Trendwatch Nov 03 Can banks turn financial strength into network advantage? Strong balance sheets remain fundamental as finance becomes more interconnected, continuous and automated. But an important source of competitive adva... 85
Conference Oct 15 Nigeria’s banks face the harder test of turning financial strength into economic value At Finance West Africa 2026, banking and technology leaders questioned whether recapitalisation would translate into productive lending, challenged th... 1683
Sibos Round Up Oct 02 Can Finastra use AI to accelerate payments modernisation? As banks are leveraging regulatory and standards changes to replace ageing payment infrastructure rather than extend it again, Finastra is applying AI... 1034
Weekly Brief Sep 23 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 banking licence and six banks publi... 11218
Weekly Brief Sep 01 UOB and HSBC complete live tokenised deposit transactions, RBC unifies transaction banking Transaction Finance Weekly: UOB and HSBC complete tokenised deposit transactions, RBC unifies transaction banking and TD tests Agorá.... 1220
Awards Ceremonies Aug 27 The Asian Banker Taiwan Awards 2026 highlight banking leadership, sustainable finance and digital innovation This year’s awards recognise CTBC Bank’s strengths across retail, wealth management, transaction banking and custody, E.SUN Bank’s combination o... 1250
Weekly Brief Aug 26 MTN fintech transaction value reaches $330.5 billion, Afreximbank profit rises 30% TAB Africa Weekly Brief: MTN's fintech transactions hit $330.5 billion, Afreximbank profit rises 30%, Equity Group expands regional lending further.... 973
Awards Ceremonies Aug 20 The Asian Banker Indonesia Awards 2026 spotlight digital integration across wealth, risk and customer ecosystems This year’s awards recognised Indonesian institutions strengthening wealth management, operational risk, financial inclusion, payments, SME financin... 1639
Awards Ceremonies Aug 19 The Asian Banker Thailand Awards 2026 showcase digital integration across retail, payments and customer ecosystems This year’s awards recognised Thai financial institutions strengthening retail banking, payments, financial inclusion, corporate treasury and custom... 1972
Current Account Aug 06 Can RHB deepen merchant relationships by owning its payment gateway? RHB PAY brings payment acceptance, settlement and reconciliation under the bank's control as RHB seeks to capture more merchant transaction flows and ... 1226
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... 2194
Current Account May 21 Grab takes control of Indonesia’s Superbank, deepening SEA fintech push Grab Holdings Limited will make Indonesian digital lender Superbank a subsidiary after Singtel transfers its stake to GXS Bank and lifts Grab’s effe... 3635
Conference May 13 Will banks shape the new financial order or be shaped by it The opening plenary of The Asian Banker Summit 2026 explored a central challenge for banks: whether to become more active shapers of economic outcomes... 1588
Interviews Apr 02 TenPay Global on China’s cross-border payment gateway and the coordination challenge behind agentic payments Yang Wenhui, chief executive officer of TenPay Global (Singapore) discusses the potential of China's CPG, why partnerships are essential and why commo... 4536
Co-published Dec 10 BDO Unibank bridges physical and digital channels to modernise cash management BDO Unibank’s hybrid approach—linking physical collection infrastructure with digital tools—is helping corporates modernise payment flows and im... 5187
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 24 MetaComp positions StableX Network for the next phase of digital payments and settlement MetaComp’s co-president Tin Pei Ling explains how its StableX Network addresses the structural inefficiencies and trust deficits in cross-border se... 4534
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 20 Mastercard’s 2030 vision builds an intelligent future for payments Mastercard’s Sandeep Malhotra outlines how tokenisation, interoperability and AI-ready systems are reshaping Asia Pacific’s payments infrastructur... 5448
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 19 JP Morgan sees tokenised finance coming of age Kara Kennedy, global co-head of Kinexys by JP Morgan, explains how tokenised deposits, stablecoins and institutional digital asset infrastructures are... 3846
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 17 Visa discusses how AI and value-added services are addressing acceptance and fraud challenges Visa’s Axel Boye-Moller explains how AI-driven fraud detection, acceptance optimisation and modular innovation are strengthening trust, resilience a... 3769
Interviews Jun 16 FIS and Episode Six seek to redefine issuer processing with global cloud-native platform FIS and Episode Six have partnered to launch the FIS International Issuing Hub, a modular and API-first cloud-native solution designed to accelerate i... 8397
Interviews Mar 06 How Techcombank is driving growth and innovation in Vietnam’s banking sector Techcombank reported a 20.3% increase in profit before tax for 2024, driven by strong credit growth, digital innovation and fee-based income. CFO Alex... 21932
Site Visits Feb 20 Exploring fintech regulation, sustainability, wearables and corporate venture capital innovation Day 3 of the Japan Innovation Study Tour delved into the convergence of fintech regulation, sustainability, wearables and corporate venture capital in... 4417
Site Visits Feb 19 Strategic investments drive customer-centric digital finance The second day of the Japan Innovation Study Tour 2025 provided an in-depth look at how Japan’s financial institutions are leveraging technology, st... 4254
