Weekly Brief Sep 01 UOB and HSBC complete live tokenised deposit transactions, RBC unifies transaction banking Transaction Finance Weekly: UOB and HSBC complete tokenised deposit transactions, RBC unifies transaction banking and TD tests Agorá.... 524
Weekly Brief Aug 24 US Treasury expands long-dated buybacks, Alibaba raises $10.3 billion for AI infrastructure The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: US Treasury doubles long-dated buybacks as debt hits $40 trillion, Alibaba raises $10.3 billion, SoftBank plans AI bond... 560
Weekly Brief Aug 18 Citi joins $4.6 billion Japan-US financing, China expands corporate cash pooling Transaction Finance Weekly: Citi backs $4.6 billion Japan-US power deal, China expands RMB cash pooling and South Korea commits KRW 5 trillion to semi... 1746
Weekly Brief Aug 14 China’s exports rise 23.9% as high-tech shipments strengthen, PBOC keeps support in reserve TAB China Weekly Brief: China's exports surge 23.9% on tech demand, the PBOC unveils a five-year policy framework, Chinese banks issue RMB1.3 trillion... 1338
Weekly Brief Aug 10 China expands currency swaps with Malaysia and Argentina, Singapore banks grow fee income The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: China expands currency swaps with Malaysia and Argentina, Singapore banks grow fee income as margins narrow, Westpac mo... 1312
Weekly Brief Jul 14 Siam Commercial Bank goes live with Citi’s 24/7 US dollar clearing, Swift pilots blockchain ledger with 17 banks This week's Transaction Finance Weekly covers the European Parliament advancing the digital euro, Swift's blockchain pilot with 17 banks, and SCB's la... 486
Weekly Brief Jul 07 Standard Chartered completes remittance in 37 seconds as Swift's new payments scheme goes live In transaction finance this week, Standard Chartered completes the world's first live remittance under Swift's new retail payments scheme, as UK banks... 473
Interviews Jun 16 Why ING believes MNCs are demanding more integrated banking solutions Trade fragmentation is changing how MNCs organise financing, liquidity and risk across South and Southeast Asia. As supply chains become more distribu... 1010
Editorial Jun 16 Has Indonesia mistaken a 35-year market evolution for market failure? Indonesia is right to pursue greater value from its natural resources. The harder question is whether it is trying to solve two fundamentally differen... 1272
Opinion May 26 Chinese yuan emerges as situational safe-haven currency With the Strait of Hormuz under severe disruption, the world is facing a major physical shock to oil supplies through which around 20 million barrels ... 1660
Speech Mar 18 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... 5589
Current Account Feb 25 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... 2123
Sibos Round Up Oct 13 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... 3224
Site Visits Sep 15 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. ... 5098
Leadership Awards May 26 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... 6667
Opinion Mar 21 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... 2998
Speech Jun 18 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... 4387
Current Account Mar 03 Russia-Ukraine crisis exacerbates supply chain disruption As the West announces sanctions over Russia’s actions in Ukraine, global supply chains, particularly related to energy and commodities from the coun... 26932
