Hatton National Bank, Metrobank and TPBank were recognised at The TAB Global Finance Awards 2025....

LianLian Global supports Chinese SMEs with AI-enabled cross-border solutions

LianLian Global's Tim Shen on expanding into emerging markets, using AI-driven compliance, payments and FX tools to support Chinese enterprises naviga...

StraitsX builds the rails for real-world stablecoin payments

Liu Tianwei, co-founder and CEO of StraitsX, explains how regulated digital money infrastructure across Asia links stablecoins to compliant, real-worl...

How DCJPY is building the tokenised deposit model in Japan

DeCurret DCP’s Mai Kaneko explains how DCJPY is shaping Japan’s regulated ecosystem for tokenised deposits, stablecoins and future CBDC use....

Bank of America builds a future-ready global payments infrastructure

Rich Clow explains how Bank of America is modernising payments infrastructure to deliver scalable, interoperable and simplified services across global...

Mastercard’s 2030 vision builds an intelligent future for payments

Mastercard’s Sandeep Malhotra outlines how tokenisation, interoperability and AI-ready systems are reshaping Asia Pacific’s payments infrastructur...

HSBC positions itself for the next stage of digital asset adoption

HSBC’s John O’Neill explains how tokenised deposits, CBDCs and real-world assets are moving from pilots to real-world adoption across global finan...

UOB strengthens regional cyber resilience amid rising ecosystem risks

UOB’s group CISO Tobias Gondrom outlines how it is strengthening cyber resilience across ASEAN through ecosystem-wide defences, AI-enabled detection...

Cobo sharpens custody and wallet governance for institutional tokenisation

Custody becomes the governance backbone of institutional tokenisation as Lily King explains Asia’s diverging regulatory models and rising utility-dr...

JP Morgan sees tokenised finance coming of age

Kara Kennedy, global co-head of Kinexys by JP Morgan, explains how tokenised deposits, stablecoins and institutional digital asset infrastructures are...

HSBC readies for quantum era with crypto agility and industry pilots

HSBC's Tancy Tan outlines a pragmatic, regulation-aligned quantum strategy focused on crypto-agility, early pilots, ecosystem collaboration and buildi...

DBS Hong Kong drives digital leap for SMEs with human-centred AI

DBS Bank Hong Kong is reshaping SME banking through digital integration and responsible use of AI. At Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025, Lareina Wang, manag...

Tokyo opens a new frontier for fintech and Web3 collaboration

Tokyo positions itself as a fintech and Web3 gateway, leveraging regulatory clarity, sandboxes and Japan–ASEAN partnerships to attract global innova...

QAI Ventures positions Singapore as Asia’s launchpad for quantum innovation

QAI Ventures' Lisa Schröder views Singapore as Asia’s quantum–AI commercial hub, helping deep-tech founders scale optimisation and modelling solu...

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...

TerraPay’s Ani Sane discusses building compliant and interoperable cross-border payment networks

Ani Sane, co-founder and chief business officer of TerraPay, outlines how the company is extending its digital payments infrastructure to connect bank...

Italy builds fintech bridges with Singapore and ASEAN for the next decade

Italy’s ambassador to Singapore and Brunei Dante Brandi, trade commissioner Giorgio Calveri and Italia Fintech vice president Massimo Ruffolo outlin...

Paymentology discusses issuer processing for an AI and digital asset-driven financial system

Jeff Parker, CEO of Paymentology, explains how issuer processing is being rebuilt for an AI-enabled, tokenised and real-time financial ecosystem as in...

SY Holdings makes supply-chain finance fairer and more responsive with AI

SY Holdings’ AI platform uses transaction-level insights to deliver faster, fairer credit for SMEs and support Chinese firms expanding in Southeast ...

Visa discusses how AI and value-added services are addressing acceptance and fraud challenges

Visa’s Axel Boye-Moller explains how AI-driven fraud detection, acceptance optimisation and modular innovation are strengthening trust, resilience a...

JP Morgan builds unified payments backbone for digital and fintech platforms across the globe

JP Morgan is strengthening its global payments infrastructure to support digital platforms, fintechs and corporates as Asia’s real-time and embedded...

Standard Chartered leads the shift from traditional to tokenised finance

At Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025, Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick discussed how the financial system is entering a decisive phase as assets, pa...

Shanghai Commercial Bank redefines SME banking with AI, tokenisation and real-time data

Shanghai Commercial Bank (Shacom) is reshaping SME banking in Hong Kong through AI, tokenisation and real-time data integration. Shacom’s Ryan Fung ...

PBoC’s ‘AI + Finance’ strategy signals China’s next phase of fintech reform

Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025 showcased China’s “AI + Finance” strategy, uniting policymakers and industry leaders on regulated, data-driven finan...

Ahmed Abdelaal named CEO of the Year in the Middle East for driving digital innovation, international expansion and sustainable growth

Ahmed Abdelaal’s leadership at Mashreq Bank has strengthened the bank’s technological innovation, international presence, financial performance an...

Absa Ghana, Commercial Bank of Qatar and BSF recognised for achievements in retail, transaction banking and trade finance in Middle East and Africa

Leading financial institutions in the Middle East and Africa were recognised at the TAB Global Middle East and Africa Awards 2025 in Dubai. ...

Reflections on China's AI journey

China’s AI journey reveals a mature ecosystem where banks, platforms and regulators collaborate to embed intelligent finance across sectors....

China’s AI innovation model and its global implications

China’s AI model fuses technology, policy and finance into an integrated system, offering global lessons amid distinct local conditions....

Institutions build interoperable foundations for stablecoins and digital markets

TOKEN2049 Singapore 2025 showcased crypto’s evolution from innovation to institution, where regulation, interoperability and infrastructure drive it...

Scale, strength and digital transformation define the next phase of global finance

TAB Global’s latest research highlights a banking industry navigating two powerful currents. On one hand, the world’s largest, strongest and best ...

Leadership that redefines banking in 2025

Every three years, the TAB Global Leadership Achievement Awards take stock of the individuals reshaping the banking industry. Unlike many recognition ...

Technology partners build the new foundation of global finance with AI, cloud and interoperability

AI, cloud-native platforms and open interoperability are rebuilding global financial infrastructure, enabling secure, resilient and programmable payme...

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...

ICBC (Asia) leads custody services in Hong Kong with exceptional growth, advanced digital capabilities and robust risk management

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited (“ICBC (Asia)”) was awarded Best Custodian Bank in Hong Kong for its exceptional custody se...

Ping An Bank drives business innovation through AI

Ping An Bank leverages AI to strengthen core retail and transaction capabilities, driving innovation, efficiency and improved customer experience acro...

The next firewall is human: How banks protect customers through knowledge

Banks can turn financial knowledge into their strongest defence against scams, debt and digital exploitation. ...

The future of working capital: from cheap liquidity to selective, data-driven finance

Over a decade of cheap liquidity shaped the global financial landscape after the Global Financial Crisis. As the world transitions from abundant to se...

UBA accelerates growth through digital innovation and strategic expansion

UBA is expanding across Africa through AI-driven digital innovation, real-time payments, and inclusive, customer-centric platforms that enhance financ...

UOB outlines ASEAN’s path from integration to resilience

Amid shifting supply chains, ASEAN is becoming a key hub for trade, investment, and innovation driven by cooperation, technology, and sustainability....

Circle’s USDC embedded in regulated finance

David Katz, vice-president of strategy and policy for Asia Pacific at Circle, explains how regulation and collaboration embed USDC in institutional fi...

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...

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...

UOB builds bridges for beyond borders investment in ASEAN

UOB’s FDI Advisory Unit guides corporates expanding across ASEAN, with Jimmy Koh outlining its focus on emerging regional economic corridors and par...

Bank of Punjab’s digital strategy confronts challenges in SME expansion

Through a digital-first strategy targeting SMEs and agriculture, the Bank of Punjab is expanding financial inclusion in Pakistan, balancing innovation...

audax redefines digital banking economics through embedded finance

Across Asia’s digital-banking landscape, embedded finance is emerging as a structural advantage. Smriti Gupta, chief financial officer of audax, exp...

Finastra launches Trade Innovation Nexus to tackle interoperability, compliance and fraud in trade finance

At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Manish Joshi, managing director for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa at Finastra’s lending business, explained how the ...

BNY accelerates real-time payments, AI and fintech collaboration across Asia Pacific

At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Fabian Khoshbakht, Head of Treasury Services for Asia Pacific at BNY, discussed how the bank is enabling faster and richer cr...

Ahmed Abdelaal awarded Best Bank CEO in the UAE for driving digital innovation, international expansion and sustainable growth

Abdelaal led Mashreq’s digital transformation, with Neo platforms delivering full banking functionality directly to customers’ devices....

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...

Darmawan Junaidi named Best Bank CEO in Indonesia for driving digital transformation, financial excellence and sustainability

Junaidi spearheaded the development of Bank Mandiri’s Livin’ and Kopra retail and corporate platforms, modernising services and boosting transacti...

Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase named Global CEO of the Year 2025 for transformational leadership

Dimon’s enduring leadership at JPMorgan Chase has set a global standard for resilience, performance and long-term strategic vision in banking....

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...

Coinbase expands derivatives business as digital market structure evolves

At TOKEN2049 Singapore, Coinbase’s Usman Naeem outlined its derivatives and tokenisation push to bridge traditional and digital finance....

Swiss-regulated AMINA Bank launches Hong Kong hub for Asia’s digital-asset markets

AMINA Bank expands to Asia with a Hong Kong hub, offering institutional-grade custody, lending and trading under Swiss-regulated digital-asset standar...

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...

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...

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...

Mizuho advances on tokenised deposits, AI and cybersecurity partnerships to modernise cross-border payments and trade finance

At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Mizuho’s Ashutosh Kumar outlined tokenised deposits, blockchain, AI and partnerships enabling faster, secure, interoperable...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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....

Tether's Paolo Ardoino says: "50-60% of USDT is cross-border trade and payments"

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino plans to expand with USAT and AI initiatives, strengthening the firm’s role in global digital finance....

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 ...

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...

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...

ICBC accelerates digitisation of wealth management operations through innovation platform

Under the “Digital ICBC” initiative, ICBC advances to build a comprehensive wealth management ecosystem, addressing customer needs and driving sus...

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...

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....

CCB 2025 interim results show steady progress with leading NIM, rising fee income and stable cost and efficiency management

China Construction Bank posted steady interim results in 2025, supported by strong margins, rising fee income and firm asset quality. Cost disciplin...

CIMB, Hong Leong Bank and Alliance Bank recognised for excellence in retail, SME banking, digital and sustainable finance in Malaysia

Leading banks in Malaysia were recognised at The Asian Banker Malaysia Awards 2025 in Kuala Lumpur....

Beyond crypto – Stablecoins and tokenised assets in mainstream banking

Stablecoins and tokenised assets are moving beyond their origins in the crypto markets and into mainstream banking and finance. Banks, market infrastr...

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...

CTBC Bank and E.SUN Bank lead Taiwanese banks across retail, corporate and transaction banking

Leading financial institutions in Taiwan were recognised for achievements in retail, transaction finance, financial technology and financial markets....

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 ...

Alan Lee awarded Best Bank CEO in Taiwan for advancing strategy, innovation, talent and sustainability

Alan Lee’s leadership at Cathay United Bank strengthened strategic management, advanced digital transformation, empowered employees and promoted sus...

Ripple sets out institutional case for stablecoins in Asia

Jack McDonald, senior vice president of stablecoins at Ripple, shares how the company is approaching regulated stablecoin issuance, cross-border use c...

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...

Huawei highlights financial services innovation as tour concludes in Dongguan

The final day of the China AI Innovation Study Tour took delegates to Huawei’s Songshan Lake campus in Dongguan. ...

AI and digital finance in practice at OneConnect, Lexin and WeBank

Delegates of the China AI Innovation Study Tour visited OneConnect, Lexin and WeBank in Shenzhen. ...

Ant Group, PingPong and Zhejiang University showcase compliance, payments and research innovation

The third day of the China AI Innovation Study Tour 2025 in Hangzhou took participants through Ant Group’s growth journey, milestones and AML Centre...

Standard Chartered prioritises tokenisation, AI and the future of securities services

Tan Ying Ying, Global Head of Product Management for Financing and Securities Services at Standard Chartered, explained how tokenisation, AI, interope...

RHB’s multi-pronged retail transformation in digital acquisition, AI services and flexible home financing

RHB is pursuing an integrated retail banking strategy that brings together end-to-end digital onboarding, generative AI for consistent branch service ...

From banking transformation to AI-driven finance and robotics in action

Delegates explored SPDB’s financial innovation, MYbank’s AI-driven SME banking, and DeepRobotics demonstrations on day two of China AI Innovation ...

TIDLOR aims to redefine inclusive insurance through omnichannel innovation

Through its multi-brand ecosystem— heygoody.com, Shield Insurance and Areegator—TIDLOR aims to reshape Thailand’s insurance landscape with dig...

BSN advances digital channels to extend inclusion and improve service delivery

Bank Simpanan Nasional is pursuing a multi-pronged digital transformation programme to broaden financial inclusion, improve customer experience and en...

AI at scale in infrastructure, commerce and finance in Shanghai

China AI Innovation Study Tour 2025 opened in Shanghai, showing AI’s role in infrastructure, commerce, and financial services via leading firms....

The future of lending isn’t just automated — it’s autonomous

Agentic AI is reshaping lending by handling routine tasks and freeing bankers to focus on strategy, clients and growth....

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...

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...

Sibos Frankfurt set to confront digital assets, AI, resilience and interoperability

As Sibos returns to Europe, Dhiraj Bajaj, global head of transaction banking FI sales at Standard Chartered, outlines what banks and financial institu...

Digital assets move into mainstream banking at Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered has been at the forefront of bridging the world of crypto-native innovation and regulated finance. Rene Michau, group head of digit...

Jose Teodoro Limcaoco: “Embracing technology is no longer optional but essential”

At Finance Philippines 2025, BAP's Jose Teodoro Limcaoco, urged the industry to become smarter, more proactive and much bolder as it navigates rapid t...

HSBC evolves wealth proposition amid Asia’s pivot to alternatives, hybrid advice and cross-border growth

Affluent investors across Asia are rebalancing portfolios, accelerating adoption of alternatives and embracing hybrid advisory models. HSBC’s 2025 A...

Alliance Bank Malaysia focuses on proprietary technology and embedded finance to drive growth

Alliance Bank Malaysia has introduced virtual credit cards, dynamic card numbers and embedded personal financing into partner platforms, to grow marke...

KAF Digital Bank strengthens digital Shariah banking with consortium-led, customer-first approach

Following its operational readiness and the April 2025 launch of its beta “PERINTIS” phase, KAF Digital Bank is steadily rolling out Shariah-compl...

UOB strengthens regional trade and treasury connectivity through digital solutions

UOB is strengthening its position in transaction banking across ASEAN and Greater China through UOB Infinity, integrating trade, cash and financial su...

Standard Chartered leads digital wealth transformation with personalised advisory at scale

Awarded Best Wealth Management Bank in Asia Pacific at the TAB Global Excellence in Retail Finance programme 2025 in Tokyo, Standard Chartered is driv...

Standard Chartered Hong Kong redefines retail banking with digital-first, lifestyle-centric innovation

Recognised as the Best Retail Bank in Asia Pacific at the TAB Global Excellence in Retail Finance Awards 2025 in Tokyo, Standard Chartered Hong Kong i...

Amy Yang leads CTBC’s transformation in digital retail and cross-border wealth banking

Amy Yang, CEO of retail banking at CTBC Bank and Retail Finance Leader of the Year in Asia Pacific, is redefining retail and private banking through a...

Bank of China (Hong Kong) sets new benchmark in wealth management

Bank of China (Hong Kong) was awarded Best Wealth Management Bank in Hong Kong at the TAB Global Excellence in Retail Financial Services 2025 Awards P...

Bank of China (Hong Kong) leads home loan financing with Home Expert app

Bank of China (Hong Kong) has been awarded Best Home Loan Financing in Asia Pacific at the TAB Global Excellence in Retail Financial Services 2025 Awa...

UnionBank, BDO and RCBC recognised for excellence in wealth management, transaction banking and cash management in the Philippines

UnionBank, BDO and RCBC were recognised at The Asian Banker Philippine Awards 2025 in Manila....

Fabian S. Dee awarded Best Bank CEO in the Philippines for leading Metrobank's growth and digital transformation

Fabian S. Dee’s visionary leadership has driven Metrobank’s steady growth, financial resilience, business expansion, operational excellence, talen...

How smarter banks and bolder moves shape Philippine finance

Finance Philippines 2025 brought together banking leaders, regulators and technology experts to explore how structural reforms, digital transformation...

DBS builds strategic momentum through resilience, integration and innovation

DBS posted record first-half 2025 results by strengthening its balance sheet, integrating clients, and embedding digital capabilities. Its “One Bank...

Khairussaleh Ramli awarded Best Bank CEO in Malaysia for transformative leadership and strategic discipline

Khairussaleh Ramli’s bold and disciplined leadership has propelled Maybank’s customer-focused digital transformation, sustainability commitments a...

Krungsri GIFT looks to reshape loyalty with AI-driven, mission-based engagement

Krungsri aims to redefine customer loyalty with GIFT, a personalised, gamified rewards platform embedded within its mobile banking app. By aligning ...

Techcombank transforms through technology, data and talent

Techcombank has rebuilt its core technology and data architecture, expanded its ecosystem partnerships and redefined its talent model as part of a mul...

RHB anchors ASEAN growth with disciplined PROGRESS27 execution

RHB Banking Group is translating internal transformation into regional execution under PROGRESS27. Singapore anchors this shift as the group aligns pl...

CIMB sharpens retail and wealth strategy under Forward30 vision

CIMB is transforming retail and wealth under its Forward30 strategy by combining digital innovation, AI-driven advisory, and regional scale to deepen ...

Raising the bar in Thailand's digital banking age

In the wake of Thailand’s approval of virtual bank licences, leading business, operation, risk management and technology heads from incumbent and em...

CIMB eyes strategic and purposeful growth while strengthening its ASEAN franchise

At CIMB’s inaugural ASEAN Media Trip, Group CEO Novan Amirudin and his fellow group banking leaders elaborated on how the bank’s Forward30 strateg...

Thailand’s financial leaders chart responsible AI transformation and digital trust in uncertain times

At Finance Thailand 2025, senior bankers, policymakers and technologists converged to address how artificial intelligence, digitalisation and regulat...

Shaping culture, building leaders - The enduring legacy of Mary Huen

Chief executive officer for Hong Kong and Greater China & North Asia at Standard Chartered, Mary Huen reflects on the deeper impact of leadership beyo...

Unlock China's economic transformation through consumption stimulus

Service consumption is key to China's economic transformation, but several challenges must be addressed to enhance household consumption propensity an...

Kasikorn Leasing grows auto finance business through full automotive value chain

Amid a sluggish auto market, Kasikorn Leasing expanded its leadership in auto financing and strengthened its digital capabilities, supported by synerg...

UOB Thailand sharpens retail banking focus after Citibank integration

Following the successful integration of Citibank’s consumer banking business, UOB Thailand is reshaping its retail banking strategy by focusing on c...

Kasikornbank’s Home to Cash enhances secured lending with flexible hybrid structure

Kasikornbank’s Home to Cash has emerged as one of the secured loan innovations in Thailand, combining term loans and overdraft features into a singl...

MSB builds agile digital core for sustained transformation

Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank has embraced core and engagement banking modernisation, open-source DevOps, and AI readiness to drive dig...

Temenos refocuses product strategy under Barb Morgan’s leadership

Barb Morgan, chief product and technology officer at Temenos, outlines how the company is aligning its technology roadmap with clients’ evolving e...

ASEAN builds self-reliance through capital and institutional cooperation

The 2025 ASEAN Conference outlined a coordinated strategy to strengthen ASEAN’s economic independence by mobilising regional capital, aligning publi...

BNCTL sharpens national mandate and regional focus as Timor-Leste prepares for ASEAN integration

As Timor-Leste looks to join ASEAN in October 2025, BNCTL under its new CEO, Marcelo da Cruz Carvalho, outlines its strategic transformation to suppor...

Europe and China must rebalance capital flows to build trust and resilience

At The Asian Banker Future of Finance China Summit 2025, held in Beijing on 26 June, Sabino Fornies Martinez, minister counsellor and head of trade se...

Recalibrating trade, industrial policy and financial systems in a fragmented world

In his keynote at the 2025 The Asian Banker Future of Finance China Summit, held on 26 June in Beijing, Robert Koopman— former Chief Economist of th...

AVPN’s ImpactCollab positions philanthropy within trusted wealth advisory conversations

Private wealth is surging across Asia, but most of it remains idle despite rising social needs. AVPN’s ImpactCollab platform aims to integrate phila...

China reforms financial system with caution as it confronts global risks

Professor He Ping of Tsinghua University explains why China must resist short-term stimulus, reform its regulatory system and innovate responsibly to ...

ICBC (Asia) and BOCHK recognised for excellence in asset custody and wealth management in Hong Kong

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) [ICBC (Asia)] and Bank of China (Hong Kong) [BOCHK] received recognitions for their outstanding perform...

Cradle of China's private economy offers a blueprint to counter US tariffs

Given the US administration's shifting tariff policies, many global manufacturers may feel apprehensive about their growth prospects. Uncertainty in t...

OCB charts a customer-centric, modular path in Vietnam’s digital and sustainable banking landscape

Luong Tuan Thanh, CIO of Orient Commercial Bank (OCB), shares how the bank is deepening digitalisation and sustainability by rethinking core architect...

RCBC retail banking bets on distribution strength and data science to scale growth

RCBC's head of retail banking, Richard Lim, outlines the bank's strategy for growth through branch-led distribution, cross-selling and data-driven cu...

BPI deepens its support for small businesses through digital innovation and customer- centric solutions

With one of the largest small business loan books in the Philippines, BPI is reimagining business banking for small enterprises by investing in digita...

FIS and Episode Six seek to redefine issuer processing with global cloud-native platform

FIS and Episode Six have partnered to launch the FIS International Issuing Hub, a modular and API-first cloud-native solution designed to accelerate i...

BPI builds proprietary Gen AI ecosystem to elevate internal productivity and customer trust

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is implementing a proprietary generative AI platform to transform employee productivity and prepare for future cu...

UnionBank advances digital consumer banking with partnerships, AI and platform-driven growth

UnionBank of the Philippines is redefining digital consumer banking with a strategy built on ecosystem partnerships, AI-led decisioning, providing a f...

Banks focus on future-ready capabilities through core modernisation, cloud and AI

Senior executives from leading financial institutions in Asia share how they are strategically accelerating technology transformation by adopting clou...

Mizuho CEO Masahiro Kihara steers transformation with cultural reset, digital shift and global expansion

Since becoming CEO in 2022, Masahiro Kihara has driven Mizuho Financial Group’s turnaround by reshaping its corporate culture, refocusing on core st...

Temenos outlines measured approach to core banking transformation in Asia Pacific

At its 2025 Asia Pacific Regional Forum in Manila, Temenos set out a platform strategy built on progressive modernisation, modular architecture, embed...

Modernising fund infrastructure through convergence of traditional and digital platforms

Vincent Clause of Euroclear and Rehan Ahmed of Marketnode discuss how their partnership bridges legacy financial infrastructure with next-generation d...

Banks recalibrate cross-border payment strategies and orchestrate platforms for a real- time, multi-rail world

Banks are moving beyond legacy rail limitations to build orchestrated, customer-centric payment platforms. From consolidating real-time rails and dome...

CCB delivers steady growth and optimisation, with costs and risks under control

At its 2024 Annual Performance Conference on 28 March, China Construction Bank (CCB) reported strong growth, with total assets of RMB 41 trillion ($5....

AI, digital currencies and decentralised disruption reshape the future of banking and finance

In a wide-ranging and candid dialogue at The Asian Banker Summit Leadership Luncheon Dialogue, global financial executives, technologists and regulato...

Bank of the Philippine Islands and Thai Group Holdings recognised for excellence in credit and enterprise risk management

Bank of the Philippine Islands and Thai Group Holdings were recognised at the TAB Global Business Achievement Awards in Jakarta, Indonesia....

From cash to code - Rosie Rios on the next financial paradigm

Rosie Rios, 43rd Treasurer of the United States and board member of Ripple, in her keynote at The Asian Banker Summit 2025 called on the financial sec...

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...

Geopolitics and technology reshape the future of global transaction finance

At the Transaction Finance Reinvented Conference during The Asian Banker Summit 2025, industry leaders explored how cross-border payments and global t...

When digital meets quantum AI – A new era of finance

The Financial Technology Conference at The Asian Banker Summit 2025 brought together leading global experts who shared incisive views on how emerging ...

Clearstream Fund Centre, KB Kookmin Bank, Bangkok Bank and BIDV recognised for excellence in financial markets technology infrastructure and custody services

Clearstream Fund Centre, KB Kookmin Bank, Bangkok Bank and BIDV were recognised at the TAB Global Business Achievement Awards in Jakarta, Indonesia....

Clearstream Fund Centre, OCBC, Techcombank, Kasikorn Bank, Security Bank and other leading financial institutions and technology companies recognised for excellence in financial technology innovation

Clearstream Fund Centre, OCBC, Techcombank, Kasikorn Bank and Security Bank were recognised at the TAB Global Business Achievement Awards in Jakarta, ...

Maybank steps up on winning global custody mandates

Maybank Securities Solutions is accelerating its growth, fuelled by new client acquisitions, digital innovation and a sharper delivery service model,...

Ti Eng Hui awarded Best Bank CEO in Brunei for driving strategic transformation, digital innovation and sustainability

Ti Eng Hui has driven strategic transformation, advanced digital innovation and embedded sustainability and human capital, earning him the title of Be...

Mary Huen awarded Best Bank CEO in Hong Kong for strategic vision and innovation

Mary Huen’s strategic vision and leadership have driven cross-border growth and digital innovation at Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), earning h...

Masahiro Kihara awarded Best Bank CEO in Japan for reshaping corporate culture and driving sustainable growth

Masahiro Kihara’s bold leadership transformed Mizuho’s culture and growth, earning him the title of Best Bank CEO in Japan and securing the group�...

Sanath Manatunge awarded Best Bank CEO in Sri Lanka for his strategic vision, digital innovation and customer focus

Sanath Manatunge’s visionary leadership and focus on digital innovation have transformed Commercial Bank of Ceylon, earning him Best Bank CEO in Sri...

Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, BNY, United Overseas Bank and Mizuho recognised for excellence in transaction banking, payments, and trade and supply chain finance in Asia Pacific

Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, BNY, United Overseas Bank and Mizuho were recognised at the TAB Global Business Achievement Awards in Jakarta, Indones...

Simon Loong charts WeLab’s journey from fintech disruptor to profitable digital bank

Simon Loong, founder and Group CEO of WeLab Group, shares how the company reached profitability ahead of global digital bank benchmarks, scaled digita...

TAB Global confers William “Bill” Seidman Lifetime Leadership Achievement Award on Muliaman Hadad: Recognising enduring contributions to financial supervision and governance

Muliaman Hadad is honoured for a lifetime of leadership that reshaped Indonesia’s financial system—championing regulatory reform, inclusive financ...

Muliaman Hadad and Helen Wong, leading executives, institutions and regulators honoured for outstanding leadership and regulatory strength

TAB Global honoured Muliaman Hadad for lifetime achievement, Helen Wong as CEO of the Year in Asia Pacific, and OCBC as Bank of the Year in Asia Pacif...

Helen Wong awarded CEO of the Year in Asia Pacific

Helen Wong’s visionary leadership at OCBC has driven regional growth, digital innovation and sustainability. She has aligned strategy, scaled wealth...

From cash to code: Global leaders outline responsible innovation and AI governance at The Asian Banker Summit 2025

At the opening session of The Asian Banker Summit 2025, government and industry leaders called for responsible AI use, better regulations, and digital...

Piyush Gupta receives the TAB Global William Bill Seidman Award for Lifetime Achievements in Leadership in the Financial Services Industry, 2025

Amid two decades of transformation in Asia Pacific finance, Piyush Gupta stands out for redefining modern banking and exemplifying the vision, excelle...

UOB strengthens leadership in transaction banking across Asia

UOB continues to expand and entrench its foothold in transaction banking across Asia, driven by a focus on digital integration, regional connectivity ...

HDFC Bank recognised as Best Retail Bank in India

HDFC Bank, recognised as the Best Retail Bank in India at The Asian Banker International Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards 2025, combines...

Unlocking the full potential of digital assets

Digital assets and CBDCs are transforming global finance, requiring interoperability, regulation and collaboration to realise their full potential....

Hong Leong Finance recognised as Best Automobile Financing Product in Asia Pacific

Hong Leong Finance, awarded Best Automobile Financing Product in Asia Pacific at The Asian Banker Awards 2025, is recognised for its API-driven digita...

Indonesia leverages AI to shape the future of finance, trade and digital inclusion

A high-level focus group discussion organised by KEIND and TAB Global in Jakarta explored how artificial intelligence can support Indonesia’s econom...

China and ASEAN: Win-win cooperation as neighbours

President Xi Jinping’s Southeast Asia visit underscores growing China–ASEAN ties in trade, technology and culture, offering a model for cooperatio...

Deutsche Bank strengthens APAC transaction banking franchise through client-centric innovation and disciplined growth

Deutsche Bank outlines its strategy for sustainable growth in transaction banking across Asia Pacific and beyond, leveraging its European heritage, ex...

HSBC Live+ targets lifestyle spends with overseas cashback benefits

HSBC Singapore’s Live+ credit card focuses on the emerging affluent segment, offering high cashback and curated rewards in dining, shopping and ente...

BNY scales up its Asia Pacific offerings in cross-border payments,liquidity management and digital trade finance

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) is transforming its global business through a unified platforms operating model that is designed to deli...

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, ...

UOB recognised as Best SME Bank in Singapore

UOB, recognised as the Best SME Bank in Singapore at The Asian Banker International Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards 2025, has a holisti...

UK narrows HK’s lead in RMB internationalisation

Hong Kong remains the leading offshore renminbi (RMB) centre, while London has emerged as a key player, leveraging its position as the world’s large...

China and UK strengthen bond market connectivity for RMB growth

China and the United Kingdom (UK) have significant potential to enhance connectivity between their bond markets, with key areas of cooperation in coll...

HSBC Live+ recognised as best cash back credit card in Asia Pacific

HSBC Singapore’s Live+ credit card, which was recognised as the Best Cash Back Card in Asia Pacific, stands out for its lifestyle benefits, high cas...

Postal Savings Bank of China drives rural revitalisation with ‘One County, One Product’ programme

Postal Savings Bank of China leverages big data and comprehensive financial services, together with tech partner NorthKing, to better support China’...

GienTech powers global financial firms’ digital transformation with AI and next-generation infrastructure

Kuang Wenchuan, President of GienTech Research Institute, explored how artificial intelligence and next-generation digital infrastructure like its ORI...

Vietnam accelerates financial innovation on strong economic momentum

Vietnam’s banking sector is entering a new phase of transformation, fuelled by robust economic growth, demographic tailwinds, supportive regulation ...

Vietcombank, VietinBank, Cake, BIDV and TPBank recognised for excellence in wealth management, SME banking, private banking, digital and social banking in Vietnam

Vietcombank, VietinBank, Cake, BIDV and TPBank were recognised at The TAB Global Excellence in Retail Finance and Technology Innovation Vietnam Awards...

Building trust in digital finance through blockchain and tokenisation

Tokenisation and blockchain are rapidly becoming transformative forces in finance, with the potential to enhance security, transparency and efficiency...

Kata.ai expands conversational AI for financial services and beyond

Indonesia’s Kata.ai evolves from a personal assistant app into a leading B2B conversational AI platform, offering multilingual voice, chat and digit...

How financial institutions can prepare for the quantum banking revolution

Quantum computing promises unparalleled speed and power in risk modelling, data analysis and security. As this technology transitions to practical app...

High-frequency banking powers seamless digital finance

As the banking industry shifts to high-frequency interactions, AI, open banking and embedded finance drive real-time services, requiring financial ins...

Strengthening the foundations of Commercial Bank of Ceylon

Under CEO Sanath Manatunge, Commercial Bank of Ceylon has maintained its position at the forefront of Sri Lanka’s banking sector, focusing on asset ...

AI agents set to replace mobile banking apps

Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon make mobile apps as outdated as bank branches after the first wave of digital innovation. Banks must streamlin...

Bank of America expands Asia Pacific transaction banking through customised solutions and technology innovation

Bank of America is expanding its transaction banking business across Asia Pacific, positioning itself as a partner for multinational corporations, fin...

Stablecoins: The next frontier in fintech and digital payments

Stablecoins are reshaping finance, bridging fiat currencies and digital assets. Initially created to counter cryptocurrency volatility, they have beco...

How Techcombank is driving growth and innovation in Vietnam’s banking sector

Techcombank reported a 20.3% increase in profit before tax for 2024, driven by strong credit growth, digital innovation and fee-based income. CFO Alex...

Revolut expands in Singapore and Southeast Asia with wealth and multi-currency services

Revolut is expanding beyond its roots in foreign exchange and payments to become a broader financial services provider. With a new robo-advisory servi...

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...

AmBank transforms with AI and analytics

AmBank Malaysia is advancing its digital transformation with strategic investments in automation, AI and analytics under the stewardship of Elango Kup...

TPBank accelerates growth through digital banking, AI and social banking initiatives

Hoai Nam (James) Tran, head of digital banking at TPBank, discussed the bank’s digital- first strategy, social banking initiatives, the adoption of ...

Thai banks ponder a future defined by speed, collaboration and customer experience in the AI era

How banks in Thailand can harness emerging technologies, reinvent collaboration and create a seamless, boundary-less customer experience....

Innovation and leadership lessons from SoftBank and SBI

SoftBank and SBI have emerged as powerful forces in financial and technological innovation. Their approaches to investment, digital transformation and...

Digital and retail banking trends in 2025

The digital and retail banking sectors continue to evolve, driven by innovation, rapid development and adoption of generative artificial intelligence ...

SCB’s Mary Huen embodies visionary leadership in transforming times

Standard Chartered Bank’s Mary Huen shared her strategic vision for driving growth, fostering innovation and navigating challenges in one of the wor...

CTBC Bank’s Amy Yang strengthens retail franchise dominance, expands inclusive and sustainable finance

Amy Yang, Retail Banking Group CEO at Taiwan’s CTBC Bank, was recognised as the Retail Finance Leader of the Year in Asia Pacific for 2025 at the TA...

Standard Chartered, Industrial Bank of Korea, First Bank of Nigeria and WeBank recognised for excellence in retail, digital finance, SME banking and wealth management in Asia Pacific and Africa

Standard Chartered and its Hong Kong subsidiary, Industrial Bank of Korea, First Bank of Nigeria and WeBank were recognised at The TAB Global Excellen...

Japan Banking Innovation Conference 2025 - Transforming finance through agentic AI, digital assets and quantum computing

The Japan Banking Innovation Conference 2025, held at The Westin Tokyo, convened over a hundred senior banking executives, fintech leaders, policymake...

Exploring fintech regulation, sustainability, wearables and corporate venture capital innovation

Day 3 of the Japan Innovation Study Tour delved into the convergence of fintech regulation, sustainability, wearables and corporate venture capital in...

Strategic investments drive customer-centric digital finance

The second day of the Japan Innovation Study Tour 2025 provided an in-depth look at how Japan’s financial institutions are leveraging technology, st...

Advancing frontiers in fintech, AI, robotics and space exploration

On Day 1, the Japan Innovation Study Tour 2025 opened with a welcome from tour hosts Foo Boon Ping, president and managing editor of The Asian Banker,...

How the US-China rivalry will shape global banking in 2025

The economic rivalry between the United States (US) and China will continue to influence the global banking industry in 2025, with significant implic...

Baiduri Bank aims to lead Brunei’s banking future through innovation

Baiduri Bank CEO Ti Eng Hui shared how innovation, resilience and community engagement have driven the bank’s growth as it celebrates 30 years of em...

Deutsche Bank targets Asia Pacific’s growing e-commerce payments market

Rachel Whelan, head of corporate cash management for APAC and MEA, and global head of payments and transactional foreign exchange, and Oliver von Quad...

BIDV drives retail banking growth through holistic transformation

Nguyen Thi Quynh Giao, head of retail banking at BIDV, explained how the bank is driving growth through a comprehensive transformation strategy, focus...

Bridging two worlds: Why stablecoins can be the missing link

Stablecoins bridge traditional banking and digital assets, enhancing cross-border payments, financial inclusion, and global trade while requiring robu...

Boost Bank's CEO on bridging financial gaps in Malaysia

Fozia Amanulla discusses Boost Bank's unique approach to digital banking and its commitment to serving underserved communities....

Cathay United Bank wins record number of awards in 2024