Awards Ceremonies May 15 United Overseas Bank, Deutsche Bank and Vietcombank honoured for leadership in cross-border investment, trade finance and sustainable finance United Overseas Bank, Deutsche Bank and Vietcombank were recognised at the TAB Global Business Achievement Awards 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ... 484
Awards Ceremonies May 15 Bank of America and Deutsche Bank lead Business Achievement Awards 2026 for excellence in financial services innovation The TAB Global Business Achievement Awards 2026 honoured leading institutions for excellence in global transaction banking, payments, and trade and su... 587
Awards Ceremonies May 13 Angelia Toh, Arshad Nuval Othman, David Lim, Harry Sofri Putranda, Nur Jannah Nor’azam and Terence Tan recognised as Promising Young Bankers for institutional impact and leadership Six executives from BNY, CIMB Islamic Bank, Alliance Bank Malaysia, Bank Mandiri and Bank of America were awarded by the TAB Global Promising Young Ba... 513
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... 773
Analysis May 08 UOB targets fee-led growth as Citi integration yields 8.5 million ASEAN customers UOB posted SGD 1.4 billion ($1 billion) in first-quarter 2026 net profit as lower lending margins shift focus from the Citibank integration to convert... 1414
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... 1128
Current Account May 05 OCBC acquires HSBC Indonesia's retail and wealth unit in $4.9B AUM deal The acquisition of HSBC Indonesia's International Wealth and Premier Banking operations adds 336,000 customers and about 1,300 staff to OCBC Indonesia... 1378
Interviews Apr 09 MUFG builds its Asia transaction banking franchise on an integrated regional platform Belinda Han, managing director and head of transaction banking Asia Pacific, MUFG Bank, discusses how the bank is growing its transaction banking fran... 1847
Analysis Mar 26 Banking beyond the rate cycle Following a year of falling interest benchmarks and shifting trade corridors, Tan Su Shan set out a view of banking resilience that rests less on cred... 1334
Analysis Feb 26 Standard Chartered delivers 14.7% RoTE as three-year plan targets are achieved a year early Standard Chartered reported record income and profit growth, with return on tangible equity exceeding its strategic milestone early.... 2286
Roundtable Dec 23 British International Investment deepens climate-finance push in Asia The UK’s development finance arm, British International Investment, is scaling its presence in Southeast Asia through platform-building, patient cap... 4875
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 20 How DCJPY is building the tokenised deposit model in Japan DeCurret DCP’s Mai Kaneko explains how DCJPY is shaping Japan’s regulated ecosystem for tokenised deposits, stablecoins and future CBDC use.... 2477
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 20 Bank of America builds a future-ready global payments infrastructure Rich Clow explains how Bank of America is modernising payments infrastructure to deliver scalable, interoperable and simplified services across global... 2370
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 20 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 ... 2193
HK Fintech Week Nov 19 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... 2533
Opinion Nov 04 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.... 1233
Trendwatch Oct 28 Leadership that redefines banking in 2025 Every three years, the TAB Global Leadership Achievement Awards take stock of the individuals reshaping the banking industry. Unlike many recognition ... 3189
Conference Jun 27 Rebuilding economic resilience and reimagining China’s growth amid global disruption At the 2025 The Asian Banker Future of Finance China Summit, held on 26 June in Beijing, five distinguished keynote speakers from academia, government... 3039
Interviews Jun 05 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... 4461
Institutional Awards May 29 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.... 2991
Leadership Awards May 23 TAB Global confers William “Bill” Seidman Lifetime Leadership Achievement Award on Muliaman Hadad: Recognising enduring contributions to financial supervision and governance Muliaman Hadad is honoured for a lifetime of leadership that reshaped Indonesia’s financial system—championing regulatory reform, inclusive financ... 3715
Leadership Awards May 22 Helen Wong awarded CEO of the Year in Asia Pacific Helen Wong’s visionary leadership at OCBC has driven regional growth, digital innovation and sustainability. She has aligned strategy, scaled wealth... 4495
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 ... 8427
Interviews Mar 11 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... 138715
