Interviews
In this interview, Wee Ee Cheong, deputy chairman and CEO of United Overseas Bank, a leading Singapore bank with a major presence in ASEAN, shares insights…
Interviews
The fintech’s shift to a full-fledged digital bank in Malaysia reflects its focus on regional expansion and the ethos of financial inclusion, backed by…
Interviews
The linchpin of cross-border finance for decades, Swift fosters innovation through collaborations and experiments with central banks and industry enablers
Interview
Strong financial performance and operational efficiency will allow SATO Technologies to scale up mining power over the next 12 to 24 months leading to…
Excerpts
NDB focuses on sustainable development and infrastructure financing in emerging economies, collaborating with other multilateral banks and seeking to mobilize…
Excerpts
Swift remains adaptable and committed to integrating emerging technologies like digital currencies and blockchain, ensuring efficient cross-border transactions…
Interviews
The bank will expand its worldwide wholesale banking business through its Asia Pacific network, concentrating on industry knowledge, sustainability, and…
Excerpts
Daniel Cheong, head of consumer banking at CIMB, is spearheading an innovative approach to cater to diverse customer needs through evolving product offerings,…
Excerpts
Formerly a French buyout specialist, Ardian today is a global private equity house with a portfolio worth $156 billion, diversifying across sectors with…
Interviews
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 model…
Interviews
Cloud-based infrastructure plays a crucial role in enabling digital cross-border instant payment systems between Singapore and India
Feature
Asia has banded together to improve cross-border payment integration, connectivity, and interoperability for faster, cheaper, and more inclusive transactions,…
Interview
Budiman Tanjung, chief of network and digital banking at Bank CIMB Niaga, shares how its retail banking business benefitted from rising interest rates…
Feature
Chairman of NatWest Group and the first chairman of the Financial Services Authority, Howard Davies, is a polymath whose career spans academia, public…
Excerpts
Indonesian fintech lending platform, Batumbu, is providing supply chain financing for FMCG, F&B, and pharmaceutical sectors, aiming to facilitate business…
Excerpts
PermataBank melds the highs of digital banking with a human touch, retooling both technology and design to delight customers across touchpoints
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South Korea’s private fintech alliance envisions a competitive fintech industry that creates quality jobs and provides innovative services
Excerpts
GLN’s portfolio of mobile payment services spans developed and emerging-market economies in the US Pacific territory of Saipan, and Asia
Excerpts
Hana Bank stays ahead of fintech players and digital-only banks by strengthening its own digital capabilities, and broadening its spread of online products…
Excerpts
Shinhan Bank, one of South Korea’s oldest banks, has been actively promoting digital transformation and innovation, premiering metaverse initiative Shinamon…
Excerpts
KB Financial’s success in the corporate and investment banking space can be attributed to its reorganisation efforts since 2018
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Sacombank implements Temenos Infinity to provide composable banking services and elevate the omnichannel experience for users
Excerpts
Bank Central Asia (BCA), the largest listed company in Indonesia and the biggest bank in Southeast Asia by market capitalisation, has experienced a remarkable…
Interviews
Simon Beitz, CEO of Alex Bank, discusses how the bank is disrupting the traditional banking industry with a lending-led and low operating cost business…
Excerpts
ICBC established a new data platform operation centre to facilitate business integration and reduce data redundancy, which helped the bank acquire over…
Excerpts
Deutsche Bank posted its highest profits since 2007 following a strategic overhaul in 2019—strong transaction banking performance in Asia Pacific and data-driven…
Excerpts
Ping An is partnering with digital supply chain and e-commerce platforms to grow its transaction banking business and serve customers across their trade…
Excerpts
UOB is enhancing the client experience through its new digital banking platform, UOB Infinity, that allows users to manage cash, trade, and financial supply…
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CMB Wealth, the asset management subsidiary of China Merchants Bank, has become China’s largest in just three years, generating over four million transactions…
Interview
Inclusive innovation in central banking can enhance monetary and financial stability, according to Daniel Eidan, advisor and solution architect of BIS,…
Excerpts
Bank of Beijing’s new early-warning system enables bank to proactively predict, manage and prevent credit defaults
Excerpts
Sheng Liurong, chief financial officer at CCB, introduced the bank’s new asset and liability management system, that allows the bank to better monitor…
Research Note
Banks are leveraging digital solutions, risk management strategies, and user-centric approaches to drive growth in the wake of COVID-19
Excerpts
OCBC’s Sunny Quek and Serene Koh hope to distinguish the industry-changing innovations that OCBC has achieved from the achievements of other banks—many…
Interviews
Kelvin Tan of Standard Chartered Bank and Peter Murray of Amazon Web Services discussed the launch of BukaTabungan, the digital bank partnership with Indonesia’s…
Excerpts
Today, National ITMX and PromptPay have established cross-border real-time QR payments with six countries—Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore…
Excerpts
UOB is focused on a balanced business approach for scaling up strong, organic new-customer and profit growth as it enlarges regional retail franchise
Opinions
A veteran of the credit card industry, Piyapan joined TTB as president to lead its retail banking business and plans to make TTB one of the top four in…
Current Account
US financial regulators have announced damage-control measures for the Silicon Valley Bank crisis. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen promised that there…
Trendwatch
Most parts of the world and advanced economies such as the United States and European Union are expected to experience a significant slowdown in growth…
Trendwatch
BIS Innovation Hub in its report, Project mBridge: Connecting economies through CBDC, has validated the proposition that CBDCs can substantially increase…
Interview
Singapore offers glimpses into the future of digital currencies and payment infrastructures that will enable instant, intelligent and more efficient retail,…
Co-published
The financial services industry in Southeast Asia has seen the entry of standalone challenger digital banks, and while incumbents are competing by investing…
Research Note
The imminent entry of digital-only banks will further accelerate the digitalisation of the Malaysian financial industry. However, incumbents that are deep…
Interview
James Tran, digital bank centre head, TPBank, highlighted that the bank's digital transformation is made possible by shifting to a digital-focused business…
Interview
Giang Pham, director of VPBank’s digital banking service centre, discussed how VPBank’s digital-only bank implementation reflects its “business by segment”…
Interviews
Ti Eng Hui, CEO of Brunei-based Baiduri Bank Group described how its new core banking system will position it for the future by simplifying IT operations,…
Datafiles
The mBridge pilot has tested the issuance of over $12 million in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and payments of over $22 million on bridge. It…
Datafiles
Alternative credit is flourishing in Thailand as big technology platforms fill in the lending gaps left by traditional financial institutions. Known for…
Datafiles
The weak sales growth for this year’s Double 11 shopping festival was largely driven by the depressed consumer sentiment and logistical disruptions under…