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...

DBS sustains record first-quarter income on customer flows as rate compression bites

DBS reported first quarter 2026 net profit of SGD 2.93 billion (about $2.2 billion) on record total income of SGD 5.95 billion (about $4.4 billion), a...

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...

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...

Infrastructure financing in Asia is scaling but not yet systematised

Cross-border capital into Asia’s infrastructure is abundant and increasingly diverse, but execution still depends on fragmented, project-by-project ...

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...

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...

BCA sharpens its domestic advantage while deepening wholesale and ecosystem banking

Bank Central Asia continues to deliver one of the strongest combinations of profitability, efficiency and funding quality in Indonesia, even as the op...

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...

Bank of America’s GPS scales Asia Pacific through network depth, product modernisation and institutional expansion

Bank of America’s Global Payments Solutions in Asia Pacific is growing through client acquisition, mandate wins and product investment, supported by...

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...

China’s economic outlook: trends, challenges and opportunities

China’s economy faces a structural demand contraction. Policymakers are unwilling to resolve it through quantitative easing. The bet is that strateg...

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...

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. ...

CIMB announces record dividend and cross-sell growth in first year of Forward30

CIMB's first Forward30 year yielded MYR 7.9 billion (about $1.7 billion) net profit and 11.3% ROE, as franchise and fee income growth offset rate and ...

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....

HSBC delivers 17.2% RoTE as wealth and cross-border franchise reinforce return leadership

HSBC’s 2025 performance showcases its transformation into a more agile, focused bank, achieving a 17.2% RoTE through strategic investments in Asia a...

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....

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...

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...

New opportunities drive new RMB growth momentum

The RMB Internationalisation Report 2025 highlights accelerating global adoption of the renminbi, supported by sustained growth in trade settlement, f...

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...

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...

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...

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...

UOB strengthens responsible AI governance for enterprise deployment

UOB sharpens production-grade AI governance with disciplined model controls, explainability frameworks and enterprise-wide oversight to scale responsi...

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 ...

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...

XTransfer builds intelligent cross border payments for global SMEs

Violas Xiao, CEO of XTransfer Singapore, explains how AI, data and ecosystem partnerships are shaping the company’s cross border payments infrastruc...

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...

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 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...

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....

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...

UK’s FCA sharpens AI oversight as banks deploy models at scale

As AI scales, the FCA is tightening governance and testing, with Jessica Rusu stressing production oversight and MAS alignment to manage cross-border ...

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...

IBM urges financial institutions to prepare for quantum-safe transition

IBM’s Ray Harishankar explains why progress in quantum computing requires banks to prepare cryptographic systems early, ensuring secure, coordinated...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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....

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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....

Temenos launches AI-infused money-movement platform to modernise cross-border and domestic payments

At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Temenos’ Mick Fennell unveiled money-movement solution leveraging AI, APIs, ISO 20022 and cloud to streamline payments....

Wise Platform embeds low-cost, instant cross-border payments into banks and ecosystems

At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Samarth Bansal, general manager for Wise Platform Asia Pacific, explained how Wise is extending its infrastructure from retai...

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...

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...

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...

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...

ACI Worldwide builds cloud-native hub and intelligent orchestration to power instant and cross-border payments

At Sibos 2025, ACI’s Philip Bruno outlined how ACI Connetic enables faster, safer, programmable payments with intelligent orchestration and fraud pr...

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....

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....

Cathay United Bank hosts Vietnam tax and investment seminar on impact of tariffs and supply chain shifts

Cathay United Bank-Ho Chi Minh City branch hosted a seminar in Hanoi highlighting Vietnam’s tax and investment challenges, opportunities from global...

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....

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....

China’s AI model is defined by platforms, integration and policy alignment

Over five days in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen and Dongguan, the China AI Innovation Study Tour 2025 brought delegates into detailed briefings with le...

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. ...

How banks are making ESG integral to strategy, not just compliance

As regulatory expectations rise and greenwashing scrutiny tightens, banks are embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) into credit, govern...

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 ...

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...

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....

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...

Standard Chartered’s risk-first approach to scaling AI globally

As global banks accelerate AI adoption, Standard Chartered is embedding the technology across the enterprise with discipline and governance, turning r...

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...

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...

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...

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...

SB Finance drives financial inclusion through motorcycle lending and financial literacy campaigns

SB Finance is expanding financial access among underserved Filipino workers through its motorcycle loan product named MotorsikLOAN, and its financial ...

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....

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...

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 ...

Trust the data, take the leap!

At the TAB Global Leadership Awards 2025, Emmanuel Daniel used a personal leap of faith to illustrate why leadership begins with trust—in data, in p...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Why banks must build AI model context platforms to stay competitive

As artificial intelligence (AI) evolves from a knowledge retriever into a memory-driven personal assistant, banks face a fresh competitive frontier. R...

Helen Child on trust, consent and creating a fairer financial future through open banking

As the founder of Open Banking Excellence, Helen Child has shaped the global conversation around data-sharing, financial inclusion and collaborative i...

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...

Weak banks, strong solutions: The bridge bank approach in Bangladesh

A bridge bank is a temporary financial institution established by regulators to take over and manage the operations of a failing bank until a permanen...

KB Kookmin strengthens custody leadership in South Korea through client-centric innovation and operational excellence

KB Kookmin Bank outlines how it is enhancing its custody and services business through client-centric improvements, operational resilience and continu...

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...

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, ...

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...

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...

Klarna’s AI revolution: The future of an AI-driven bank

The financial industry is undergoing a rapid transformation, with banks and fintechs integrating artificial intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency an...

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...

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...

China's sci-tech stars hailed amid two sessions

China's technological capabilities have been gaining attention, with noteworthy developments taking place at a rapid pace. As the third sessions of th...

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...

MUFG’s path to innovation and resilience in APAC

MUFG Bank is advancing its operations in the Asia Pacific region with a strategic vision focused on modernisation, collaboration and sustainability. B...

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...

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...

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 ...

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,...

Half of the world’s top 10 banks by net profit are based in China

Chinese banks dominate the world’s top 10 banks by net profit, but their profit growth lagged behind US and UK banks, mainly due to rate cuts, narro...

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...

Global banking sector at a crossroads amid economic headwinds and accelerating transformation

Banks across advanced and emerging markets navigate economic realignment, regulatory evolution and digital disruption....

DeFi is setting new rules for the future of banking

At FirstBank Fintech 6.0 Summit 2024 in Lagos, Nigeria in November, Emmanuel Daniel discussed the transformative impact of decentralised finance (DeF...

TAIB aims to lead in inclusive and innovative digital products and services

TAIB is looking to redefine financial services in Brunei through its customer-focused, Shariah-compliant, and technology-driven solutions....

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

Cathay United Bank has been recognised with nearly 90 awards as of November 2024, underscoring its achievements in areas such as wealth management, d...

Bank of Jiangsu strengthens digital transformation with new-gen database platform

Bank of Jiangsu implements a next-generation enterprise-level database system for real-time data processing, enhancing operational efficiency, innovat...

Vietcombank has demonstrated superior asset quality, robust profitability, and enhanced capitalisation

Vietcombank was recognised as the Strongest Bank in Vietnam as part of the World’s 1000 Strongest Banks ranking. This ranking evaluates the largest ...

HNB’s strategic vision to drive transformation, growth and industry leadership

Damith Pallewatte, managing director/CEO of HNB, has charted a bold and ambitious course for the institution. Under his leadership, HNB is embracing ...

Seylan Bank seeks to empower SMEs through digital innovation and financial inclusion

Ranil Dissanayake, Deputy General Manager of Branch Credit, and Chaminda Senewiratne, Head of Digital Banking Channels at Seylan Bank, shared insights...

Shaping the future of finance through technology and innovation

At Sibos 2024, discussions within the financial technology solution community focused on the adoption of ISO 20022, the growing integration of AI and ...

Fenergo harnesses automation and artificial intelligence to strengthen compliance

Cengiz Kiamil, managing director in Asia Pacific for Fenergo, a regulatory compliance solutions platform, discusses how the company leverages automati...

Burnt Banksy - from burning NFT art to refining digital assets

In a conversation with The Asian Banker founder Emmanuel Daniel, “Burnt Banksy”, who in 2021 set aflame a Banksy piece after tokenising it, talked...

Canadia Bank balances prudence, innovation and community engagement amid market challenges

Canadia Bank, under CEO Raymond Sia, is navigating Cambodia’s evolving financial landscape with a focus on stability, digital transformation, and co...

Cambodian banking association focuses on consumer protection, industry stability and resilience

Rath Sophoan, chairman of the Association of Banks in Cambodia and Raymond Sia, vice chairman, discussed the priorities for Cambodia’s banking secto...

How Temenos helps financial institutions integrate ESG standards and technology

Kalliopi Chioti, Chief ESG Officer, and Frankie Wai, Business Solutions Director at Temenos, discussed the pivotal role of technology in helping banks...

Mastercard combats rising fraud with AI and global collaboration

At the Singapore Fintech Festival 2024, Matthew Driver, executive vice president, head of services at Mastercard Asia Pacific, highlighted that as acc...

GitHub on responsible AI, bridging innovation and regulation

As AI regulation intensifies globally, GitHub’s chief legal officer, Shelley McKinley, shares her insights on balancing innovation with regulatory f...

Euroclear investment poised to drive Marketnode’s expansion in digital asset distribution

Rehan Ahmed, CEO of Marketnode, shares insights into Euroclear’s strategic investment, MAS’s support for asset tokenisation, and how Marketnode’...

ANEXT Bank’s journey to innovate for MSMEs

In an exclusive interview, ANEXT Bank CEO Toh Su Mei discussed the bank's mission to reshape financial services for MSMEs in Singapore and beyond. ...

Open banking drives financial innovation in the Middle East

Open banking is transforming the Middle East financial landscape, with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) leading through innov...

Cross-border payments in the Middle East become more inclusive

Cross-border payments in the Middle East are becoming more streamlined, inclusive, and with better compliance in response to increased trade, investme...

BOCHK, BIBD, Public Bank and Vietcombank named strongest banks in latest TAB Global 1000 ranking in Beijing

Unveiled at Sibos in Beijing, the 2024 TAB Global 1000 ranking highlights BOCHK, BIBD, Public Bank, and Vietcombank as the strongest banks in their ma...

Sibos 2024 in Beijing marks strategic nexus for global finance and China's growing role

Beijing took centre stage as the global financial community gathered for Sibos 2024, a milestone event that showcased China’s growing influence in i...

HKEX’s strategy to help global clients navigate challenges and opportunities in Hong Kong and Mainland markets

At Sibos 2024 in Beijing, Tae Yoo, managing director of global client development at HKEX, shared insights into how HKEX Group is addressing the evolv...

How is Broadridge helping FIs balance digital innovation and operational resilience with AI

As financial institutions become increasingly interconnected, ensuring digital operational resilience while embracing artificial intelligence (AI) inn...

How does Temenos see the way for ISO 20022 transition, AI deployment and resilient design

At Sibos 2024 in Beijing, Temenos business director Frankie Wai addressed some issues in financial services today: the ISO 20022 transition, the integ...

Deutsche Bank navigates future of payments with focus on ISO 20022 and financial crime prevention

At Sibos 2024 in Beijing, Sebastien Avot, managing director and APAC head of institutional cash and trade finance at Deutsche Bank, shared insights on...

Deutsche Bank sees cash management and payments innovation with ISO 20022 adoption

At Sibos 2024, Patricia Sullivan, global head of institutional cash management at Deutsche Bank, outlined the bank’s approach to modernising global ...

SHRCB empowers local SMEs with digital financing and cross-border trade solutions

In an interview at Sibos 2024, Xu Li, chairman of Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank (SHRCB), and Huang Zhao, general manager of the bank’s trade financ...

Why South Asia and SEA will lead the future of fintech lending

South Asia and Southeast Asia are poised to dominate fintech lending, driven by unique growth factors and supportive ecosystems....

Exploring AI's transformative impact on finance and technology in China

On Day 2 of The Banking Academy Beijing AI Innovation Study Tour 2024, delegates explored how artificial intelligence (AI), digital transformation, a...

China's AI innovation explores the intersection of finance, technology and regulation

Day 1 of The Banking Academy Beijing AI Innovation Study Tour 2024 provided delegates with an in-depth view of China’s advances in fintech, platform...

Buna poised to transform cross-border payments in the Arab region and beyond

Buna, launched by the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), is reshaping cross-border payments by enhancing financial inclusion, reducing inefficiencies, and fost...

Choudhry: “What will global banking regulation look like in a digital world?”

In a conversation with Emmanuel Daniel, Moorad Choudhry stressed the need to simplify global banking regulations, particularly those from Basel, to b...

Sashidhar Jagdishan's strategic leadership at HDFC Bank recognised in Asia Pacific

Sashidhar Jagdishan, managing director and CEO of HDFC Bank, received the Bank CEO of the Year in Asia Pacific award for 2024, acknowledging his resil...

PBoC’s new stock market stabilisation stimulus shows quick results

People’s Bank of China (PBoC) governor Pan Gongsheng announced stimulus policies, including RMB 800 billion ($114 billion) of liquidity support dire...

Global central banks' quantitative tightening and implications for industry

Major central banks worldwide are shrinking their balance sheets after pumping liquidity into their economies throughout the worst of the COVID-19 pan...

Marketnode’s ambition to transform capital markets through blockchain

Rehan Ahmed, CEO of Marketnode, is driving the transformation of capital markets using blockchain technology, with a focus on overcoming regulatory c...

A philanthropic powerhouse shaping the United Arab Emirates’ future

Dr. Raja Easa Al Gurg, a trailblazer in the business world and a passionate philanthropist, has spent decades shaping both the commercial and charitab...

Philippines' digital transformation fuels financial growth and inclusion

Leaders and regulators in the Philippine banking and finance industry convened at Finance Philippines 2024 held on 26 September to discuss the vital r...

QIB integrates digital innovation and sustainability

QIB seeks to pioneer the integration of digital innovation and sustainability into its operations. ...

James Chen, the visionary championing global eye care accessibility

James Chen, a well-known Hong Kong-based philanthropist, has made it his life's mission to address the world’s most significant unaddressed disabili...

Standard Chartered elevates the mobile banking experience in Hong Kong with innovative features and advanced UI/UX

The revamped mobile banking app, SC Mobile Next Gen, provides innovative features that address customer demands for intuitive navigation, streamlined ...

CTBC’s strategic approach to private banking growth through innovation and global expansion

In an in-depth interview with John Yang, Executive Vice President and Head of Private Wealth Management, and Freddie Chen, Senior Vice President and H...

Indonesia charts path for financial sector deepening and resilience with Vision 2045

At The Asian Banker Finance Indonesia 2024, co-hosted with PERBANAS, Indonesian financial leaders outlined the ambitious Vision 2045....

Quantum technology can revolutionise finance, but create new problems

Quantum computing can transform financial services by improving computation, modelling, and risk management. However, it also poses cybersecurity risk...

North Asia’s global banks ponder AI, cloud, and resilience for a competitive edge

As financial institutions in North Asia, covering Greater China, Japan and South Korea, confront demographic and economic challenges, they are leverag...

LOLC Cambodia drives financial inclusion with new technology

Duleep Liyanage, CIO at LOLC Cambodia, shared how the bank is using modern technology to expand financial inclusion and improve customer service acros...

HSBC revamps trade finance with strategic collaborations and client-centric solutions

In response to shifting global trade patterns, HSBC is refocusing its efforts through its newly rebranded Global Trade Solutions. It is embracing dat...

CHID Bank modernises for Myanmar’s regulatory shift

Soe Sandar Aung, head of core and digital banking at CHID Bank, discussed how the bank is updating its operations to meet new regulatory demands, focu...

Barclays bolsters institutional payment processing in APAC with $1B infrastructure investments

Barclays' $1 billion investment in global payment infrastructure aims to expand client access to local instant payment systems while enhancing cost-ef...

How will BNY’s innovations drive the future of cross-border payments in Asia Pacific

Jennifer Barker, global head of treasury services and depositary receipts at BNY, discussed the rapid evolution of cross-border payments in Asia Pacif...

East West Bank enhances digital systems

Barani Sundaram, CTO of East West Bank, explained how the bank is modernising its core systems to improve customer service and operational efficiency,...

J Trust Bank overhauls legacy system

Cho Won June, director of information strategy and technology at J Trust Bank explained how the bank is tackling the challenges of outdated legacy sys...

Strategies for success: Insights from ASEAN’s financial leaders at the Temenos Regional Forum 2024

Banking experts from across ASEAN discussed the critical role of technology and regulation in modernising financial systems, strengthening consumer pr...

Taiwan’s leading banks prioritise innovation, regional expansion, and sustainability

Industry leaders convened at Finance Taiwan to discuss the future of digital finance, regional expansion strategies, and the integration of sustainabi...

Art Outreach Singapore chairman Mae Anderson builds bridges between arts and community

Mae Anderson, a lifelong advocate for the arts and visual literacy, has transformed Art Outreach Singapore into a pivotal force in the local arts scen...

UOB integrates Citigroup in ASEAN’s largest data merger

UOB’s acquisition of Citigroup’s ASEAN banking franchise, encompassing 2.4 million customers, marked a major expansion. Leveraging innovation and ...

UnionBank drives consumer banking growth with digital transformation and strategic acquisitions

UnionBank strengthens its consumer banking segment through strategic acquisitions and innovative digital transformation initiatives....

SeaBank Indonesia achieves rapid profitability and growth

SeaBank Indonesia's focus on retail banking has led to unprecedented growth and profitability, achieving in just 18 months after its product launch in...

Bank BTPN’s Henoch Munandar prioritises sustainable financial inclusion and digitalisation in Indonesia

Bank BTPN, under the leadership of president director/CEO, Henoch Munandar, focuses on sustainable financial inclusion and digital transformation to...

Bank Aladin expands sharia-compliant digital financial services in Indonesia

Bank Aladin aims to transform Indonesia’s banking landscape through strategic partnerships and innovative sharia-compliant financial solutions, emph...

Allo Bank harnesses AI for strategic digital expansion

Allo Bank is leveraging AI, strategic partnerships, and customer-centric products to drive growth and aim to accelerate its trajectory to profitabilit...

Accelerating digital transformation in retail finance

The 2024 Excellence in Retail Finance programme highlighted how digital transformation and technological advancements are reshaping retail finance, fo...

DANA’s Sasono: “Differentiate between GenAI hype and fundamentals”

Norman Sasono, chief technology officer (CTO) of Indonesia-based digital wallet and payment company, DANA...

Revolut receives UK banking licence, but reasons to remain sceptical

Revolut, a notable player in European fintech, received its UK banking licence on 25 July 2024. This has been widely celebrated by the international f...

OCBC enhances corporate cash management through competitive features

By addressing key pain points and prioritising customer experience, OCBC sets new standards for convenience, functionality, and safety with enhanced p...

UOB and Woori Card partner to fuel ASEAN-Korea travel boom

A new collaboration between UOB and Woori Card aims to capitalise on the growing travel market between ASEAN and South Korea...

Yaser Abu-Mostafa: “AI can unlock DNA secrets and more”

Caltech professor Yaser Abu-Mostafa shared his vision of artificial intelligence unlocking the secrets of DNA and transforming healthcare with Emmanu...

O-Bank aims to be Taiwan’s first digital-native bank by leveraging flexible core banking system

Lichen Hung, O-Bank’s CIO, shared insights into the journey and motivations behind transforming a traditional banking institution into a leading dig...

Tanoto Foundation Medical Philanthropy bridges funding gaps in medical research

The Tanoto Foundation held its inaugural Medical Philanthropy Forum to award the first recipients of its Medical Research Fund grants.The event unders...

Cake Vietnam digital bank aims for profitability by end 2024

Leveraging advanced AI, the bank aims to be among the top 5% of profitable digital-only banks globally by the end of 2024, transforming digital bankin...

Celebrating 25 Years of The Asian Banker Summit

Speech by Emmanuel Daniel, founder of The Asian Banker, at The Asian Banker Summit in Hong Kong on 23 May...

Lord Chris Holmes: “Bridge innovation and resilience for future finance now”

Holmes advocates for balancing financial innovation with resilience, emphasising regulatory sandboxes, AI's transformative role, and the need for adap...

Cathay United Bank’s Singapore nexus fuels regional ambitions

As Southeast Asia’s economic clout continues its inexorable rise, Cathay United Bank (CUB) is turbocharging its Singapore operations, establishing t...

PVcomBank to reach five million customers in a year with AI

Trinh Vinh Hien, chief technology and digital officer of Vietnam’s PVcomBank, and Ramki Ramakrishnan, managing director for Asia Pacific at Temenos,...

EastWest Bank’s hybrid strategy—digital transformation with a human touch

EastWest Bank is embracing a hybrid strategy, integrating digital innovations with conventional banking services, to enhance customer experience and d...

Baiduri Bank overhauls 17-year-old core banking system

Baiduri Bank is modernising its core banking capabilities by implementing Temenos Transact, paving the way for enhanced digital services, streamlined ...

BOK recognised for ensuring Korea’s financial system stability

Bank of Korea highlights its commitment to ensuring South Korea’s economic stability through proactive risk assessments and strengthened capital req...

Carmen Chu: “HKMA’s balanced, risk-based regulation aligns with global standards”

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has won the top prize for macroeconomic regulation, reflecting its commitment to upholding rigorous regulatory...

MB Bank leapfrogs from two million to 15 million transactions per day

MB Bank's long-standing partnership with Temenos has enabled its digital transformation, recently upgrading to the Java-based Tab J framework and scal...

SHB streamlines technology adoption for swift market entry

One of Vietnam‘s leading commercial banks, Saigon-Hanoi Bank, accelerates its digital evolution with cutting-edge banking solutions....

Role of strong and sustainable leadership in the financial services industry

The Excellence in Retail Finance and Technology Innovation Hong Kong Awards 2024 held recently, recognised the achievements in digital and retail bank...

Cathay United Bank boosts ASEAN presence, strengthening global supply chains and regional integration

Expanding beyond Taiwan, the bank will focus on ASEAN markets to bolster global supply chain resilience and regional economic integration, according t...

GXBank’s Lai Pei Si: “We’re a motley crew of technologists and bankers with a clear purpose to build the bank forward”

GXBank is the frontrunner in inclusive, technology-driven financial services in Malaysia. Its CEO Lai Pei Si discussed the bank’s journey since its ...

Innovation and resilience—What’s on the supervisors’ radar?

In his opening keynote at The Asian Banker Summit 2024, Arthur Yuen, Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, explored the dual imp...

Raja Teh Maimunah: "AEON Bank blends heritage with Shariah-compliant innovation"

As Malaysia embraces digital finance, AEON Bank's Raja Teh Maimunah, discusses the heritage and strategies shaping the nation’s first Shariah-compli...

Chris Holmes on future of inclusive finance and technology