Analysis Mar 06 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... 908
Analysis Mar 02 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 ... 1053
Analysis Feb 27 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... 1501
Interviews Feb 26 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... 1131
Analysis Feb 26 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.... 1115
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... 957
Interviews Feb 20 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... 855
Interviews Jan 19 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... 4393
Awards Ceremonies Dec 16 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... 5229
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 20 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... 1823
Interviews Oct 21 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... 2473
Co-published Aug 22 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... 6665
Leadership Awards Aug 11 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... 5170
Interviews Jul 28 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 ... 5283
Interviews Jul 25 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... 4381
TABLive Jul 08 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... 5001
Roundtable Jun 11 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... 3193
Interviews Jun 09 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... 8357
Opinion May 07 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... 2901
Focus group discussion Apr 28 Indonesia leverages AI to shape the future of finance, trade and digital inclusion A high-level focus group discussion organised by KEIND and TAB Global in Jakarta explored how artificial intelligence can support Indonesia’s econom... 6136
Interviews Apr 11 BNY scales up its Asia Pacific offerings in cross-border payments,liquidity management and digital trade finance The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) is transforming its global business through a unified platforms operating model that is designed to deli... 6509
Opinion Apr 02 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... 8793
Interviews Dec 11 CTBC aims to transform retail banking with sustainable, AI-enabled and customer-centric innovation CTBC Bank aims to redefine retail banking by leveraging generative artificial intelligence, championing sustainability, and tailoring services to dive... 6941
TABLive Oct 25 Finastra's AI Strategy: Enhancing productivity and innovation in financial services At SIBOS 2024, Adam Lieberman, chief AI officer at Finastra, outlined the company's strategic focus on AI and its impact on financial services. ... 3409
Current Account Aug 07 Hong Kong steers towards the future with e-HKD pilot programme HKMA’s pioneering programme signals a major leap towards digital financial innovation in Hong Kong, combining efforts from multiple sectors to explo... 5391
Current Account Jul 25 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... 5411
editorial Jun 20 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... 12777
Opinion Apr 12 How regulators can combat greenwashing and greenhushing for more honest ESG financing As sustainable finance grows, global governments and stakeholders employ AI and regulations to tackle greenwashing and greenhushing, promoting transpa... 6967
Excerpt Mar 22 HSBC advocates diversified global investment portfolio with emphasis on ASEAN and Indian assets James Cheo, chief investment officer for Southeast Asia and India at HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth, discusses the evolving investment opportu... 9075
Excerpt Jan 16 Hong Leong Bank focuses on personalised community banking Andrew Jong, managing director of personal financial services, and Kevin Ng, head of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) banking, talk about the b... 3761
Jun 20 Bill Winters leads StanChart’s strategic shift, refocusing on Asia for profitability and market share Bill Winters, CEO of Standard Chartered, has been recognised as the inaugural Global CEO of the Year at the Leadership Achievement Awards 2023. Winter... 11466
Research Note Feb 10 Continued innovation in DeFi and CeFi underpins future of cryptos The continuous expansion of the crypto market and the innovations it promises have been closely watched by the financial services industry, particular... 24611
Opinion Nov 23 Why Asian family offices are moving towards sustainable investing Be it the looming intergenerational wealth transfer, the rising millennial generation or the current pandemic – all of these factors have increasing... 8834
Current Account Mar 29 SGG Group emerges as IQ-EQ in global rebranding exercise SGG Group, the global investor services group which has over the past two years acquired five leading industry companies to achieve its global growth... 11196
Co-published Dec 20 video: Promoting an omni-channel experience Cisco believes that the right digital strategy will pave way for a convenient, personalised and secure experience for banking customers through an omn... 3108
