Although Middle Eastern banks experienced a contraction in profitability, their overall capitalisation and liquidity improved with the gradual adoption…
Despite the strength of their balance sheets, Asia Pacific banks continue to face massive challenges in growing profits, a conundrum created by modern…
The annual Asian Banker 500 largest banks ranking does not only measure and track the numerical changes in asset size but also the fundamental transformation…
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Inspired by social media and messaging platforms, CIMB Bank launched a chat-based virtual assistant targeted to facilitate a conversation-based and personalised…
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The last four years have been considered the worst for Thai banks in retail banking. Despite a meagre income and loan growth, banks have been working hard…
Martin Maurer, chief executive officer of the Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland, speaks about the evolution of the country as a financial and…
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Financial institutions, from incumbent banks to alternative financial players, have been experimenting and investing in innovative solutions to address…
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President Xi Jinping’s pet project – “The Belt and Road Initiative” – aims to link Asia, Europe and Africa by rewriting global trade routes. With such…
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Recently appointed chief executive officer of BankBazaar International, Vipin Kalra, shares his views on emerging trends, changing operating models in…
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Renu Satti, chief executive officer of newly launched Paytm Payments Bank, discusses the impact of demonetisation and regulations on cashless transaction…
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Managing regulatory expectations and centralisation and integration of processes using bank-agnostic solutions were hotly discussed topics in this year’s…
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Disruption and disintermediation from new market players are forcing banks to realise the urgency of rethinking futuristic strategic models and redesigning…
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This year’s annual leadership dialogue was held in conjunction with the inaugural The Future of Finance Summit to discuss how new business models and technology…
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Dilan Rajasingham, head of emerging technology at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, discusses the bank's venture into the internet of things (IoT) and its…
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The advent of internet and the advancement of technology are paving the way for new players to enter the market and fill the gaps in financial services.
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Igor Pesin, fintech investor and partner, Life.Sreda, and Mike Kayamori, co-founder and chief executive officer, Quoine, discuss how new regulations will…
John Donovan, regional vice president of ForgeRock, an identity platform provider, shares how the company helps banks and various institutions maintain…
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Mary Huen, Standard Chartered Bank’s chief executive officer for Hong Kong, discusses the bank's transformation journey and how it is rebuilding its domestic…
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Banks are looking at "smarter" chatbots to deliver better customer experience, while also bringing down expenses and improving efficiency.
Melvin Ooi, country manager of Alipay for Singapore, Sri Lanka and Maldives, and Jed Huang, founder and director of CC Financial Services, describe their…
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Bitcoin took the finance services community by storm when it reached its highest price. However, as regulators set up rules on digital currencies, its…
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Eugene Danilkis, chief executive officer of Mambu, talks about the evolution of banking technology and how the company manages the expectations of the…
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Kevin Rolfe, head of technology cluster at Barclays Africa Group, speaks on how the banking industry needs to think beyond telemetric type data concepts…
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Economies of scale, profitability, and developing a comprehensive service proposition remain major challenges in Vietnam’s growing retail banking industry.…