Weekly Brief Jul 30 X enters financial services with accounts, cards and payments Retail Finance Weekly: X launches X Money, Upstart secures a conditional bank charter, PayPal lifts payment volume to $486.4 billion, and DBS expands ... 637
Current Account Jul 28 India’s Bank of Baroda data breach exposes customer records after employee email compromise A compromised employee email account allegedly exposed customer identification documents, loan records and internal audit files. The bank has not disc... 4187
Weekly Brief Jul 07 Standard Chartered completes remittance in 37 seconds as Swift's new payments scheme goes live In transaction finance this week, Standard Chartered completes the world's first live remittance under Swift's new retail payments scheme, as UK banks... 196
Weekly Brief Jul 06 BlackRock private credit fund gates again, India's HDFC Bank clears governance review BlackRock's HPS fund gates withdrawals for a second quarter as insurer private credit exposure draws Treasury scrutiny, while HDFC Bank clears a gover... 154
Weekly Brief Jul 06 China's central bank adds overnight repo tool, RBI names AI cyberattacks top bank risk Four central bank chiefs unite in Sintra against forward guidance, as the ECB's Claudia Buch resists easing capital rules, China debuts an overnight r... 233
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... 172
Weekly Brief May 18 Warsh takes the Fed as US-China talks reset trade risk Kevin Warsh is confirmed as Federal Reserve chair, Trump's Beijing visit extends the US-China trade truce, Japan's megabanks post record profits with ... 170
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... 2946
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... 2808
Analysis Feb 27 Emirates NBD surpasses AED 1 trillion in assets as regional expansion accelerates Emirates NBD surpasses AED 1.16 trillion ($317 billion) in assets as regional expansion accelerates... 3816
Interviews Oct 17 Bank of Punjab’s digital strategy confronts challenges in SME expansion Through a digital-first strategy targeting SMEs and agriculture, the Bank of Punjab is expanding financial inclusion in Pakistan, balancing innovation... 2741
Opinion Apr 30 Weak banks, strong solutions: The bridge bank approach in Bangladesh A bridge bank is a temporary financial institution established by regulators to take over and manage the operations of a failing bank until a permanen... 12733
Interviews Mar 19 Strengthening the foundations of Commercial Bank of Ceylon Under CEO Sanath Manatunge, Commercial Bank of Ceylon has maintained its position at the forefront of Sri Lanka’s banking sector, focusing on asset ... 8711
Interviews Feb 24 SCB’s Mary Huen embodies visionary leadership in transforming times Standard Chartered Bank’s Mary Huen shared her strategic vision for driving growth, fostering innovation and navigating challenges in one of the wor... 9975
Opinion Jan 04 Bridging two worlds: Why stablecoins can be the missing link Stablecoins bridge traditional banking and digital assets, enhancing cross-border payments, financial inclusion, and global trade while requiring robu... 4693
Interviews Dec 09 HNB’s strategic vision to drive transformation, growth and industry leadership Damith Pallewatte, managing director/CEO of HNB, has charted a bold and ambitious course for the institution. Under his leadership, HNB is embracing ... 8847
Feature Nov 04 Rethinking global trade and supply chain finance Global trade is facing significant challenges as sanctions, tariffs, and shifting supply chains reshape the landscape. ... 5437
Opinion Oct 19 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.... 4484
Interviews Oct 16 Buna poised to transform cross-border payments in the Arab region and beyond Buna, launched by the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), is reshaping cross-border payments by enhancing financial inclusion, reducing inefficiencies, and fost... 9905
Interviews Oct 10 Sashidhar Jagdishan's strategic leadership at HDFC Bank recognised in Asia Pacific Sashidhar Jagdishan, managing director and CEO of HDFC Bank, received the Bank CEO of the Year in Asia Pacific award for 2024, acknowledging his resil... 15906
Panel Discussion Aug 29 Strategies for success: Insights from ASEAN’s financial leaders at the Temenos Regional Forum 2024 Banking experts from across ASEAN discussed the critical role of technology and regulation in modernising financial systems, strengthening consumer pr... 4659
Opinion May 25 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... 12967
Sibos Round Up Sep 09 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... 7308
Sibos Round Up Sep 09 KMB’s Bhandari: “We believe in the principle of simple and fast” Shekhar Bhandari, head of global transaction banking at Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB), shares how KMB leverages its digital-first strategy by launching in... 8110
Sep 03 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... 12885
Interviews May 04 ICICI Bank’s Balakrishnan: “Going digital doesn’t mean giving away money” ... 24514
