Research Note Feb 22 Strengthening RMB markets with sophisticated products The access to onshore RMB markets has been of utmost importance to policy makers in Beijing. While the capital account remains closed, a host of in... 3264
News Analysis Feb 22 Can the single resolution mechanism ensure Europe’s financial stability? The European Union started 2016 with optimism as the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) came on stream on January 1, 2016, which will implement a sy... 3028
News Analysis Feb 22 Half successful and half failed: The $1 billion cyber hacking attempt on Bangladesh Bank It is now being regarded as the world’s biggest attempted cyber heist on just one financial institution. An attempt to hack $1 billion from Bangl... 5618
Research Note Feb 22 Blockchain: The race to commercialisation With 45 leading banks around the world backing it, blockchain or the distributed ledger, has moved firmly into the technology spotlight. Although s... 4977
TABLive Feb 22 TAB Live on Brexit: London will not lose its financial significance The British vote to leave the European Union has left the global market in a frenzy. Uncertainty has been dubbed ... 4137
News Analysis Feb 22 Relooking the transaction banking value proposition Banks are investing in resources to better appreciate and understand the risk appetites of customers 6578
News Analysis Feb 22 Initial coin offerings – From “bubble” to the future of fundraising? Part 2 ICOs have increasingly gained popularity with the potential to capture crowd funding potential, while allowing investors to diversify into c... 41
Opinions Feb 22 Is Europe ready for open banking? Open banking, a requirement for European banks, makes it possible for people to share easily their financial transactional dat... 48918
Interviews Feb 22 What is driving Asian private investors to “Do Good”? The Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS) is a non-profit research and advisory organisation that is committed to improving the quantity... 609
Interview Feb 22 Shangri-La Brewery's Gyalzur: "The orphanage changed me" The Swiss Tibetan shared where he found inspiration to switch gears early in his career and recalled his... 13450 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 Banks and exchanges venture into digital assets trading Third wave of trading platforms for digital assets is led by different enterprises DeFi is paving its way in the future of finance... 26002 Datafiles Feb 22 Ethereum dominates DeFi market, while Terra overtakes BSC as the second largest DeFi blockchain Ethereum lost its DeFi market share due to its scalability issue and strong growth of its competitors Total value locked in DeFi o... 6433 Research Note Feb 22 Blockchain to support better governance as sustainability funds increase Financing gap remains an issue, especially in APAC Regulatory measures have improved sustainability reporting FIs embrac... 12244 Research Note Feb 22 Digital asset outlook 2022: Will the momentum continue? DeFi users are expected to grow ten times to 70-100 million within three years <... 27402 Interview Feb 22 Gunung Capital’s Kimin Tanoto: “China will lead in the fight to lower carbon emissions in the whole of Asia” Kimin Tanoto, founder and CEO of Gunung Capital, a Singapore-based private investment company focused on ESG-related impact investments, shared tha... 5681 Research Note Feb 22 Continued innovation in DeFi and CeFi underpins future of cryptos Bitcoin price drop casts new doubts The crypto market beyond bitcoin The number of users exceeds prior projections ... 22454 Interview Feb 22 Lombard Odier’s Vincent Magnenat: “Future of private banking in Asia is onshore” As CEO for Asia of one of the oldest Swiss private banks with $63 billion in assets under management, Vincent Magnenat has helped build ... 14379 Opinions Feb 22 High-stakes divorces: A comparative analysis of legalese and settlements in Singapore and UK “Judge expresses concern as divorcing couple rack up 'apocalyptic' legal bill of GBP 5 million [$ 6.4 million]”. This was a... 5058 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... 4471 sponsored Feb 22 Noah Holdings: Chinese capital market demands strong investor education and advocacy China‘s capital market requires robust investor education and advocacy Diversified investor ... 4142 Opinions Feb 22 How regulators can combat greenwashing and greenhushing for more honest ESG financing Sustainable finance has emerged as a pivotal force in addressing global environmental challenges and promoting ethical economic practice... 5108 Interviews Feb 22 Leo Koesmanto drives Bank Saqu’s digital banking journey in Indonesia Leo Koesmanto, president director (CEO) of Bank Jasa Jakarta (BJJ), is spearheading a digital revolution in Indonesia’s banking sect... 2680 Interviews Feb 22 unpublish Leo Koesmanto drives Bank Saqu’s digital banking journey in Indonesia Leo Koesmanto, president director (CEO) of Bank Jasa Jakarta (BJJ), is spearheading a digital revolution in Indonesia’s banking sect... 908 News Analysis Feb 22 Mario Draghi calls for bold innovation and investment to boost EU's competitiveness Former European Central Bank (ECB) president and former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi presented his report, The Future of European Competitiv... 1932 Profile Feb 22 Aditya Jha empowers marginalised communities through education and technology Dr. Aditya Jha’s journey from a humble village in Nepal to becoming one of Canada’s mos... 6346 Profile Feb 22 Cher Wang, Taiwan's tech titan and philanthropist powering change across borders Early life and education shaped by a family legacy Born on 14 September 1958 in Taipei, Taiwan, Cher... 5728 Interviews Feb 22 BIDV drives retail banking growth through holistic transformation The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), Vietnam’s largest commercial bank with total assets of VND 2.6 qua... 1238 TABLive Feb 22 Digital disruption and what it means to my business in a traditional economy today ... 5217 Speeches and Presentations Feb 22 Artificial Intelligence shines as key enabling technology among fintechs in Beijing Financial Innovation Showcase and Competition Here is the transcript: Sheetal Mayekar: The first thing is that currently there is not a single platform where d... 12360 Interview Feb 22 Zilliqa's Conn and Kumar: "DeFi has not fulfilled its promise to help the underbanked" The following key points were discussed: The recently-launched Zilliqa Capi... 24568 Interview Feb 22 ANNA’s Dreyer: “The value is in bringing the crypto and regulated systems together” In this conversation, Stephan Dreyer, managing director of the Association of National Numbering Agencies, talked about the role of the global body... 21447 Interview Feb 22 STACS’ Soh: “The regulated trading space and DeFi will converge down the road” Improving an operating model that’s half-a-century old is a challenge, but this is the mission that fintech startup Hashstacs (STACS) has set for... 22766 Speeches and Presentations Feb 22 UK banking industry riddled with fraud and flighty customers At The Asian Banker Future of Finance Summit, Howard Davies, chairman of the NatWest Group, rang the bell on the prevalence of banking f... 268 Interviews Feb 22 StanChart’s Bill Winters: “My legacy is to have built-in resilience, a financially strong bank, and an innovative team” In this interview, Standard Chartered Bank CEO Bill Winters emphasised the importance of innovation, resilience, and su... 5724 Interview Feb 22 Yaser Abu-Mostafa: “AI can unlock DNA secrets and more” Abu-Mostafa speculated that future advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) could uncover the secrets of DNA and transform healthcare, saying: ... 2831 Co-published Feb 22 Cathay United Bank leads decarbonisation efforts in Asia Pacific Cathay United Bank (CUB) is at the forefront of advancing low-carbon initiatives across the Asia-Pacific region... 2503 Speeches and Presentations Feb 22 The future of financial centres At FinanceMalta Annual Conference 2024, Emmanuel Daniel, founder of The Asian Banker, talked about the evolving landscape of global financial centr... 1135
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 Banks and exchanges venture into digital assets trading Third wave of trading platforms for digital assets is led by different enterprises DeFi is paving its way in the future of finance... 26002
Datafiles Feb 22 Ethereum dominates DeFi market, while Terra overtakes BSC as the second largest DeFi blockchain Ethereum lost its DeFi market share due to its scalability issue and strong growth of its competitors Total value locked in DeFi o... 6433
Research Note Feb 22 Blockchain to support better governance as sustainability funds increase Financing gap remains an issue, especially in APAC Regulatory measures have improved sustainability reporting FIs embrac... 12244
Research Note Feb 22 Digital asset outlook 2022: Will the momentum continue? DeFi users are expected to grow ten times to 70-100 million within three years <... 27402
Interview Feb 22 Gunung Capital’s Kimin Tanoto: “China will lead in the fight to lower carbon emissions in the whole of Asia” Kimin Tanoto, founder and CEO of Gunung Capital, a Singapore-based private investment company focused on ESG-related impact investments, shared tha... 5681
Research Note Feb 22 Continued innovation in DeFi and CeFi underpins future of cryptos Bitcoin price drop casts new doubts The crypto market beyond bitcoin The number of users exceeds prior projections ... 22454
Interview Feb 22 Lombard Odier’s Vincent Magnenat: “Future of private banking in Asia is onshore” As CEO for Asia of one of the oldest Swiss private banks with $63 billion in assets under management, Vincent Magnenat has helped build ... 14379
Opinions Feb 22 High-stakes divorces: A comparative analysis of legalese and settlements in Singapore and UK “Judge expresses concern as divorcing couple rack up 'apocalyptic' legal bill of GBP 5 million [$ 6.4 million]”. This was a... 5058
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... 4471
sponsored Feb 22 Noah Holdings: Chinese capital market demands strong investor education and advocacy China‘s capital market requires robust investor education and advocacy Diversified investor ... 4142
Opinions Feb 22 How regulators can combat greenwashing and greenhushing for more honest ESG financing Sustainable finance has emerged as a pivotal force in addressing global environmental challenges and promoting ethical economic practice... 5108
Interviews Feb 22 Leo Koesmanto drives Bank Saqu’s digital banking journey in Indonesia Leo Koesmanto, president director (CEO) of Bank Jasa Jakarta (BJJ), is spearheading a digital revolution in Indonesia’s banking sect... 2680
Interviews Feb 22 unpublish Leo Koesmanto drives Bank Saqu’s digital banking journey in Indonesia Leo Koesmanto, president director (CEO) of Bank Jasa Jakarta (BJJ), is spearheading a digital revolution in Indonesia’s banking sect... 908
News Analysis Feb 22 Mario Draghi calls for bold innovation and investment to boost EU's competitiveness Former European Central Bank (ECB) president and former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi presented his report, The Future of European Competitiv... 1932
Profile Feb 22 Aditya Jha empowers marginalised communities through education and technology Dr. Aditya Jha’s journey from a humble village in Nepal to becoming one of Canada’s mos... 6346
Profile Feb 22 Cher Wang, Taiwan's tech titan and philanthropist powering change across borders Early life and education shaped by a family legacy Born on 14 September 1958 in Taipei, Taiwan, Cher... 5728
Interviews Feb 22 BIDV drives retail banking growth through holistic transformation The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), Vietnam’s largest commercial bank with total assets of VND 2.6 qua... 1238
TABLive Feb 22 Digital disruption and what it means to my business in a traditional economy today ... 5217
Speeches and Presentations Feb 22 Artificial Intelligence shines as key enabling technology among fintechs in Beijing Financial Innovation Showcase and Competition Here is the transcript: Sheetal Mayekar: The first thing is that currently there is not a single platform where d... 12360
Interview Feb 22 Zilliqa's Conn and Kumar: "DeFi has not fulfilled its promise to help the underbanked" The following key points were discussed: The recently-launched Zilliqa Capi... 24568
Interview Feb 22 ANNA’s Dreyer: “The value is in bringing the crypto and regulated systems together” In this conversation, Stephan Dreyer, managing director of the Association of National Numbering Agencies, talked about the role of the global body... 21447
Interview Feb 22 STACS’ Soh: “The regulated trading space and DeFi will converge down the road” Improving an operating model that’s half-a-century old is a challenge, but this is the mission that fintech startup Hashstacs (STACS) has set for... 22766
Speeches and Presentations Feb 22 UK banking industry riddled with fraud and flighty customers At The Asian Banker Future of Finance Summit, Howard Davies, chairman of the NatWest Group, rang the bell on the prevalence of banking f... 268
Interviews Feb 22 StanChart’s Bill Winters: “My legacy is to have built-in resilience, a financially strong bank, and an innovative team” In this interview, Standard Chartered Bank CEO Bill Winters emphasised the importance of innovation, resilience, and su... 5724
Interview Feb 22 Yaser Abu-Mostafa: “AI can unlock DNA secrets and more” Abu-Mostafa speculated that future advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) could uncover the secrets of DNA and transform healthcare, saying: ... 2831
Co-published Feb 22 Cathay United Bank leads decarbonisation efforts in Asia Pacific Cathay United Bank (CUB) is at the forefront of advancing low-carbon initiatives across the Asia-Pacific region... 2503
Speeches and Presentations Feb 22 The future of financial centres At FinanceMalta Annual Conference 2024, Emmanuel Daniel, founder of The Asian Banker, talked about the evolving landscape of global financial centr... 1135
