News Analysis Nov 06 Can UOB grow its way out of a margin squeeze? UOB's ASEAN network, wealth business and transaction banking franchise offer opportunities for growth, but uneven regional returns, rising funding cos... 108
Awards Ceremonies Oct 27 I&M Bank named Kenya’s best retail and SME bank at The Asian Banker Africa Awards 2026 I&M Bank received Best Retail Bank in Kenya and Best SME Bank in Kenya, recognising its customer growth, extensive digital engagement and wider range ... 1395
Sibos Round Up Oct 13 Can Standard Chartered move agentic payments from recommendation to delegated action? Standard Chartered sees agentic payments advancing in stages: first using richer data to provide visibility, then recommending actions and eventually ... 1213
Sibos Round Up Oct 12 Can Bank of America turn the next technology cycle into better payments outcomes? Bank of America sees the convergence of AI, distributed ledgers and tokenisation as a major new technology cycle in payments. Mark Monaco says the opp... 1717
Weekly Brief Oct 07 Always-on payments and embedded banking expand into corporate and institutional workflows Transaction Finance Weekly: Citi takes cross-border payments beyond office hours as HSBC enters client systems and IFC backs supplier finance.... 2327
Sibos Round Up Oct 06 Agentic payments are really about automating the task In a Sibos panel, Ant International, Goldman Sachs, Standard Chartered and NPCI International Payments discuss how agentic payments are about automati... 1646
Sibos Round Up Oct 05 Can correspondent banks become orchestrators of a multi-rail payments system? Deutsche Bank's Jonas Stepczynski says correspondent banks must increasingly orchestrate liquidity, risk and routing across multiple payment rails.... 960
Sibos Round Up Oct 02 Can Mizuho turn a $1 billion supply chain facility into deeper Asia Pacific relationships? Mizuho Bank and the IFC have launched a $1 billion risk-sharing facility to expand supply chain finance for suppliers and distributors across Asia Pac... 1431
Sibos Round Up Oct 02 Can ING turn supply chain resilience into a transaction banking advantage? As companies redraw supply chains around resilience rather than lowest cost, ING is being asked to move financing programmes across markets, give trea... 1045
Awards Ceremonies Oct 01 Mark Monaco recognised as Global Transaction Finance Leader of the Year for Bank of America’s payments transformation Mark Monaco leads Bank of America’s global payments and transaction banking transformation through technology, innovation and a long-term focus on c... 1350
Sibos Round Up Sep 30 Can Standard Chartered connect trade, liquidity and payments around clients' resilience needs? Standard Chartered's Sofia Hammoucha said corporate clients increasingly want banks to address resilience across financing, payments, liquidity, custo... 1098
Sibos Round Up Sep 30 Can SMBC connect its financing relationships with transaction banking? SMBC's Priyamvada Singh said corporate clients increasingly want financing combined with working-capital efficiency, supply-chain transparency and tec... 923
Interviews Sep 23 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 on generating stronger returns ... 1444
Interviews Sep 22 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 lending and mortgages, testing wheth... 1374
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.... 1222
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... 1255
Weekly Brief Aug 18 Citi joins $4.6 billion Japan-US financing, China expands corporate cash pooling Transaction Finance Weekly: Citi backs $4.6 billion Japan-US power deal, China expands RMB cash pooling and South Korea commits KRW 5 trillion to semi... 2230
Awards Ceremonies Aug 13 The Asian Banker Philippine Awards 2026 highlight advances in retail, SME and transaction banking This year’s awards recognised Philippine banks that are strengthening retail, SME and transaction banking through digital capabilities, integrated p... 1854
Interviews Aug 13 Can DBS simplify cross-border payments as they become more complex? As cross-border payments become more sophisticated, DBS Bank's Sriram Muthukrishnan argues that competitive advantage will increasingly belong to bank... 2010
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 ... 1228
Interviews Aug 05 Kasikornbank repositions FX distribution through digital execution As foreign exchange (FX) markets fragment across platforms, currencies and regulatory regimes, Kasikornbank is expanding its FX and capital markets pr... 1173
Interviews Aug 05 Can virtual accounts reduce Thailand’s corporate reconciliation burden? Krungthai Bank launches virtual accounts to solve corporate reconciliation pain, letting clients track thousands of payments under one master account.... 1298
Weekly Brief Aug 04 Emirates NBD expands in Egypt, UAE banking assets reach $1.53 trillion TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Emirates NBD moved to acquire HSBC Egypt's retail banking business, UAE banking assets climbed to $1.53 trillion and Ma... 1591
Interviews Jul 30 Can Standard Chartered redesign cross-border payments for a multi-rail world? Standard Chartered's Naveen Mallela argues cross-border payments' next phase hinges not on new rails but on integration, linking Partior, Project Agor... 2061
Interviews Jul 29 BRI connects customers, merchants and corporates through one financial ecosystem Bank Rakyat Indonesia is connecting retail customers, corporates, merchants and rural communities through BRImo, Qlola, BRI Merchant and BRILink, demo... 1753
Weekly Brief Jul 21 Bank Nizwa eyes Oman Islamic banking giant, Revolut expands into UAE digital assets This week, Bank Nizwa moved to acquire Oman's Alizz Islamic Bank, Revolut won approval to expand digital asset services in Dubai and UAE banks pressed... 3021
Awards Ceremonies Jul 17 The Asian Banker China Awards 2026 spotlight AI, transaction banking and retail transformation This year’s awards show how Chinese banks are embedding artificial intelligence (AI) into core operations, strengthening transaction banking capabil... 1670
Interviews Jul 17 How is HSBC applying corporate lending discipline to pre-profit start-ups? HSBC's Innovation Banking unit is moving earlier into start-ups' lifecycles across Southeast Asia, tying credit decisions to institutional backing and... 1732
Co-published Jul 08 Vietcombank expands wholesale and cross-border banking with platform-led solutions Vietcombank is expanding its wholesale and cross-border banking operations through a platform-led approach that seamlessly embeds payments, trade and ... 2117
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... 2196
Interviews Jun 16 Why ING believes MNCs are demanding more integrated banking solutions Trade fragmentation is changing how MNCs organise financing, liquidity and risk across South and Southeast Asia. As supply chains become more distribu... 1335
Current Account May 22 RHB targets SME cyber risk as Malaysia's fraud losses double and AI sharpens attack tooling RHB's integration of AML and fraud management, combined with an SME cyber self-assessment tool, points to a broader challenge: financial crime defence... 2826
Awards Ceremonies May 15 Bank of America and Deutsche Bank lead Business Achievement Awards 2026 for excellence in financial services innovation The TAB Global Business Achievement Awards 2026 honoured leading institutions for excellence in global transaction banking, payments, and trade and su... 2521
Rankings May 14 Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Citi rank as the world's best corporate, investment and wholesale banks The 2026 ranking of 100 institutions across 34 countries highlights how digital investment drives financial outcomes, with Middle Eastern banks gainin... 4975
Awards Ceremonies May 14 OCBC, Pudao Credit, Kasikornbank, Bank Mandiri and Atmaal recognised for excellence in AI deployment across Asia Pacific The AI Excellence Awards 2026 celebrated these leaders for their commitment to advancing the role of artificial intelligence in banking and finance, p... 2128
Awards Ceremonies May 14 Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, MUFG Bank, BNY and UOB recognised for excellence in global transaction banking, payments, and trade and supply chain finance TAB Global recognised Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, MUFG Bank, BNY, and United Overseas Bank (UOB) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for their outstanding a... 3714
Interviews May 11 kompasbank pushes SME banking beyond lending kompasbank CEO Michael Hurup Andersen believes SME banking is moving beyond standalone lending products towards operational banking models built aroun... 1893
Feature May 05 Beyond borders financing scales with integration Capital, flows and risk are expanding beyond borders across infrastructure, transition and supply chains, with integration beginning to shape a more c... 2206
Interviews Apr 09 Standard Chartered builds transaction banking around ASEAN’s cross-border complexity Standard Chartered's Ankur Kanwar discusses the bank's transaction banking business in ASEAN, positioned around rising intra-Asia flows, fragmented li... 3563
Analysis Mar 26 Banking beyond the rate cycle Following a year of falling interest benchmarks and shifting trade corridors, Tan Su Shan set out a view of banking resilience that rests less on cred... 2126
Analysis Mar 02 HSBC delivers 17.2% RoTE as wealth and cross-border franchise reinforce return leadership HSBC’s 2025 performance showcases its transformation into a more agile, focused bank, achieving a 17.2% RoTE through strategic investments in Asia a... 5059
Analysis Feb 27 UOB reports $5.7 billion net profit after pre-emptive provisions as fee income reaches record UOB's 2025 performance highlights pre-emptive provisioning's impact on earnings, offset by record fee income and diversified income streams.... 4142
Analysis Feb 26 Standard Chartered delivers 14.7% RoTE as three-year plan targets are achieved a year early Standard Chartered reported record income and profit growth, with return on tangible equity exceeding its strategic milestone early.... 4491
Interviews Jan 27 Hong Leong Bank builds SME operating leverage through relationship-led banking Woon Siew Hoong explains how Hong Leong Bank’s SME franchise delivered resilient 2025 performance through focus on micro and small businesses, relat... 3743
Awards Ceremonies Nov 07 Absa Ghana, Commercial Bank of Qatar and BSF recognised for achievements in retail, transaction banking and trade finance in Middle East and Africa Leading financial institutions in the Middle East and Africa were recognised at the TAB Global Middle East and Africa Awards 2025 in Dubai. ... 3564
Sibos Round Up Oct 07 Mizuho advances on tokenised deposits, AI and cybersecurity partnerships to modernise cross-border payments and trade finance At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Mizuho’s Ashutosh Kumar outlined tokenised deposits, blockchain, AI and partnerships enabling faster, secure, interoperable... 4024
Sibos Round Up Oct 07 Bank of America embeds AI and data to transform corporate payments At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Winnie Chen, head of global payment solutions for Asia Pacific at Bank of America, explained how interoperability, data insig... 2902
Sibos Round Up Oct 07 Bank of America applies AI and shared-ledger initiatives to enhance global payment solutions At Sibos, Bank of America’s Mark Monaco highlighted collaboration, technology integration, and partnerships driving the bank’s evolving global pay... 2858
Awards Ceremonies Aug 16 UnionBank, BDO and RCBC recognised for excellence in wealth management, transaction banking and cash management in the Philippines UnionBank, BDO and RCBC were recognised at The Asian Banker Philippine Awards 2025 in Manila.... 9691
Awards Ceremonies Jun 25 ICBC (Asia) and BOCHK recognised for excellence in asset custody and wealth management in Hong Kong Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) [ICBC (Asia)] and Bank of China (Hong Kong) [BOCHK] received recognitions for their outstanding perform... 8606
Roundtable Jun 05 Banks recalibrate cross-border payment strategies and orchestrate platforms for a real- time, multi-rail world Banks are moving beyond legacy rail limitations to build orchestrated, customer-centric payment platforms. From consolidating real-time rails and dome... 6072
Institutional Awards May 26 Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, BNY, United Overseas Bank and Mizuho recognised for excellence in transaction banking, payments, and trade and supply chain finance in Asia Pacific Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, BNY, United Overseas Bank and Mizuho were recognised at the TAB Global Business Achievement Awards in Jakarta, Indones... 5062
