Weekly Brief Nov 04 Revolut gains New Zealand banking licence; lending growth lifts Grab’s financial services earnings Retail Finance Weekly: Digital banks widened their reach as Revolut won a New Zealand licence and lending lifted Grab’s financial services to positi... 677
Weekly Brief Nov 03 IFC and Citi expand trade finance for emerging markets, Hong Kong advances 24/7 tokenised settlement Transaction Finance Weekly: Public guarantees widen trade finance access, while tokenised settlement and on-chain funds make corporate cash available ... 852
Weekly Brief Oct 29 US court strikes down debit interchange cap, Revolut launches UK personal loans Retail Finance Weekly: An appeals court ruling on issuers’ incremental costs threatens large US banks’ debit fee income, while Revolut’s UK pers... 1712
Weekly Brief Oct 15 Visa gains preliminary approval for domestic card clearing in China, US bank earnings reveal contrasting retail results Retail Finance Weekly: Visa gains preliminary approval for China card clearing, India delays merchant fees and US banks report contrasting consumer re... 3318
Weekly Brief Oct 07 Australia’s card reforms reshape payment costs and bank rewards Retail Finance Weekly: Australia's interchange cuts and surcharge ban reshape card economics as Commonwealth Bank widens rewards and Apple Pay enters ... 3139
Interviews Jun 23 CIMB Niaga strengthens FX and digital payments amid market volatility CIMB Niaga has expanded its foreign exchange (FX) and digital payments capabilities in Indonesia, focusing on operational resilience and client-centri... 2201
TABLive Jul 03 BNCTL sharpens national mandate and regional focus as Timor-Leste prepares for ASEAN integration As Timor-Leste looks to join ASEAN in October 2025, BNCTL under its new CEO, Marcelo da Cruz Carvalho, outlines its strategic transformation to suppor... 21251
Excerpt Jan 26 OCBC blends innovation with security to enhance consumer experience Sunny Quek, head of global consumer financial services, and Serene Koh, head of group digital business and digital transformation, discussed how OCBC ... 5800
Jul 24 Ping An Bank’s Xie: “Those who focus on technologies will be the winners” Ping An Bank chairman Xie Yonglin talked about the bank’s transformation journey into a leading retail financial services provider, the evolution o... 15917
Interviews Jan 09 Grab grows financial inclusion and its payments impact across Southeast Asia Grab’s key objectives going forward include driving increased acceptance of e-wallets, adding more big brand names to the rewards programme, and dev... 27919
Research Note Nov 07 Pursuing digital enhancements a top priority among regional banks Global and regional cash management banks across Asia-Pacific are making substantial investments in digital initiatives to enhance the overall transa... 8803
