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Asian banks keen on pursuing analytics-driven marketing initiatives across channels

Date: May 08, 2013
Author: Levina Lim
Categories: Australia, Channels, Customer Centricity, Data & Analytics, Data Management, FSI Customer Relationship Management , Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Technology & Operations, UAE
Keywords: Real-Time Analytics, CBA, Bank Mashreq, Sentiment Analysis, Big Data, ICICI Bank, Citibank, LBD, OCBC, HSBC, ANZ

Tapping into high-performance analytics and sentiment analysis the next frontier for banks ready to take the leap.

Research Note

Heightened regulations and changing consumer mind-set challenge retail banking growth

Date: Mar 27, 2013
Author: Research
Categories: Brunei, Cards, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mortgage, Regulation, Retail Banking, Risk and Regulation, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, UAE
Keywords: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, AMDB, BNM, Malaysia, Maybank, CIMB, BI, OCBC, UOB, KHFC, Shinhan Bank, Kookmin Bank, HKMA, HSBC, Hang Seng Bank

Retail banks in the Middle East and Asia Pacific will need to quickly shift from being account-focused to becoming more customer-centric so as to stay ahead of the curve.

Interviews

E.Sun Bank casts gaze to Southeast Asia and China to deliver future growth

Date: Feb 05, 2013
Author: Baron Laudermilk
Categories: Cards, Data & Analytics, Deposits and Liabilities, FSI Customer Relationship Management , Retail Banking, Taiwan, Trade Finance, Transaction Banking
Keywords: E. Sun Bank, Joseph Huang, Chinatrust Commercial Bank, Citibank Taiwan, Data Mining, CRM

Joseph Huang, president of E.Sun Bank, discusses the bank’s strategies to boost market share and capture additional revenue growth.

News Analysis

Taiwanese banks driven to rethink banking strategies and focus on domestic strengths

Date: Jan 23, 2013
Author: Baron Laudermilk
Categories: Cards, Core Banking, Data & Analytics, Data Management, Retail Banking, Rmb, Taiwan, Technology & Operations, Wealth Management
Keywords: Bank SinoPac, Jocelyn Kuo, Henry Han, SAS, Temenos, WMP, CBRC

Bank SinoPac restructures WMP approach and aims to leverage on renminbi business to drive growth in an over-saturated market.

Interviews

Interview transcript: Shiu Kuang-Si, President, Mega International Commercial Bank

Date: Dec 11, 2012
Author: Editorial
Categories: Basel III, China, Clearing & Settlement, Markets & Exchanges, Retail Banking, Rmb, SME Banking, Taiwan, Trade Finance, Transaction Banking
Keywords: Shiu Kuang-Si, Mega International Commercial Bank, Corporate Banking, Bank of Taiwan, Chinatrust Taiwan

Shiu Kuang-Si, President of Mega International Commercial Bank discusses the bank’s offshore business, consolidation in the Taiwanese banking sector and plans for expansion overseas.

Research Note

Rapid economic growth in Greater China helps boost banks' regional rankings

Date: Oct 24, 2012
Author: Baron Laudermilk
Categories: Asian Banker 500, China, Databook, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Keywords: Standard Chartered Bank, BoC, HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, Bank of Yingkou, Bank of Guilin, Bank of Nanchang, Bank of Zhengzhou, Post Savings Bank of China, Bank of Chongqing, Bank of Tingkou, Bank of Jiujiang, Bank of Kunlun

Banks from Greater China have grown in strength and stature, and made their presence felt with complete dominance in AB500’s “Asia Pacific’s Strongest Banks” ranking.

Interviews

More stringent regulations require Taiwanese banks to better manage customer data

Date: Oct 15, 2012
Author: Baron Laudermilk
Categories: Data & Analytics, Data Management, Operational Risk & Security, Regulation, Taiwan, Technology & Operations
Keywords: E.Sun Bank, Wan-Li Hsieh, Personal Data Protection Act, CRM, Unica, IBM, Datamart, Netezza, MPP, Predictive Analytics

Wan-Li Hsieh, CIO of E.Sun Bank discusses the consequences of Taiwan’s Personal Data Protection Act as well as the bank’s data consolidation strategy.

Interviews