On 1 January 2020, the new Swiss Financial Services Act will have a profound effect on the business activities of Asian financial service providers with…
The food industry is an enormous driver of climate change, and our current global food system is pushing our natural world to the breaking point.
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Interview,
Guy Verhofstadt, former prime minister of Belgium, admits that the European Union is still a weak organisation. And in a future that heralds a “world of…
SWIFT’s Julien Blanchez, Head of Data and Analytics, looks at the central role of data in supporting the move to real-time payments.
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Case Study,
Bridging financing gap across three countries, Funding Societies/Modalku’s machine learning based risk assessment model, partnership ecosystem and range…
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Research Note,
As the role of corporate treasury evolves beyond its traditional core functions of cash and liquidity management, banks are making substantial investments…
The age of e-commerce, big tech, social media and fintech has dawned on Asia and Thailand is at the epicentre of this wave of industry disruption
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Research Report,
Banks are moving away from the gloomy outlook that previously reigned in the financial world. In The Asian Banker Future of Finance “Risk and Regulation”…
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News Analysis,
As the trade conflict between the US and China continues to rumble on, there appear to be more losers than winners. Worse, we could all be losers, according…
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Hang Seng Bank tops the ranking in Asia Pacific for this year’s The Asian Banker Strongest Banks By Balance Sheet, which is the most comprehensive annual…
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Veteran banker Jonathan Larsen, who ran Citibank’s global retail bank and mortgages, came out of retirement to head Ping An Group’s chief innovation office.…
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Sibos Round Up,
We look at some of the critical issues and developments confronting financial institutions (FIs) that will be discussed at SWIFT’s annual conference in…
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Interview,
Ji Sung Kyu, CEO of KEB Hana Bank, is committed to go global and digital. He shared the bank’s main strategies and discussed the global loyalty network…
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News Analysis,
Panel debating the likely causes of “The Next Global Financial Crisis” at the closing leadership dialogue of the Future of Finance Summit agreed that it…
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Research Note,
Between 2019 to 2022, banks will launch full digital banking blueprints, making more structural changes at the back office to tap fully into a rapidly…
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Consumers today demand instant services and results, prompting banks to find solutions that will address those needs. With the help of the global payments…
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Research Report,
‘The Leadership in Digital Age’ conference covered a host of topics on the latest technological trends and strategic transformation that decision makers…
Today, a large majority of international payments are processed straight through, requiring no manual intervention. However, the small proportion of payments…
Sri Lanka Central Bank Governor Dr Indrajit Coomaraswamy shares an encouraging account on the recent financial services improvements in his country. He…
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The full banking license for 86 400 represents a significant milestone for the neo-bank on the path to broader public launch. The bank, whose name is based…
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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…
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Post Event Report,
Jakarta, 22 August 2019 Wealth and Society hosted a roundtable dialogue on “Property Development in Indonesia: Building a Sustainable City” which heard…
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Trendwatch,
We look for leaders who are able to pick the trends that will have significant impact on how banks and the financial services industry operate and to harness…
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TBLI Group is aiming to maximise investment flows into sustainable initiatives. In an interview with Wealth and Society, its chairman, Robert Rubinstein,…