Interviews Aug 05 Kasikornbank repositions FX distribution through digital execution As foreign exchange (FX) markets fragment across platforms, currencies and regulatory regimes, Kasikornbank is expanding its FX and capital markets pr... 243
Interviews Aug 05 Can virtual accounts reduce Thailand’s corporate reconciliation burden? Krungthai Bank launches virtual accounts to solve corporate reconciliation pain, letting clients track thousands of payments under one master account.... 311
Interviews Jul 30 Is transaction banking in Nigeria becoming a platform business? Transaction banking in Nigeria is increasingly digital and liquidity-driven. Stanbic IBTC is positioning its franchise around integrated liquidity m... 634
Weekly Brief Jul 30 DTCC survey quantifies $300–$400 billion Treasury clearing gap ahead of mandate Financial Market Weekly: DTCC's Treasury clearing readiness, BNY's launch of digital transfer agency for tokenised funds, Malaysia's record-tight $1.5... 591
Weekly Brief Jul 29 Southern Africa's regional payment system adds Angolan kwanza as second settlement currency Transaction Finance Weekly: SADC-RTGS added the Angolan kwanza as its first new settlement currency since 2013, Visa partnered with Airwallex on freig... 616
Weekly Brief Jul 21 Emirates NBD goes live on Partior for 24/7 USD settlement, Deutsche Bank expands APAC escrow From Emirates NBD's real-time dollar payments to Deutsche Bank's trade finance guarantees and BBVA's Swift retail scheme, this week saw banks racing t... 622
Awards Ceremonies Jul 17 The Asian Banker China Awards 2026 spotlight AI, transaction banking and retail transformation This year’s awards show how Chinese banks are embedding artificial intelligence (AI) into core operations, strengthening transaction banking capabil... 704
Interviews Jul 17 How is HSBC applying corporate lending discipline to pre-profit start-ups? HSBC's Innovation Banking unit is moving earlier into start-ups' lifecycles across Southeast Asia, tying credit decisions to institutional backing and... 803
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... 207
Co-published Jul 08 Vietcombank expands wholesale and cross-border banking with platform-led solutions Vietcombank is expanding its wholesale and cross-border banking operations through a platform-led approach that seamlessly embeds payments, trade and ... 919
Conference Jul 08 Will CBDCs, stablecoins and deposit tokens rewrite the rules of money? CBDCs, stablecoins and tokenised deposits are moving past the pilot stage, forcing banks to pick a lane before standards settle. Executives from ZA Ba... 1095
Interviews Jul 07 Can Maybank turn its Singapore-Malaysia strength into an ASEAN advantage? Chong Wee Yeat, Head of Global Banking at Maybank Singapore is positioning the bank’s Malaysia-Singapore corridor depth as a route to wider ASEAN cl... 1501
Weekly Brief Jun 30 Standard Bank becomes first African bank to clear Renminbi, HSBC scales TradeCash in Singapore Standard Bank becomes the first African bank authorised to clear Renminbi transactions, as HSBC's TradeCash goes live in Singapore and the IFC and San... 192
Current Account Jun 25 All 32 US banks pass Fed stress test as higher rate assumptions offset growing credit losses The Fed's 2026 supervisory stress test cleared every large US bank against a scenario modelling $708 billion in projected losses, but the cleanest agg... 1500
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... 762
Interviews Jun 05 How should treasury operate in a volatile always-on economy? A more volatile business environment, shifting trade patterns and rising expectations around responsiveness are changing what multinational corporatio... 1110
Interviews Jun 03 How can Mizuho become Asia Pacific's regional connector bank? Mizuho Bank is strengthening transaction banking as a strategic pillar of its Asia Pacific franchise. Its adoption of SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity form... 1142
Current Account May 26 CIMB Group posts $400 million Q1 profit as fee income and cost cuts offset margin pressure Malaysia’s second-largest lender by assets reported steady income growth and lower costs, while net interest margins showed early signs of stabilisa... 1319
Interviews May 25 HSBC tokenises deposits to solve 24/7 treasury problem Lewis Sun, global head of digital currencies, corporate and institutional banking at HSBC, explains how tokenised deposits can give corporate treasure... 2386
Rankings May 14 Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Citi rank as the world's best corporate, investment and wholesale banks The 2026 ranking of 100 institutions across 34 countries highlights how digital investment drives financial outcomes, with Middle Eastern banks gainin... 2995
Interviews May 11 UOB builds transaction banking through long-term investment, diversification and execution depth A decade of sustained product investment, broader sector coverage and consistent delivery on complex client mandates has transformed UOB's transaction... 1243
Analysis May 11 OCBC uses wealth and deposits to defend earnings as rates fall OCBC’s first-quarter profit rose 5% to SGD 1.97 billion ($1.46 billion) as record non-interest income offset weaker lending margins, while its plann... 1490
Interviews May 11 kompasbank pushes SME banking beyond lending kompasbank CEO Michael Hurup Andersen believes SME banking is moving beyond standalone lending products towards operational banking models built aroun... 1210
Feature May 05 Beyond borders financing scales with integration Capital, flows and risk are expanding beyond borders across infrastructure, transition and supply chains, with integration beginning to shape a more c... 1621
Interviews Apr 09 Standard Chartered builds transaction banking around ASEAN’s cross-border complexity Standard Chartered's Ankur Kanwar discusses the bank's transaction banking business in ASEAN, positioned around rising intra-Asia flows, fragmented li... 2492
Interviews Mar 31 OCBC advances digital banking through enhanced architecture and embedded integration OCBC is reshaping the future of regional banking across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China and Macau through Velocity and the OCBC Busin... 3962
Interviews Mar 25 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... 2846
Analysis Feb 27 UOB reports $5.7 billion net profit after pre-emptive provisions as fee income reaches record UOB's 2025 performance highlights pre-emptive provisioning's impact on earnings, offset by record fee income and diversified income streams.... 3183
Opinion Feb 26 Stablecoins: Reshaping finance with Singapore leading the way Singapore shifts from financial sandbox to deploying stablecoins, embedding tokenised money into its financial system.... 5155
Analysis Feb 10 DBS reports $8.1 billion net profit and 16.2% ROE as fee income offsets margin compression DBS’ 2025 results show income increasingly generated from customer activity rather than credit intermediation. Deposits, advisory distribution, sett... 4952
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 28 CFIT positions the UK as a model of prudence in digital-money regulation CFIT’s Nicole Sandler outlines the UK’s stability-first stablecoin approach, global divergence in reserve and redemption models, and what banks mu... 2650
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 18 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... 2817
Round Up Oct 27 Banks converge on AI, interoperability and tokenisation to build the next frontier of payments and trade At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, banks showcased AI, interoperability and tokenisation to modernise payments, trade, treasury and finance, building seamless g... 5996
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... 3060
Conference Oct 03 Institutions make crypto mainstream at TOKEN2049 CME’s $40B crypto derivatives peak, signalling rising institutional adoption, with ETFs, treasuries, and stablecoins driving TradFi-DeFi convergence... 3438
Awards Ceremonies Sep 29 David Lynne named Transaction Finance Leader of the Year for driving Deutsche Bank’s strategic growth and digital transformation David Lynne leads Deutsche Bank’s Corporate Bank’s digital transformation, expanding global client mandates and sustainability initiatives.... 3694
Feature Sep 22 Beyond crypto – Stablecoins and tokenised assets in mainstream banking Stablecoins and tokenised assets are moving beyond their origins in the crypto markets and into mainstream banking and finance. Banks, market infrastr... 5395
Co-published Aug 25 UOB strengthens regional trade and treasury connectivity through digital solutions UOB is strengthening its position in transaction banking across ASEAN and Greater China through UOB Infinity, integrating trade, cash and financial su... 10007
Analysis Aug 12 DBS builds strategic momentum through resilience, integration and innovation DBS posted record first-half 2025 results by strengthening its balance sheet, integrating clients, and embedding digital capabilities. Its “One Bank... 5509
Roundtable Jun 05 Banks recalibrate cross-border payment strategies and orchestrate platforms for a real- time, multi-rail world Banks are moving beyond legacy rail limitations to build orchestrated, customer-centric payment platforms. From consolidating real-time rails and dome... 5275
Interviews May 14 UOB strengthens leadership in transaction banking across Asia UOB continues to expand and entrench its foothold in transaction banking across Asia, driven by a focus on digital integration, regional connectivity ... 9078
Interviews Apr 14 Deutsche Bank strengthens APAC transaction banking franchise through client-centric innovation and disciplined growth Deutsche Bank outlines its strategy for sustainable growth in transaction banking across Asia Pacific and beyond, leveraging its European heritage, ex... 6241
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... 8356
Interviews Mar 17 Bank of America expands Asia Pacific transaction banking through customised solutions and technology innovation Bank of America is expanding its transaction banking business across Asia Pacific, positioning itself as a partner for multinational corporations, fin... 12411
Opinion Mar 13 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... 3744
Interviews Nov 14 Libeara on democratising access to asset tokenisation Aaron Gwak, founder and CEO of Libeara, discussed how his SC Ventures-backed platform is advancing asset tokenisation, sharing its approach to bridgin... 5871
Opinion Apr 02 Banks’ online channel features: Bridging towards treasury management systems (TMS) ... 5252
Co-published article Mar 12 China CITIC Bank International leverages new integrated treasury platform to drive expansion and compliance ... 10515
