Opinions Feb 23 Can DBS make it work? Global banks are pulling out from Asian markets as the “super regional bank” strategy loses steam 2330
Datafiles Feb 23 Thirteen most profitable digital banks in Asia Pacific upped earnings by 49% in 2019 A comparison of the profitability of digital banks has been conducted and the payback period assessed Current average time to beco... 13520
Current Account Feb 23 $18 billion Gojek-Tokopedia merger brewing after talks with Grab hit a snag Grab and Gojek fail to come to terms on a possible merger owing to disagreements over regional lead... 5315
Current Account Feb 23 Payoneer goes public via $3.3 billion SPAC route The deal values Payoneer at $3.3 billion or 7.6 times of the expected revenue of $432 million in 2021. FTAC Olympus is noted for i... 3571
Opinions Feb 23 Lombard Odier's Monier: "SPACs raised more than $137 billion in 2020, 40% from retail investors" Special purpose acquisition corporations (SPACs) are shell companies with a two-year lifespan, created with a promise to buy another business withi... 4250
Current Account Feb 23 Mergers and acquisitions more than tripled in Asia Pacific as China opens up Mainland China and Hong Kong remained top destinations for financial services M&A deals in the Asia Pacific region, followed by India an... 6658
Current Account Feb 23 73 fund managers join Net Zero Initiative https://www.wealthandsociety.com/updates-and-articles/73-fund-managers-join-the-net-zero-initiative-which-represents-32-trillion-of-global-assets... 1579
Current Account Feb 23 Credit Suisse suffers $4.8 billion loss after Archegos collapse https://www.wealthandsociety.com/updates-and-articles/credit-suisse-suffers-48-billion-loss-after-archegos-investment-fund-collapse... 17528
Current Account Feb 23 Sustainability-linked financing grew 8.5% in 2019 https://www.wealthandsociety.com/updates-and-articles/more-banks-embrace-sustainability-in-supply-chain-financing... 1770
Current Account Feb 23 Countdown to COP26: Are banks green or still grey in the fight against climate change? https://www.wealthandsociety.com/updates-and-articles/countdown-to-cop26:-are-banks-green-or-still-grey-in-the-fight-against-climate-change... 1576
sponsored Feb 23 Unpublished - CCB launches a new index reflecting China’s green bond pricing https://www.wealthandsociety.com/updates-and-articles/ccb-launches-a-new-index-reflecting-china%E2%80%99s-green-bond-pricing... 215
News Analysis Feb 23 Merger with Robinsons Bank signals BPI’s acceleration of digital banking capabilities In a landmark development for the Philippine banking sector, the merger between the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and Robinsons Bank Corpora... 7194
Obituary Feb 23 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... 4472
Excerpt Feb 23 GXS to leverage its ecosystem for sustainable profit Charles Wong, CEO of GXS Bank, believes the path to profitability in a fiercely competitive market lies in its ability to uncover the un... 1662
Excerpt Feb 23 Trust Bank aims to become fourth largest retail bank in Singapore Trust Bank CEO Dwaipayan Sadhu shares an ambitious vision for the bank’s growth in Singapore, aiming to be the fourth largest retail ... 2760
Research Note Feb 23 Nominations are in for Retail Finance Leader of the Year 2024 in Asia Pacific Every year, TABInsights, the research arm of TAB Global, publishes the Be... 5020
Interviews Feb 23 Trust, partnerships, and open banking key to BPI’s growth in the Philippines BPI's total retail customer base reached 11 million, with an addition of 1.5 million in 2023 M... 8333
Interviews Feb 23 UnionBank drives consumer banking growth with digital transformation and strategic acquisitions Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) has been at the forefront of the Filipino banking sector, particularly excelling in consumer... 5371
Co-published Feb 23 UOB fuels ASEAN ambitions through Citi acquisition and customer centricity UOB's acquisition of Citigroup's ASEAN-4 consumer banking portfolio has accelerated its regional growth ambitions by five years St... 126
Feature Feb 23 GoTyme Philippines enhances user engagement and retention Nate Clarke, the president and CEO of GoTyme Bank, one of the six digital banks in the Philippines, discussed the company's track reco... 2582
Profile Feb 23 Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary, the tycoon behind Malaysia’s infrastructure and philanthropy Born in 1951 in Alor Setar, Kedah, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary grew up in a humble family that faced significant financial hardships... 7970
TABLive Feb 23 Creating an integrated market where banks collaborate with each other for customers’ needs ... 2538
Interviews Feb 23 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... 5729
