Research Note Feb 22 Banks in Thailand are preparing for the next phase in digital competition The period 2013 to 2016 were the worst for the retail financial services industry in Thailand in regards to income and loan growth. Thailand's vita... 308
Research Note Feb 22 China Merchants Bank is best retail bank amid strong competition from UAE, India and Singapore Business models of financial institutions are shifting towards platforms and ecosystems Strong... 7646
Co-published Feb 22 Bank BRI advances its retail banking business in a digital economy Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Bank BRI) operates the largest bank in Indonesia by assets, specialising in microfinance and consumer businesses. Recognisin... 4854
Co-published Feb 22 Microsoft’s Yates: “Cloud adoption accelerated to build stronger digital foundation” The pandemic significantly increased the momentum towards digital transformation. “There is a great urgency and acceleration towards cl... 15938
Co-published Feb 22 "Digital transformation is mixed up with optimisation" https://www.radio.finance/episodes/banks-have-mixed-up-digital-transformation-with-optimisation... 998
Research Note Feb 22 A comparison of licensing frameworks for digital banks in the Middle East A new regulation framework will encourage the entrance of more digital banks with innovative offerings and services Diverse digita... 15262
Interview Feb 22 TPBank's Tran: “One million of our new customers are from third-party platforms” TPBank’s digital transformation is built on the four pillars of new digital business model, a full suite of digital product and services, redesig... 7713
Co-published Feb 22 Ping An’s cloud-native technology accelerates digital transformation and Smart Bank implementation Ping An Bank (PAB) is one of the earliest domestic commercial banks to embark on a digital transformation.... 6349
Excerpts Feb 22 Security Bank elevated retail banking through digitalisation and fintech collaboration Rahul Rasal, head of retail banking at Security Bank, discussed his mission to bolster the bank’s growth in retail banking and prepare for a digi... 4554
Current Account Feb 22 MAS launches digital platform to fight money laundering and terrorism financing The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched a centralised digital platform called COSMIC to curb illicit financing by facilitating the s... 4309
Interview Feb 22 BSP's deputy governor Tangonan on financial inclusion, digital transformation, CDBCS and new payments infrastructures Mamerto Tangonan, deputy governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), and head of the Payment and Currency Management Sector (PCMS), is taske... 18864
Co-published Feb 22 Cathay United Bank seizes growth in Southeast Asia’s digital consumer finance markets Vietnam and Cambodia are identified as Cathay United Bank (CUB)’s next key strategic markets for digital consumer finance, offering ... 2556