Weekly Brief Sep 24, 2026 Canada’s major banks examine interbank tokenised deposits Financial Markets Weekly: Six Canadian banks began exploring a shared approach to tokenised deposits, while Hong Kong pr... 998
Research Notes Sep 23, 2026 AI credit copilots must cut approval cycles, not just drafting time Banks are finding that AI credit copilots create value not through faster memo drafting alone, but by reducing review cy... 307
Weekly Brief Sep 23, 2026 Nigeria resets policy rate to 23% after benchmark diverges from market rates TAB Africa Weekly Brief: The Central Bank of Nigeria reset its policy rate to 23%, Nigeria regained FTSE Russell frontie... 941
Weekly Brief Sep 23, 2026 Ant Group brings Alipay, digital payments and Zhima Credit together for AI commerce Retail Finance Weekly: Ant Group consolidated Alipay and Zhima Credit for AI commerce, Revolut applied for a Swiss banki... 10685
Interviews Sep 23, 2026 Can MUFG make its Asia-Pacific CIB balance sheet work harder? MUFG’s Richard Yorke said the next phase of its corporate and investment banking strategy in Asia Pacific will focus o... 1000
Interviews Sep 23, 2026 Can MUFG turn its Asian network into a more integrated transaction banking franchise? MUFG's Belinda Han said the bank wants to translate its regional footprint and ASEAN partner-bank network into a more in... 822
Weekly Brief Sep 23, 2026 Qatar Investment Authority and JP Morgan Asset Management form $20 billion investment partnership TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: QIA signed a $20 billion partnership with JP Morgan Asset Management and AWS confirmed unr... 1081
Weekly Brief Sep 23, 2026 Partior and LSEG target prefunded nostro dependence in cross-border settlement Transaction Finance Weekly: Partior and LSEG DiSH built a multi-bank liquidity framework, HSBC expanded cross-border cas... 795
Interviews Sep 22, 2026 Can Alex Bank turn high-margin lending into a broader banking franchise? Alex Bank is expanding beyond higher-margin personal and vehicle lending into transaction banking, small business lendin... 954
Interviews Sep 22, 2026 Can Partior reduce reliance on pre-funded liquidity in always-on cross-border payments? Partior CEO Humphrey Valenbreder said interoperability between banks, settlement institutions and different forms of com... 828
Weekly Brief Sep 21, 2026 Federal Reserve review finds delayed supervisory action before Silicon Valley Bank failure Risk and Capital Weekly Brief: A Fed review found supervisors knew of SVB's flaws by 2022 but failed to act, as ECB prob... 819
Interviews Sep 21, 2026 Can interoperability turn new payment rails into connected global infrastructure? BNY’s Fabian Khoshbakht expects correspondent banking, tokenised deposits, stablecoins and other emerging payment infr... 811
Current Account Sep 21, 2026 China-ASEAN investment is moving faster than its public markets China-ASEAN trade and direct investment have surged, but portfolio flows still depend on deeper, more liquid domestic ma... 1416
Current Account Sep 21, 2026 DBS explores how large buyers can support SME sustainable finance As sustainability requirements move down supply chains, DBS is helping smaller suppliers define their investment needs a... 934
Weekly Brief Sep 21, 2026 Fed raises rates for first time since 2023 as inflation outlook worsens The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: The Federal Reserve resumed rate increases and the Bank of Japan tightened further, while... 1633
Weekly Brief Sep 18, 2026 EU lawmakers push to widen carbon border tax, China and Singapore deepen green finance ties Sustainable Finance Weekly: EU lawmakers back wider CBAM, China and Singapore deepen green finance cooperation, PBOC exp... 1375
