AB500 Jul 01 Brexit – impact and implications for the global banking and financial industry The impossible has happened. Britain has decided to part ways with Europe. After the initial shocks, what does it mean for the global banking and fina... 2493
AB500 Jul 05 Managing IFRS 9 expected credit losses and forecast uncertainty As financial institutions are currently focusing on the execution of their IFRS 9 program and solution integration, risk and finance teams are working... 2065
AB500 Jul 23 Snippets from Huawei Global FSI Summit 2015 chaired by Emmanuel Daniel Emmanuel Daniel, chairman, The Asian Banker recently chaired the "Huawei Global FSI Summit 2015 - Reshaping IT to drive business transformation" in Be... 5283
TABLive Jul 17 Markets disrupted: Financial crises and the Trump dilemma In a highly engaging session during The Future of Finance Summit 2017 in Singapore, Barney Frank, former US congressman and co-author of Dodd-Frank Ac... 5863
TABLive Jul 28 Singapore introduces initiatives to boost banks' role in payments and expansion into non-financial businesses At the 44th Annual Dinner of The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), Minister for Finance, Heng Swee Keat, and outgoing chairman of ABS and CEO o... 7438
TABLive Jul 24 Eureeca's Quawasmi: "Liquidity will be the new catalyst for the equity crowdfunding industry" Sam Quawasmi, co-founder and managing director of Eureeca.com, sheds light on what the equity crowdfunding platform is about, how it delivers its prod... 5124
TABLive Jul 26 Engineering smarter cities and fintech through collaboration David Shrier, managing director of MIT Connection Science and Engineering, shares several major trends and technologies that are disrupting financial ... 7379
TABLive Jul 30 Clearly’s Taylor: “We build a partnership with a bank that has an existing licence to ensure that everything that we do is regulated” Darren Taylor, chief designer of Clearly, gives a rundown on what the company aims to provide its partner banks – from different banking solutions t... 2286
TABLive Jul 19 Tim Berners-Lee on the future of finance Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, traced the evolution of the Web that he created. How its existence as a free and open platform has be... 7252
Interviews Jul 19 "Be angry, be hungry, for good" Emmanuel Daniel, chairman, The Asian Banker, outlines the profiles of several digital entrepreneurs to remind bankers the skill, talent and passion th... 8714
TABLive Jul 03 (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... 11943
Speeches and Presentations Jul 15 Cybersecurity regulatory framework: The need to improve data privacy and security regulation - an institutional perspective Stephane Nappo, global chief information security officer, Societe General, spoke about cybersecurity best practices and how financial institutions ca... 7027
Jul 31 HNB’s Alles: Vision 2020 is all about achieving qualitative goals In a candid interview with Emmanuel Daniel, the bank CEO looks back at the company’s transformation, talks about plans for digitalisation and share... 4371
Jul 24 Ping An Bank’s Xie: “Those who focus on technologies will be the winners” Ping An Bank chairman Xie Yonglin talked about the bank’s transformation journey into a leading retail financial services provider, the evolution of... 13587
Speeches and Presentations Jul 13 Qatar Islamic Bank’s Gamal: “Investment in technology pays off” In an interview with The Asian Banker, Bassel Gamal, Qatar Islamic Bank’s group CEO, makes known that the bank is not resting on its laurels after h... 10064
TABLive Jul 06 Uncertain times call for predictable cross-border payment experiences The uncertainty stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated more efficient and predictable experiences when moving money across borders, say... 7448
Radio Finance Jul 06 VEON's Herrero: "4G or 5G, telcos are looking for financial content" NASDAQ-traded VEON believes that while the transition to 5G is not expected to happen soon in the markets it is serving, there are growth opportunitie... 7201
Sponsored Jul 09 Asian banks keep up to speed on ISO 20022 migration The new global language for financial communications is very much a work in progress. Nancy So of Deutsche Bank assesses how banks across the region ... 14365
TABLive Jul 09 Asian Banks keep up to speed on ISO 20022 migration The new global language for financial communications is very much a work in progress. Nancy So of Deutsche Bank assesses how banks across the region ... 4214
TABLive Jul 13 Time for real-time payments worldwide BPC Banking Technologies leverages a unique proposition with ecosystem linkages to implement modern payment infrastructures from real-time national pa... 10059
interviews Jul 22 BIV’s Ive: “Alternative meat is a revolution not an evolution” In this first part of the Wealth and Society Dialogue Series, Andrew D. Ive, founder and general partner of Big Idea Ventures, discusses the growing a... 1057
Sponsored Jul 30 “Delivering the next generation cloud-native core banking platform for banks in Asia Pacific” Nick Wilde, managing director for Asia Pacific (APAC) at Thought Machine, a cloud native technology provider, discusses the readiness of financial ins... 8877
interviews Jul 05 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 financial exchanges and markets to improve outdated operating model... 23105
TABLive Jul 02 Identify legitimate family offices with due diligence “People do fall for scammers,” says David Grammig, founder and managing director of consultancy firm Grammig Advisory. He explains the multilayere... 2738
interviews Jul 06 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... 5864
interviews Jul 06 Security Bank’s Dinn: “Technology doesn’t deliver by itself” In this Leadership Perspective series, Colin Dinn, executive vice president and segment head of Enterprise Technology and Operations at Security Bank ... 6673
TABLive Jul 07 “Crypto should not be branded as making the impossible, possible” Stephane de Baets, founder and president of Elevated Returns, explains what the digitisation of financial product will do and managing the expectation... 2092
TABLive Jul 07 “Banks need to provide different payment options” Sharon Tan, executive director at DBS, points out that banks should make it easy for clients to make payments, especially with the ongoing pandemic. ... 3241
Jul 07 Mark Carney: “Banks are prepared to make climate change commitment at COP26” Newly appointed UN envoy on climate change, Mark Carney, discussed his role and what he hopes to achieve at the upcoming COP26 as well as his views on... 6479
TABLive Jul 09 “Interoperability will reduce costs for everyone” Paula Hunter, executive director of Mojaloop Foundation, shares the objective of the open-source foundation in creating a software platform that would... 1644
TABLive Jul 09 “A ‘big bang’ of DLT projects will go live” With all the potential use cases and ongoing developments around distributed ledger technology, Benjamin Soh, co-founder and managing director of STAC... 2596
TABLive Jul 19 “I’m a big fan of The Asian Banker” Mark Carney, former governor of the central banks of England and Canada, makes a surprise admission while revealing how he ended up as both the UN spe... 2601
TABLive Jul 19 “Not all cryptocurrencies are created equally in terms of energy consumption” Mark Carney, the Former Bank of England governor and now a UN special envoy for climate and finance, shares his opinion on the environmental impact of... 2069
TABLive Jul 19 “Third-party providers should adhere to the same values of the company” Carlo Nazareno, BDO senior vice president for its Transaction Banking Group, emphasises the importance of choosing partners who share the same values ... 2703
TABLive Jul 19 “Reduce time, costs and innovate very quickly to prepare for modernisation” Colin Dinn, Security Bank’s executive vice president and head of Enterprise Technology and Operations, shares his modernisation program strategy and... 2704
TABLive Jul 19 “Customers have more loyalty towards brands that make them better” Millie Gillon, global head for Client Experience at Standard Chartered, points out that customers are looking for brands that know their specific pref... 3753
interviews Jul 26 MB Bank’s Luu Trung: “A cashless society has become more critical today in Vietnam” In this Leadership Perspective series, Luu Trung Thai, Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB Bank) vice chairman of the board of directors and CEO,... 8370
TABLive Jul 27 BIDV – Winning in a digital-first era BIDV launched its mobile banking app Quickloan during the COVID-19 pandemic to encourage customers to turn to e-transactions and to provide digital lo... 6251
Interviews Jul 08 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... 21861
Interviews Jul 14 "Going bitcoin is generating new investors for El Salvador" Mónica Taher is the senior most government official tasked with bringing businesses, academia and government together to look into new businesses for... 2324
Interviews Jul 14 Samson Mow speaks with Emmanuel Daniel on bitcoin bonds Samson Mow, CEO of JAN3 and Pixelmatic, caught the attention of El Salvador president Bukele with his idea of a country issuing bitcoin bonds and star... 2053
Interviews Jul 14 Leo Elduayen on banks carrying tokenised assets Several banks in Latin America already carry tokenised assets on their balance sheet, according to Leo Elduayen co-founder of Koibanx. He also shared ... 3446
TABLive Jul 18 GoTo’s Patrick Cao: “Our main market is resilient to inflationary shocks” Patrick Cao, president of GoTo Group, discussed how Indonesia, its main market, remains resilient to inflationary shocks thanks to interventions by th... 2469
Interviews Jul 15 GoTo’s Patrick Cao: “We will double down on Indonesia” Patrick Cao, president of GoTo Group, the largest technology player in Indonesia, talked about the company’s strategy to improve its bottomline foll... 1485
TABLive Jul 28 N1CO to get rid of informal credit in El Salvador and Central America Alejandro McCormack, COO and executive director of N1CO discussed with Emmanuel Daniel how N1CO envisions itself as a fully Central American digital ... 2135
Panel Discussion Jul 13 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 in March, with pan... 4564
Panel Discussion Jul 12 Barney Frank: Regulators unaware of risk of Signature Bank’s imminent failure Signature Bank’s collapse highlights the need for reforms to address liquidity, regulate cryptocurrencies, and protect depositor interests... 3672
Interviews Jul 17 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... 10326
Panel Discussion Jul 13 Technology and consumer behaviour revolutionise banking by transforming the deposit business ... 1540
Speech Jul 24 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... 4194
Speech Jul 24 Emmanuel Daniel: “We are coming to the end of the platform era” At Seamless Middle East 2023 in Dubai, Emmanuel Daniel discussed the ongoing transformation of the financial landscape, how the consumer will drive th... 2725
Interviews Jul 26 Transforming debt collection in Southeast Asia amid rising NPL Then Kian Foh, co-CEO of Collectius, delves into the intricacies of the NPL market in Southeast Asia, and the company’s unique regional operating mo... 5709
Interviews Jul 25 Bitkub’s Topp Srupsrisopa: “We want to be the most trusted crypto platform in Thailand” Jirayut 'Topp' Srupsrisopa, founder and group CEO of Bitkub Capital Group Holdings, discussed the company’s commitment to compliance after a series ... 4054
Panel Discussion Jul 27 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... 5237
Interviews Jul 04 Maybank Singapore to lead regional wealth management business with value Alvin Lee, CEO of Maybank Singapore, discussed the bank’s strategic initiatives, its role as a regional hub, and the importance of a value-driven ap... 5359
Panel Discussion Jul 03 Balancing innovation and financial regulations in AI At the BIS Innovation Summit 2024 in May, HKMA’s Eddie Yue and Chia Der Jiun from MAS highlighted the balance between AI innovation and regulatory f... 2387
Interviews Jul 09 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... 3809
interviews Jul 23 Yaser Abu-Mostafa: “AI can unlock DNA secrets and more” Caltech professor Yaser Abu-Mostafa shared his vision of artificial intelligence unlocking the secrets of DNA and transforming healthcare with Emmanu... 3267
TABLive Jul 09 Asian Banks keep up to speed on ISO 20022 migration The new global language for financial communications is very much a work in progress. Nancy So of Deutsche Bank assesses how banks across the region ... 96349
