Wang Xiang outlines FoFund’s institutional platform strategy

Wang Xiang, founder and chairman of FoFund, set out how the firm has developed as a technology-led institutional platform serving China’s financial ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

How China is turning regional diversity into productivity

For many countries today, the core economic question is no longer how to grow faster, but how to grow smarter, as labour is aging, capital is more exp...

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...

Building resilience for a quantum-ready financial system

Quantum computing remains nascent, but its security risks now shape financial planning as institutions map cryptographic exposure and prepare multi-ye...

BOC Life accelerates digital transformation to redefine Hong Kong life insurance

Mark Kai, CFO of BOC Life, shared at the Hong Kong FinTech Week that the company is accelerating digital transformation across operations, platforms a...

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...

Hedera positions its distributed ledger network for institutional use

Isadora Arredondo, global policy director at Hedera, outlined how the network’s technical design, governance structure and regulatory engagements ai...

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....

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...

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...

GFTN builds global corridors for fintech collaboration

GFTN is establishing centres of excellence and regional satellite capabilities to strengthen innovation, policy development and cross border connectiv...

Tokyo opens a new frontier for fintech and Web3 collaboration

Tokyo positions itself as a fintech and Web3 gateway, leveraging regulatory clarity, sandboxes and Japan–ASEAN partnerships to attract global innova...

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...

Italy builds fintech bridges with Singapore and ASEAN for the next decade

Italy’s ambassador to Singapore and Brunei Dante Brandi, trade commissioner Giorgio Calveri and Italia Fintech vice president Massimo Ruffolo outlin...

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...

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 ...

PBoC’s ‘AI + Finance’ strategy signals China’s next phase of fintech reform

Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025 showcased China’s “AI + Finance” strategy, uniting policymakers and industry leaders on regulated, data-driven finan...

Ahmed Abdelaal named CEO of the Year in the Middle East for driving digital innovation, international expansion and sustainable growth

Ahmed Abdelaal’s leadership at Mashreq Bank has strengthened the bank’s technological innovation, international presence, financial performance an...

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....

China’s AI innovation model and its global implications

China’s AI model fuses technology, policy and finance into an integrated system, offering global lessons amid distinct local conditions....

Technology partners build the new foundation of global finance with AI, cloud and interoperability

AI, cloud-native platforms and open interoperability are rebuilding global financial infrastructure, enabling secure, resilient and programmable payme...

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. ...

BNP Paribas’ Securities Services business drives private capital, digitalisation and trust in Asia Pacific asset servicing market

At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Franck Dubois, head of Asia Pacific for Securities Services at BNP Paribas, highlighted how globalisation, private capital gr...

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 ...

BNY accelerates real-time payments, AI and fintech collaboration across Asia Pacific

At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Fabian Khoshbakht, Head of Treasury Services for Asia Pacific at BNY, discussed how the bank is enabling faster and richer cr...

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...

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....

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...

Deutsche Bank pushes affordable, standardised digital trade to unlock liquidity

At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Borislav Ivanov-Blankenburg of Deutsche Bank highlighted how interoperability, regulation, cost and ESG standards drive trade...

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...

Tether's Paolo Ardoino says: "50-60% of USDT is cross-border trade and payments"

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino plans to expand with USAT and AI initiatives, strengthening the firm’s role in global digital finance....

Deutsche Bank explores tokenised deposits, stablecoins and unified ledgers

At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Manuel Klein, Head of Market Management, Payments and Digital Currencies at Deutsche Bank, described how the bank is shaping ...

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...

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...

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....

Bank of America focuses on resilience, predictability and advisory at Sibos Frankfurt

Ahead of Sibos 2025, Bank of America’s Christian Stolcke, Greg Kavanaugh, Winnie Chen, Phil Carmalt and Terence Tan discuss how macro shifts, rails ...

Resilience and security at the core of Standard Chartered’s growth

Standard Chartered makes technology resilience a board priority, addressing AI fraud, regulatory fragmentation, and supply chain risks to sustain trus...

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. ...

Ant Group, PingPong and Zhejiang University showcase compliance, payments and research innovation

The third day of the China AI Innovation Study Tour 2025 in Hangzhou took participants through Ant Group’s growth journey, milestones and AML Centre...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

AI, digital currencies and decentralised disruption reshape the future of banking and finance

In a wide-ranging and candid dialogue at The Asian Banker Summit Leadership Luncheon Dialogue, global financial executives, technologists and regulato...

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, ...

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...

Unlocking the full potential of digital assets

Digital assets and CBDCs are transforming global finance, requiring interoperability, regulation and collaboration to realise their full potential....

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...

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...

China and ASEAN: Win-win cooperation as neighbours

President Xi Jinping’s Southeast Asia visit underscores growing China–ASEAN ties in trade, technology and culture, offering a model for cooperatio...

Airwallex supports SME growth with scalable financial solutions

Amid strong growth in Singapore, Airwallex helps local SMEs manage costs, expand into new markets and improve operational efficiency. Lucy Liu, presid...

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...

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, ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

China’s proactive fiscal policy: Driving growth, investment and global stability

As the world grapples with economic uncertainty, inflation and rising geopolitical risks, China has unveiled a powerful fiscal response with significa...

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...

Revolut expands in Singapore and Southeast Asia with wealth and multi-currency services

Revolut is expanding beyond its roots in foreign exchange and payments to become a broader financial services provider. With a new robo-advisory servi...

AmBank transforms with AI and analytics

AmBank Malaysia is advancing its digital transformation with strategic investments in automation, AI and analytics under the stewardship of Elango Kup...

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...

India’s banking sector soars with higher profit growth

Kotak Mahindra Bank is the most profitable bank in India, while State Bank of India reports the largest net profit. Indian banks place fourth globally...

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...

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,...

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....

Banks-fintech collaboration a must for accelerating cross-border payments

Cross-border payments in the Asia Pacific region are being transformed, driven by both industry action and regulatory initiatives responding to evolvi...

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....

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 ...

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...

JP Morgan’s Kinexys scales blockchain for the future of finance

Following the rebranding of Onyx to Kinexys, JP Morgan is accelerating its blockchain strategy to enhance asset tokenisation and distributed ledger te...

Digital Asset scales commercialisation of asset tokenisation and DLT

Yuval Rooz, co-founder and CEO of Digital Asset, discussed the company’s innovative approach to asset tokenisation and distributed ledger technology...

SBI partners with APIX to drive innovation and inclusion in India’s financial ecosystem

The State Bank of India (SBI) has joined forces with Singapore’s APIX Platform, led by CEO Umang Moondra, to create the SBI Innovation Hub. ...

How instant payment systems are redefining correspondent banking in Asia Pacific

The proliferation of instant payment systems, along with the rising demand for real-time, transparent cross-border payments, is compelling corresponde...

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’...

Singapore’s central bank establishes network to drive global fintech innovation

The Global Finance & Technology Network was unveiled by chairman Ravi Menon at the Singapore FinTech Festival 2024. The network promotes collaboration...

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...

Cher Wang, Taiwan's tech titan and philanthropist powering change across borders

Cher Wang, co-founder and chairperson of HTC Corporation and VIA Technologies, has not only revolutionised the technology industry but also made a las...

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...

Global financial cooperation and China's modernisation take centre stage at Sibos 2024 in Beijing

Sibos 2024 in Beijing showcased the evolving landscape of global finance, focusing on cross-border payments, financial inclusion, and technological in...

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...

Deutsche Bank’s ESG strategy advances sustainable supply chains and financial innovation

Kamran Khan, Head of ESG for APAC & MEA at Deutsche Bank, discussed the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into the...

Aditya Jha empowers marginalised communities through education and technology

Dr. Aditya Jha, a Nepalese-Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist, has made a global mark through his dedication to business success and his passion...

QIB integrates digital innovation and sustainability

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

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Chocolate Finance to simplify money management

Walter de Oude, founder of Singlife, has launched Chocolate Finance, a platform aimed at optimising spare cash with competitive returns, user-friendly...

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....

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...

Farro Capital focuses on intergenerational wealth, legacy and global mobility

Farro Capital claims its success lies in its comprehensive and personalised approach to wealth management. The firm offers services ranging from wealt...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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 ...

Tay Ah Lek of Public Bank receives the William ‘Bill’ Seidman Award for Lifetime Achievement

The William ‘Bill’ Seidman Award for Lifetime Achievement was conferred on Tay Ah Lek, managing director and CEO of Public Bank, at The Asian Bank...

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

Ahead of his keynote at The Asian Banker Summit in Hong Kong in May 2024, Holmes, known as Lord Holmes in the UK House of Lords, discussed his expansi...

From banker to insurer - Dennis Tan’s transition to impacting lives at Prudential Singapore

Dennis Tan, CEO of Prudential Singapore, discussed the shifting concerns of customers post-pandemic towards personal well-being and financial security...

Sean Kiernan on blockchain: “Crypto bridges real-world capital needs”

Banking innovator Sean Kiernan from Greengage discussed how they use crypto-collateralised loans to help SMEs, stressing the importance of partnership...

Bank boards fail to embrace technological imperative

The boards of many financial institutions lag in recognising technology’s critical role, risking resilience and competitiveness due to insufficient ...

MAS launches digital platform to fight money laundering and terrorism financing

Singapore’s central bank has launched a platform that allows financial institutions to exchange customer information and flag suspicious activities ...

AEON Bank launches Malaysia’s first Shariah-compliant digital platform for underserved, tech-savvy customers

Raja Teh Maimunah, CEO of AEON Bank, provides insights into Malaysia's first Shariah-compliant digital bank, which is poised to transform banking. Wit...

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...

Digital Banking Annual Meeting 2024: Shaping the future through AI

Industry leaders converged in Seoul to explore the transformative potential of emerging technologies like AI and blockchain, and highlighted the imper...

Digital Banking Annual Meeting 2024: Shaping the future through AI

Industry leaders converged in Seoul to explore the transformative potential of emerging technologies like AI and blockchain, and highlighted the imper...

Saxo’s Chang: “Bespoke services or impactful investing will emerge as winners”

Ivan Chang, head of institutional at Saxo emphasises digitalisation's growing importance, shifting client demographics, fintechs' impact on wealt...

Emirates NBD's Bold Digital Transformation: Redefining Banking for the Digital Age

Pedro Sousa Cardoso, Chief Digital Officer, outlines the bank's ambitious journey - from revamping its core infrastructure to cloud-native solutions ...

Late entrant Toss Bank leverages advanced tech to disrupt and lead

Toss Bank, led by CEO Hong Min-taek, shakes up South Korea's digital banking scene with innovation, daily interest payouts, and efficiency, positionin...

Oxford Risk’s Pereira-Stubbs: “Emotional comfort in investing influences financial decisions”

James Pereira-Stubbs, chief client officer at Oxford Risk, discussed the impact of behavioural finance, a domain where technology, psychology and fina...

GXS to leverage its ecosystem for sustainable profit

Charles Wong, CEO of GXS Bank, leads the charge in Singapore's digital banking landscape, targeting underserved segments with innovative solutions. Ba...

Circle’s Yam Ki Chan: “Stablecoins can reduce transaction time and cost for Asian businesses”

Yam Ki Chan, vice president of strategy and policy at Circle, discussed the stablecoin landscape, and how Singapore is taking the lead on the fintech ...

Thunes’ Winter: “We want to make global payments as easy as sending a WhatsApp message”

James Winter, senior vice president, Europe for global payments provider Thunes, talks about the company’s partnership with banks through a cloud-ba...

OKX Ventures’ Ren: “Our vision is on the long-term future of Web3”

Jeff Ren, partner at OKX Ventures, recently shared his insights into the future of Web3 industry. OKX Ventures’ current portfolio contains 15 start-...

ICICI’s Jha: “We approach customers as ‘One Bank’ with the entire bouquet of services”

ICICI Bank reported significant business growth in the first half of FY 2023-24, with increases in operating income and net profit driven by strong cr...

HashKey Group to strengthen Web3 ecosystem, ramp up offerings

At Hong Kong FinTech Week 2023, Anna Liu, general manager of tokenisation at HashKey Group, and Leo Li, CEO of the subsidiary HashQuark, talked about ...

StanChart’s Bill Winters: “My legacy is to have built-in resilience, a financially strong bank, and an innovative team”

The bank’s CEO shared insights into its investment in talent, innovation, and sustainability, emphasising his commitment to organisational resilienc...

Austrade’s Betty Sun-Lucas and SFA’s Shadab Taiyabi: “The Australia-Singapore connection offers numerous partnership and cross-selling opportunities”

Betty Sun-Lucas of Austrade and Shadab Taiyabi of the Singapore FinTech Association delved into Project Lorikeet, explaining how this collaborative in...

iPiD’s Damien Dugauquier and Alain Raes: “We act as an orchestrator from a technological perspective”

Damien Dugauquier, co-founder and CEO of iPiD, and Alain Raes, founding partner and chief commercial officer, explained iPiD's pioneering role in scal...

Hong Kong’s roadmap to promote fintech adoption

HKMA’s Fintech Promotion Roadmap developed with industry stakeholders aims to drive fintech adoption and spark discussions among banks and fintech c...

CIB and Huawei: Co-constructing digital infrastructure of the future

Huawei’s digital solution reshapes CIB’s data infrastructure, enhancing data processing capabilities, strengthening security, diversifying managem...

Techcombank’s Jens Lottner: “Our two new buildings merge traditions with a digital future”

CEO Jens Lottner shared Techcombank’s innovative approach and vision following the opening of its headquarters in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in Viet...

StanChart Ghana invests in digital tech to boost retail business

Standard Chartered Ghana adopted a new business strategy to improve customer service and promote digital platform usage...

Navigating new frontiers for finance and sustainability in the metaverse

The metaverse, once the stuff of science fiction, is rapidly becoming a reality with profound implications for the financial services industry and oth...

Cloud migration— Pandora’s box of data, culture and core replacement

The cloud was the main topic of discussion at a tech roundtable, with leaders in digital innovation describing their experiences in core migration, ch...

Digital money changes everything

Financial industry leaders and decision-makers assess the banking and financial regulatory landscape over the course of digitalisation, fintech innova...

ChatGPT’s impact on finance

Panellists discussed ChatGPT and AI in data analytics, core banking systems, the cloud, customers and products, watching over biases and limitations a...

Emmanuel Daniel: “We are coming to the end of the platform era”

At Seamless Middle East 2023 Dubai, Emmanuel Daniel, founder of TAB Global, presented his book and discussed the ongoing transformation on the financi...

NatWest’s Howard Davies: “The rise of neobanks, fintechs and AI challenges traditional banking”

Howard Davies, chairman of National Westminster Group, delivered an insightful speech at The Asian Banker Future of Finance Summit held in Bangkok, Th...

BCS leverages AWS cloud solution for cross-border real-time payments

Cloud-based infrastructure plays a crucial role in enabling digital cross-border instant payment systems between Singapore and India...

Financial experts analyse US bank runs and regulatory mitigation strategies

The Future of Finance Summit 2023 set off at a lively pace with a deep dive into the US bank runs that rattled the banking industry earlier this year,...

Minsheng Bank strengthens risk management to target SME segment

Gao Yingxin, chairman of China Minsheng Bank, met with Emmanuel Daniel, founder of The Asian Banker, to discuss the bank’s development and its futur...

Signature Bank shutdown explained

Author Emmanuel Daniel, founder of The Asian Banker, ignited a lively discussion with former US congressman Barney Frank and SC Ventures head Alex Man...

Technology, the game changer in climate-risk disclosure by companies seeking ESG investors

The lack of a global standard for disclosure for companies reporting climate-related risks and opportunities have led central banks to propose technol...

Dušan Stojanović of True Global Ventures: “Centralisation is dead”

Dušan Stojanović, founder of True Global Ventures, caught up with Emmanuel Daniel, founder of The Asian Banker, and talked about how the loss of tru...

Risk appetites rise at family offices around the world

Family offices and ultra-high-net-worth families have been cautious with their investments in the past two years but the gloves are coming off, with m...

Stanchart nexus partners AWS and Indonesia’s e-commerce giant Bukalapak to launch first BaaS platform

Kelvin Tan of Standard Chartered Bank and Peter Murray of Amazon Web Services discussed the launch of BukaTabungan, the digital bank partnership with ...

Will digital banks disrupt industry with lower cost-to-serve?

Even as new digital players offer cheaper ways to onboard customers, incumbent banks continue to hang their innovation and investment on antiquated ar...

Thailand’s National ITMX-PromptPay could have the most real-time cross-border payment linkages in the world

Today, National ITMX and PromptPay have established cross-border real-time QR payments with six countries—Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Sing...

Ping An Bank strengthens financial inclusion with Smart Banking 3.0

Smart Banking 3.0 addresses financial pain points such as higher entrance threshold, lengthy procedures, and expensive borrowing felt by underserved s...

Standard Chartered tackles supply chain adversities through partnerships and technology

As corporates diversify their supply chain sourcing, there is a rapid shift in how banks are meeting their procurement and financing needs through inn...

Starling’s Engine grows SaaS business with mobile-first platform

Sam Everington, CEO of Engine, Starling Bank’s technology arm, discussed the advantages of the cloud-native and modular Software-as-a-Service bankin...

Smartsream's Pillay: “Organisations talk about not having too much dependency on having just one cloud provider.”

Radha Pillay, regional head for Asia Pacific at Smartsream, cautions against being too reliant on a single provider or technology, particularly for cl...

Digital Assets' Schneider: “We provide the building blocks to speed up platform and development”

Georg Schneider, head of financial engineering at Digital Asset, spoke about the difficulties in creating and digitising assets into tokens, and how D...

ANZ's Janakiraman: “Our three focus areas are emerging payment technologies, digital assets and currencies, and data”

Hari Janakiraman, head of industry and innovation, transaction banking at ANZ talked about three distinct but interlinked areas that are needed to f...

Ping An’s cloud-native technology accelerates digital transformation and Smart Bank implementation

By the end of 2021, 28% of Ping An Bank’s applications, some 1,700, had been built based on a new cloud- native platform...

Interoperability: The key to the future of cross-border transactions

Transformation in the global financial community across a variety of infrastructures, systems, and processes raises the risk of fragmentation....

FIS' Silvia Mensdorff-Pouilly: “Technology is key to reducing payments friction”

Silvia Mensdorff-Pouilly, senior vice president in banking & payments at FIS talks about the importance of industry collaboration and adoption of new ...

Contour’s Wagner: “Technology must address existing problem first before introducing new features”

Carl Wagner, chairman and CEO at Contour, a digital finance trade network, shares that it’s not so much the technology but value-propositions levera...

Mox Bank improves core banking through modern technology stack and API-first solution engine

The bank partnered with Thought Machine’s Vault to launch a greenfield, cloud-native digital bank offering multiple retail products, leveraging a mi...

SC Venture’s Alex Manson: “We set out to rewire the DNA of banking”

Alex Manson, head of the fintech investment and venture arm of Standard Chartered Bank, talked about how SC Ventures is out to transform the role of b...

“Financial inclusion is a lie”

Financial inclusion goes beyond just having a bank account, said Emmanuel Daniel, founder and chairman of Wealth and Society, to Robert Rubinstein, ch...

Kilde’s Radek Jezbera: “BNPLs are misunderstood, the unit economics works”

Radek Jezbera, co-CEO of alternative investment platform Kilde discussed the performance of private debt instruments against publicly traded assets an...

Alejandro McCormack: “N1CO, first digital bank in El Salvador”

Alejandro McCormack, COO and executive director of N1CO discussed with Emmanuel Daniel how N1CO, a digital bank in El Salvador is leading the financia...

GCash's Martha Sazon: “We became profitable three years ahead of target”

Martha Sazon, president and CEO of Mynt/GCash, discussed the rapid growth of the fintech company, how being cloud native helped it be...

Safeboda’s Ricky Thomson: “Digital technology is reviving Uganda”

Ricky Rapa Thomson, co-founder of Uganda’s first ride-hailing app SafeBoda, talked about how digital technology is helping the boda boda (motorcycle...

Mobile payments to overtake cards by 2024

The COVID pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital transactions and mobile payments, including the use of digital cards. With enhanced securit...

Big tech credit expected to reach $1 trillion by 2023

Digital and incumbent banks face growing threats from big tech and payment platforms that are evolving into full-scale financial services players. La...

Mox’s Barbaros Uygun: “Refrain from tech innovation as a primary goal"

Barbaros Uygun, CEO, MOX Bank, in his keynote speech at The Asian Banker Finance Vietnam 2022, shares the story of how Mox became a leading digital ba...

Mashreq’s Fernando Morillo: “About 92% of our core banking systems are in the cloud”

Mashreq Bank’s group head of retail banking, Fernando Morillo, spoke with Emmanuel Daniel about leveraging cloud-based infrastructure to grow its co...

Lombard Odier’s Vincent Magnenat: “Future of private banking in Asia is onshore”

Vincent Magnenat, Limited Partner and CEO for Asia at Lombard Odier shared how as a seven-generation family business, the 225-year old institution con...

GCEX’s Holst wants to replicate Saxo model for crypto brokers

Lars Holst, founder and CEO of GCEX, and Dusan Stojanovic, founding partner of TGV, discussed with Emmanuel Daniel the business model of the UK based ...

Alex Bank’s Simon Beitz: “We focus on a higher margin for risk opportunities in consumer finance”

Simon Beitz, founder and CEO and Craig Fenwick, co-founder and CFO at Alex Bank share their business model, strategic plans for future growth and how ...

Gunung Capital’s Kimin Tanoto: “China will lead in the fight to lower carbon emissions in the whole of Asia”

At the backdrop of the Glasgow Climate Pact, Kimin Tanoto and Kelvin Fu of Gunung Capital, shared how they are supporting portfolio companies to lower...

CIMB's Samir Gupta: "Digital now accounts for 48% of total product sales"

In this Leadership Perspective Series, Samir Gupta, CEO, consumer banking at CIMB Group, discussed the strategy and opportunities that drive digital t...

Maitri Asset Management’s Tibrewal: “Sustainability is in its nascent stage in Asia”

Manish Tibrewal, CEO of Singapore-based wealth manager Maitri Asset Management, discussed the ever-expanding wealth management industry landscape that...

SmartStream’s Pillay: “Banks have a strong use case to embed AI to automate operations”

Radha Pillay, regional sales director for Asia Pacific at SmartStream, shared his views on the evolving technology requirement of financial institutio...

Blockchain to support better governance as sustainability funds increase

The push for climate change considerations puts pressure on financial services companies to develop and use advanced technologies such as blockchain t...

MAS’ Menon: “Open crypto networks are not at the stage to meet high standards of governance, security and resilience”

Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore speaks during the Singapore FinTech Festival 2021 on the future of money, finance...

Sacombank’s Nguyen Duc Thach Diem: “Our transaction points can now offer business consulting to SMEs”

In this Leadership Perspective Series, Nguyen Duc Thach Diem, CEO at Sacombank, discussed how digital transformation creates a resilient organisation ...

Alibaba and JD.com posted record Double 11 sales of $139 billion despite tech crackdown

Alibaba and JD.com continue to set new sales records during the Double 11 shopping event, although growth decelerated amid China’s slowing economy a...

Techcombank partners with AWS in cloud migration

Techcombank partnered with cloud computing platform Amazon Web Services to enhance the bank’s cloud capabilities and to promote cloud adoption in Vi...

Creating a roadmap for future digital banking strategies

This is a workshop presentation by Emmanuel Daniel at the MPC Digital Commerce Event 2021 on 18 August 2021....

PermataBank’s Salimin: “Banks were pushed over the technology edge”

Abdy D. Salimin, chief information officer and director of technology and operations, PermataBank, highlighted the opportunities in digital transforma...

Fragmented approach masks potential of end-to-end trade digitalisation

As the trade finance industry collectively progresses to address challenges around digital fragmentation and isolation, adoption of standard solutions...

Banks and exchanges venture into digital assets trading

Commercial banks such as DBS Bank and traditional exchanges such as the Singapore Exchange have one thing in common: they are setting up and adding di...

“How climate change will transform finance”

Emmanuel Daniel, chairman and founder of The Asian Banker and Wealth and Society, discussed what financial services industry and institutions will hav...

CCB posts strong performance in H1 2021 with $4.6 trillion growth in assets

CCB president, Wang Jiang, attributed the strong results to the bank's digital financial inclusion, fintech and green finance initiatives....

The $610 million DeFi heist that wasn’t

Despite losing over $610 million worth of cryptocurrencies to a cyber hack, touted as the largest of its kind, Poly Network was able to recover all as...

Ping An Bank pips incumbent CMB and regional peers CBA, Stanchart and DBS to emerge best retail bank in Asia

In 2020, Ping An Bank outperformed its domestic and regional retail banking peers not only in its business growth but also its technology capabilities...

Concentration of cloud providers raises financial stability risks

The use of cloud technology is gaining traction among financial institutions due to the efficiency, scale and saving that it affords. However, regulat...

R3’s Ghosh: “Asia Pacific countries lead the charge towards CBDCs”

Increased adoption and access to CBDCs is the next step for central banks to push greater use of digital payments. This is an opportunity which countr...

Mojaloop’s Hunter: “Our mission and vision on financial inclusion are aligned”

Paula Hunter, executive director of Mojaloop Foundation explained how it will work with its new sponsor member, MAS, to explore technology advancement...

STACS’ Soh: “The regulated trading space and DeFi will converge down the road”

Hashtacs (STACS) co-founder and managing director Benjamin Soh emphasised need for financiial exchanges and markets to improve outdated operating mode...

Top ten companies with most bitcoin hold over 204,000 in total

Some companies have acquired cryptocurrencies for their corporate treasuries despite the volatility. MicroStrategy, the public company that holds the ...

Minmetals Trust’s Wang: “We are undergoing deep transformation to meet the future expectations of wealth management”

Wang Tao, assistant general manager of Minmetals International Trust, described the transformation of the company following major regulatory changes i...

ITM’s Thakkar: “India’s fintech industry to reach $160 billion by 2025”

The growth in financial services has been remarkable over the past few years in India and the financial sector has witnessed a transformation with the...

Countdown to COP26: Are banks green or still grey in the fight against climate change?

The world’s 60 largest banks from Europe, Asia and North America continue to funnel nearly $3.8 trillion into fossil fuel projects from 2016 to 2020...

Digital currencies gain momentum in US and China

The largest US cryptocurrency platform goes public and China's digital renminbi testing speeds up...

SCF to take bigger share of sustainability-linked loans that hit $119 B in 2020

As demand for sustainable products rises, stakeholders including consumers, investors, and regulators are pushing manufacturers, suppliers and lenders...

Credit Suisse suffers $4.8 billion loss after Archegos collapse

The multi-billion dollar losses announced by Credit Suisse and potentially more from other global banks in the Archegos collapse are clear signs that ...

73 fund managers join Net Zero Initiative

The amount of assets has tripled under the net zero asset managers initiative which now has 73 global signatories. It accounts for one third of the gl...

Mergers and acquisitions more than tripled in Asia Pacific as China opens up

The Asia Pacific will likely remain an active place for mergers and acquisitions (M and A) in the financial sector in 2021 due to stronger post-pandem...

OCBC’s Tsien: “How is technology changing financial institutions today?”

OCBC’s Tsien: “How is technology changing financial institutions today?”...

Top Indian banks increase investments in technology

India’s financial payments and banking industry is expected to invest more on new technologies and improve existing infrastructures and capabilities...

Bank and fintech collaborations speed up payment efficiencies

APIs, faster payment schemes and industry-wide collaborations of financial institutions and technology players are helping to transform and lower the ...

Payoneer goes public via $3.3 billion SPAC route

Global payment platform Payoneer and FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp announced they have agreed on a merger that is expected to close in the first half ...

Technology requirements evolve rapidly with changing customer expectations during COVID-19

Industry experts highlight the rapidly evolving technology requirements such as frictionless payments, stronger data intelligence and cyber resilience...

Lowering the final barriers to open banking innovation

Open banking has huge potential to advance client services in the Asia Pacific region. While many of the region’s financial institutions have alread...

BIS’ Carstens: “Digital currencies and the future of the monetary system”

Agustín Carstens, general manager of Bank for International Settlements, in a speech to Hoover Institution affiliates, comprising Stanford University...

Corporate and transaction bankers turn to digitisation and sustainability to survive the

In a post-pandemic environment with reduced volumes, depressed margins, and elevated credit costs, corporate and transaction bankers have identified d...

DBS, Microsoft, StanChart CEOs see financial services thrive in 2021 with accelerated digital transformation

The chief executives of DBS Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Microsoft discuss the impact of technological transformation and COVID-19 on the future ...

Pine Labs’ Rau: “We are expanding the buy now, pay later service in Southeast Asia”

Pine Labs, the erstwhile India focused merchant and payment platform company, is now shifting its attention to Southeast Asia. Amrish Rau, CEO at Pine...

Tencent’s Lin: “Demand for cross-border payments and remittance increased during the pandemic”

Forest Lin, corporate vice president at Tencent and concurrently president at Tencent Financial Technology, shares his insights on the impacts of the ...

$18 billion Gojek-Tokopedia merger brewing after talks with Grab hit a snag

Tokopedia and Gojek are reportedly in a tie-up ahead of a planned public listing in Indonesia and the United States...

Leadership in a pandemic - Extraordinary circumstances require exceptional responses

Exceptional leadership is demonstrated and proven during periods of sustained challenges and adversities to deliver strong and sustainable outcomes....

Big tech disruptors find dividends of financial services come at a price

Tech giants, which make up some of the world’s largest companies, are muscling into traditional banking spaces. But whether they want to crush the t...

Krungthai Bank’s Srivanich: “My aspiration is to establish the next normal in digital banking”

The president and CEO at Krungthai Bank, Payong Srivanich, discusses the bank’s digital reinvention to enhance customer experience by improving serv...

ANT Group's record breaking $34.5 billion IPO hits regulatory snag

ANT Group's record breaking $34.5 billion dual listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong has been suspended as senior management team including founder, Jack ...

Ant Group sets record with $34 billion IPO

Ant Group’s dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai, shunning New York, is the world’s largest and has seen overwhelming response ...

Thirteen most profitable digital banks in Asia Pacific upped earnings by 49% in 2019

Digital banks in Asia Pacific witnessed improving overall profitability in FY2019. Although some digital banks’ net profit in FY2020 has been affect...

Nium’s Bermingham: “We are expanding payment routes in Asia”

Michael Bermingham, co-founder and chief business officer of Nium, shares how the company has evolved its business model across retail and enterprise ...

DWS’ Plein: “The large growth in ESG strategies will kick in in 2021”

Oliver Plein, global head of investment specialists ESG at DWS discusses how sustainability related regulations and investor demand have driven ESG in...

TMB Bank’s Anghel: “Stay focused and impatient”

The head of digital and user experience at TMB Bank, Robert Anghel, discusses how the bank is focusing on consumers’ growing appetite for digital se...

UnionBank’s Aguda: “The 50 million customers and 1 million SMEs aspiration is now a hard target”

In this Digital Reinvention Dialogue, the chief technology and transformation officer of Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), Henry Aguda, share...

China's financial industry ponders reform and innovation amid reorganisation of global trade and supply chains

The Asian Banker Finance China 2020 Conference on 28 August addressed the evolution of global trade and supply chains, as well as how China’s financ...

Central banks accelerate digital currency plans as PBOC surges ahead

Central banks are undertaking extensive work on digital currencies to improve the cost, security, speed and reach of transactions to eventually accele...

Retail Awards 2020: Best players focus on digital engagement and customer-centric ecosystems amid uncertain environment

At the International Heads of Retail Finance Virtual Meeting on 28 August 2020, leaders from over 22 institutions in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and...

BankQuality Rankings 2020: Consumers will dictate the winners and losers in the digital era

The inaugural BankQuality™ Consumer Survey and Rankings interviewed 11,000 bank customers in 11 markets across the Asia Pacific region on their enga...

Deutsche Bank’s Khan: “Risk recalibration fundamental to growing ESG market”

Newly appointed ESG head for Asia Pacific at Deutsche Bank explains to Foo Boon Ping and Chris Georgiou the importance of the region to the global sus...

Responsible lenders must respond to COVID-19’s realities

What should a responsible lending business look like? Against the backdrop of COVID-19, the answer isn’t so straightforward. ...

How Wirecard’s exit may impact the future of payment processing in Asia

The German fintech’s dramatic collapse is likely to reshape the payment processing landscape as market rewards players leading innovation and value ...

5G will drive the “financial new normal

Shenzhen-based Chinese tech giant Huawei held its Asia Pacific Financial Industry Storage Summit 2020, on 13 August to address the latest trends, deve...

Ping An Global Voyager’s Lacey: “We are driven by the inexorable convergence of technology and traditional finance”

Donald Lacey, managing director and chief operating officer of Ping An Global Voyager Fund discusses the investment philosophy of the company, the the...

International alliance introduces new universal payments ID

An international alliance of over 40 blockchain, cryptocurrency, finance, payment and charitable organisations has launched an open-source unique paym...

Businesses favour increasing use of RMB amid trade tensions and pandemic

The use of RMB in international transactions will increase despite US-China trade frictions and on-going COVID-19 pandemic according to the latest ann...

Banking will change after COVID-19: Four new standards to meet

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How to serve 60 million underbanked with AI: A China story

Jay Wenjie Xiao, LexinFintech CEO, shares how he started the company, and how it leverages AI and big data to enable sustainable lending to China’s ...

How to serve 60 million underbanked with AI: A China story

Jay Wenjie Xiao, LexinFintech CEO, shares how he started the company, and how it leverages AI and big data to enable sustainable lending to China’s...

Harvest Fund focuses on ideas that deliver sustainable returns to investors

As a pioneer in the Chinese asset management industry with a 20-year history, Harvest Fund is focusing on “ideas” to create sustainable returns fo...

(Sponsored) Harnessing the power of data in cross-border payments

SWIFT’s Julien Blanchez, Head of Data and Analytics, looks at the central role of data in supporting the move to real-time payments....

Ping An Group's Larsen: “We’re constantly looking at new businesses that can create value”

Veteran banker Jonathan Larsen, who ran Citibank’s global retail bank and mortgages, came out of retirement to head Ping An Group’s chief innovati...

Harvest Fund focuses on ideas that deliver sustainable returns to inves

As a pioneer in the Chinese asset management industry with a 20-year history, Harvest Fund is focusing on “ideas” to create sustainable returns fo...

Ripple’s Gupta: “Emerging markets tend to be our focus”

Navin Gupta, Ripple’s managing director for South Asia and MENA, discusses why emerging markets are ripe for opportunities in the payments sector, t...

Western Union’s Keogh: “Regulation offers opportunity to do better”

Jacqueline Keogh, Western Union’s global head of payments sales, discusses some key points regarding regulation and innovation in the industry as we...

Fiserv’s Chance: “Information is the cornerstone that’s driving fintech”

David Chance, Fiserv’s vice president of payments strategy and innovation, talks about how payment systems are shaking up the industry as well as th...

Westpac’s Correa: “A strong, effective payment system will allow innovation to occur”

Michael Correa, general manager of Westpac for Asia Pacific, talks about the payment developments in Asia and the role Australia played in achieving t...

Bank of America : “The value of data will correspond to the quality of service”

Paul Taylor, the head of global financial institutions (FIs) at Bank of America , talks about the massive increase in the importance of data and how t...

State Bank of India’s Kumar: “We will use technology to drive social economic transformation in India”

Rajnish Kumar, Chairman, State Bank of India (SBI) discusses how SBI, as the largest bank in India, will play a crucial role in unlocking the economic...

Mizuho Bank’s Das: “Digitalisation is transformation”

Devashis Das, deputy head of Global Transaction Banking, Asia Oceania at Mizuho Bank discusses the latest financial technologies and the opportunities...

Twitter and Square investor Gregg Kidd: “Identity as a public good, but who is going to own it?”

Greg Kidd, the serial startup investor who helped found Square and Twitter and is currently investor in GlobaliD, opens up in this wide-ranging and op...

“PeopleFund’s Kim: “We disrupted Korea’s lending market from within”

Joey Kim, founder and CEO of PeopleFund, reveals South Korea’s current lending market and how they disrupted the status quo with their unique busine...

Identifying climate risks and opportunities for investment

From corporate governance and board composition to loan portfolio credit quality, new approaches utilising passive and active steps are driving the ch...

Big tech in finance: opportunities and risks

It is still early days for large technology companies or “big techs” in financial services, but given their size and customer reach, these have t...

Facebook's Libra will rival US monetary system cites US House Financial Services Committee

The US House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee has called for a halt to Facebook's cryptocurrency-based digital wallet citing seriou...

(Sponsored) The Open Vault at OCBC: Enabling the journey towards the ‘Bank of the Future’

With the aim to become the ‘bank of the future’, OCBC’s innovation lab ‘The Open Vault ’is leveraging emerging technologies, actively engagi...

The race to build super-apps, platforms and communities

As fintechs and big technology players are increasingly developing their platforms and apps, the financial services industry is in serious need of dev...

Total e-wallet size in Indonesia likely to hit $15 billion by 2020

Indonesia is seeing exponential growth in mobile payments spurred by a robust fintech landscape, though usage remains uneven and limited...

Banks forced to get better in servicing their SME customers

While fintechs may take some market share away in specific niches, the partnerships, analytics, and value-add that leading banks are developing can k...

Westpac's Duncan: “We need to welcome partnerships to drive innovation”

Westpac chief development officer Macgregor Duncan spoke about the importance of partnerships in driving innovation...

Spiros Margaris:

Spiros Margaris, renowned fintech investor, tells Emmanuel Daniel he must like the managers of the start ups he invests in on behalf of family offices...

Renewed impetus helps accelerate industry-wide trade digitalisation efforts but interoperability remains key hurdle

Pressure on margins from increased competition and compliance requirements is forcing the industry to recalibrate its trade finance offerings. ...

CXA Group's Koo: We are the tech company that enables banks to change

Rosaline Chow Koo, discussed the next phase of growth for the online flexible benefits and healthcare platform. She will be speaking at the Future of...

globaliD's Kidd on future exchange society: The what, the who, and the why

Greg Kidd, co-founder and CEO of globalID, postulates a few possible paths for the future exchange society. Greg Kidd will be a speaker at the Futur...

PiggyVest Co-founder Eweniyi “The banks can afford to give more but they don’t”

West Africa Wealth and Society 2019 SME Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winner, PiggyVest Co-Founder Eweniyi discusses how her online savings platform ...

New players, new practices and new technologies in an evolving payments landscape

Several key themes emerged amidst the many discussions by global leaders in payments, including QR code, blockchain, credit card schemes, fintech and ...

Banks’ online channel features: Bridging towards treasury management systems (TMS)

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Platforms can thrive outside China - A look at what’s next

While the growth of Alibaba and Alipay as well as Tencent and WeChat pay in China is well known, there have been questions about whether a similar mod...

"Apple's new credit card is just an incremental change that reinforces the dominance of banks in the digital finance space"

Apple's new digital credit card, launched with Goldman Sachs, only buys the Western players a little more time in democratising payments and catching...

TradingScreen launches QUO, a new cloud based workflow solution for wealth managers

US based order and execution management systems provider TradingScreen recently launched a ‘software as a service’ based platform for trade manag...

LINE Pay’s Ko: "We aim to be part of a world's leading smart portal"

LINE Pay has been aggressively expanding locations and merchants that revolve around users’ lifestyle such as convenient stores, shopping malls and ...

Asia-Pacific, led by China, will drive the growth of usage-based insurance

China has from 2010, become the world’s largest automobile market with more than 20 million new cars registered annually, reaching over 25 million ...

PingJia Technology's Li: "We are poised to drive usage-based insurance adoption in China"

Insurance telematics solution provider aims to leverage the huge automobile market and high rate of smartphone penetration to grow usage-based insura...

SGG ponders multi-brand global expansion strategy

Recent major acquisitions help Luxemburg-based investor services and fund administrator firm, SGG Group, to expand across the world...

SGG ponders multi-brand global expansion strategy

Recent major acquisitions help Luxemburg-based investor services and fund administrator firm, SGG Group, to expand across the world...

Connect Blockchain DMCC's Shu: “Further blockchain adoption will be retail driven”

Meng Shu, CEO and Co-founder of Connect Blockchain DMCC shares his experiences of moving from traditional trading to Blockchain trading....

African banks show resilience despite downward pressure

Overall economic growth prospects for the Africa region are favourable. Most banks will raise capital base and maintain stable profitability, but wea...

Prospects for the Middle East banking sector improve

With stronger economic growth anticipated in the Middle East, regional banking systems are set for improved profitability and solid capitalisation, fu...

Employment outlook remains positive due to digitalisation and new regulations

In the Asia Pacific region, skilled and experienced tech professionals and regulatory compliance specialists will find themselves well-positioned in t...

"The old guard and fintech cozy up"

The old guard wealth management industry and fintech have kept each other at arm’s length for years, claiming the other lacks the tools to meet curr...

APAC banks in good shape to weather downside risks

The banking industry in Asia Pacific will continue to be stable, but will face persistent dark clouds and headwinds. Slower growth, trade disruptions,...

Lu International's Wong: "Customising technology for markets draws in wealthy customers"

Lu International is building an online wealth management platform, Lu Global, that leverages technology from China yet is tailored specifically for As...

NPP's Lovney : “Our focus is to make real time payments more accessible to Australians”

Lovney said in order to help foster the ecosystem and drive volume on the platform, NPP Australia are developing standards for structured data in a nu...

Remittances and FX services – how banks are trying to crawl back these businesses from MTOs

Given that remittances are so lucrative in so many markets in Asia, and that new competitors are offering faster and cheaper services, banks will need...

Saxo Bank uses AI to deliver insights to traders and consumers

Going beyond its roots in trading, Saxo Bank is launching a new investment platform that promises consumers better returns at a lower cost...

Fincross International's Lavegardi: "We are on the age of asset tokenisation"

With the emergence and proliferation of the crypto technology/economy, the age of asset tokenisation has begun. ...

Azzana’s Herreman: "Will corporates use API connectivity?"

In the FX space, as in all others, multichannel connectivity is key – and API is quickly becoming a prominent channel that can no longer be side-li...

Silent Eight’s Markiewicz: "Costs force fighting fraud to shift from people to AI"

Silent Eight CEO Martin Markiewicz sees AI as a way for banks to arm themselves with better weapons to prevent financial crime...

Grab grows financial inclusion and its payments impact across Southeast Asia

Grab’s key objectives going forward include driving increased acceptance of e-wallets, adding more big brand names to the rewards programme, and dev...

NGC’s Lim: "Amid shifting horizons, regional crypto regulations pave the way towards a more certain future"

Contrary to beliefs that guidelines may essentially diminish interest in blockchain and crypto, it in fact, helps to legitimise the industry in the e...

SWIFT's Moon: "Instant payments - the heart of the payments landscape"

The approach to cross-border payments should be one that is holistic, utilising financial rails that are ubiquitous, free of friction, fast, standard...

Deutsche Bank's Lynne: "It is a question of scale"

David Lynne, Deutsche Bank’s new head of global transaction banking in Asia Pacific and country head of Singapore discussed his key priorities...

SWIFT focuses on real-time payment at Sibos 2018

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Suvo Sarkar on the new Tao of financial services

Internet finance has put on an impressive feats globally with countless start-ups emerging across continents. In China, nearly 20% of its GDP driven b...

Zopa gears up for launch of digital bank

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Top digital retail financial services provider in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa

The most competitive digital retail financial institutions come all but from China, and the elite club of the top 10, representing all non-bank financ...

Artificial Intelligence shines as key enabling technology among fintechs in Beijing Financial Innovation Showcase and Competition

Eight fintech finalists were selected for the competition. Each fintech made a seven minute presentation pitch followed by three minutes of questions ...

Yirendai, China’s largest P2P consumer finance platform, expands beyond lending

Yirendai, the largest P2P online consumer finance marketplace in China, offers services that are based on technology-driven innovations such as big da...

(Sponsored Content) DBS enhances digital banking experience with Video Teller Machines

DBS has improved its digital customer experience by making most branch banking transactions digital though it s Video Teller Machines...

BNY Mellon's Broom and Kim: "Digital innovation could be a true game changer in the world of trade"

Digital innovation could be a true game changer in the world of trade, delivering new capabilities that could not only facilitate optimised, efficien...

Suvo Sarkar on the new Tao of financial services

Internet finance has put on an impressive feats globally with countless start-ups emerging across continents. In China, nearly 20% of its GDP driven b...

Patterns of disruption are forcing banks to rapidly adopt new technology enabled models

Driven by competition and rapid disruption, banks increasingly spend on technology enabled models targeted to improve customer experience and service ...

Robo-advisory in Singapore: Bringing new and mature investors on board