Weekly Brief Nov 12 Monee’s lending growth brings higher credit costs; Australia expands consumer data sharing Retail Finance Weekly: Monee’s provisions outpace loan growth as Shoprite and Investec plan retailer-led banking and Australia opens non-bank loan d... 167
Weekly Brief Nov 06 PBOC cuts share buyback funding rate to 1% and raises banks’ FX reserve requirement TAB China Weekly Brief: PBOC cuts buyback funding rate and lifts foreign-currency reserve requirement as renminbi strengthens; state-owned banks grow ... 804
Interviews Nov 03 How is Bank Jago turning digital customer scale into sustainable banking profitability? Bank Jago moves beyond ecosystem-led acquisition to transactions, direct deposits, investments and lending, but must show engagement delivers durable ... 1286
Current Account Oct 29 Anup Bagchi succeeds Sashidhar Jagdishan as HDFC Bank CEO as post-merger profitability comes into focus Anup Bagchi succeeds Sashidhar Jagdishan as HDFC Bank CEO, bringing wide-ranging experience to tackle the enlarged group’s funding, margins and prod... 2138
Awards Ceremonies Oct 28 TAB Global 1000 World’s Strongest Banks 2026 ranking recognises Metrobank and Commercial Bank of Ceylon for financial resilience The 2026 rankings recognise banks across Asia Pacific for their financial strength, supported by profitability, asset quality, liquidity and capital a... 1616
Rankings Oct 27 JPMorgan, Saudi National Bank and OCBC lead the TAB Global 1000 World’s Strongest Banks 2026 ranking The annual assessment of 1,000 institutions highlights the combination of profitability, asset quality, capital and funding that underpins financial s... 2471
Rankings Oct 27 Al Rajhi Bank, Kuveyt Türk and Kuwait Finance House lead the TAB Global World’s Strongest Islamic Banks 2026 ranking The assessment of 100 Islamic banks highlights how leading institutions combine scale with earnings capacity, operating efficiency and financial resil... 1636
Rankings Oct 27 OCBC ranks as Asia Pacific’s strongest bank, supported by diversified earnings and robust capital OCBC’s ranking as the world’s third strongest bank and strongest in Singapore and Asia Pacific in the TAB Global 1000 World’s Strongest Banks 20... 1642
Weekly Brief Oct 23 PBOC considers overnight policy rate and plans bond market liquidity backstop TAB China Weekly Brief: PBOC outlines reforms to its policy-rate framework, corporate loan pricing and liquidity support, alongside plans to connect b... 2723
Weekly Brief Oct 20 Spanish banks extend blockchain into syndicated loan administration, Visa launches stablecoin prefunding Transaction Finance Weekly: Santander and BBVA administer a syndicated loan on blockchain as Visa takes stablecoin prefunding live and Japan’s megab... 1678
Rankings Oct 01 CIBC demonstrates diversified earnings strength, strong asset quality and improved capitalisation CIBC ranks ninth globally and third in North America in TAB Global 1000 2026 on improving profitability, asset quality and balance-sheet resilience.... 1676
Interviews Sep 23 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 integrated transaction banking f... 1274
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... 1447
Weekly Brief Aug 11 RBI proposes leverage buffer for G-SIB branches, UOB sale to add 14 basis points to CET1 Risk and Capital Weekly Brief: RBI proposes a G-SIB leverage buffer, the Fed launches a private-credit risk survey, UOB sells its asset-management uni... 1817
Weekly Brief Jul 20 EU proposes freer movement of bank capital and liquidity, JPMorgan questions US capital reset This week, the European Commission proposed freer capital and liquidity movement across banking groups, JPMorgan pushed back on uneven US capital refo... 1321
Current Account Jun 03 Basel Committee flags change management failures as top cause of ICT incidents at global banks Change control gaps are the leading cause of non-malicious ICT incidents at banks, ahead of design and testing failures, capacity issues and external ... 1660
Interviews May 21 What does Trust Bank’s profitable month say about digital banking economics in Singapore? Trust Bank’s first profitable month in March 2026 is an important milestone, but the more meaningful question is whether it signals that digital ban... 3698
Current Account May 11 Can banks operationalise AI without creating new complexity? Discussions at the Temenos Community Forum 2026 unpack how banks are moving AI into production environments, but operational deployment raises harder ... 1744
Current Account May 06 Why Tier 1 banks are rethinking core modernisation TCF 2026 explored how AI, SaaS and composable banking are reshaping core modernisation strategies, while banks highlighted the burden of keeping large... 2366
Current Account Apr 24 Non-USD stablecoins gain traction where banking and settlement rails are limited Standard Chartered and Zodia Markets say the 48-point gap between USD stablecoins’ market share and the dollar’s role in cross-border payments cre... 2352
Current Account Feb 19 Standard Chartered CFO joins Apollo as private credit platforms expand institutional role Diego De Giorgi’s move from Standard Chartered to Apollo Global Management comes as institutional investors continue expanding their role in credit ... 3820
Awards Ceremonies Nov 21 Bank of China (Hong Kong), Hatton National Bank, Metrobank and TPBank recognised as the strongest banks in their home markets Bank of China (Hong Kong), Hatton National Bank, Metrobank and TPBank were recognised at The TAB Global Finance Awards 2025.... 4768
Speeches and Presentations Oct 15 Building a new multilateral order through finance and shared risk At CGTN’s Dialogue, Emmanuel Daniel, Erik Solheim and Zhu Xian explored how finance, reform and cooperation can renew global multilateralism.... 3082
Roundtable Jul 26 Raising the bar in Thailand's digital banking age In the wake of Thailand’s approval of virtual bank licences, leading business, operation, risk management and technology heads from incumbent and em... 5996
Roundtable Jun 04 AI, digital currencies and decentralised disruption reshape the future of banking and finance In a wide-ranging and candid dialogue at The Asian Banker Summit Leadership Luncheon Dialogue, global financial executives, technologists and regulato... 5322
Co-published May 07 Unlocking the full potential of digital assets Digital assets and CBDCs are transforming global finance, requiring interoperability, regulation and collaboration to realise their full potential.... 6598
Opinion Apr 30 Weak banks, strong solutions: The bridge bank approach in Bangladesh A bridge bank is a temporary financial institution established by regulators to take over and manage the operations of a failing bank until a permanen... 13495
Opinion Apr 04 China and UK strengthen bond market connectivity for RMB growth China and the United Kingdom (UK) have significant potential to enhance connectivity between their bond markets, with key areas of cooperation in coll... 3531
Trendwatch Feb 24 Digital and retail banking trends in 2025 The digital and retail banking sectors continue to evolve, driven by innovation, rapid development and adoption of generative artificial intelligence ... 5539
Trendwatch Aug 07 Accelerating digital transformation in retail finance The 2024 Excellence in Retail Finance programme highlighted how digital transformation and technological advancements are reshaping retail finance, fo... 4789
Speech Jun 18 BOK recognised for ensuring Korea’s financial system stability Bank of Korea highlights its commitment to ensuring South Korea’s economic stability through proactive risk assessments and strengthened capital req... 4884
Trendwatch Apr 26 Bank boards fail to embrace technological imperative The boards of many financial institutions lag in recognising technology’s critical role, risking resilience and competitiveness due to insufficient ... 9204
News Analysis Apr 26 DBP and LandBank merger scrapped Opting against merging DBP and LandBank emphasises their distinct roles and the importance of individual development for comprehensive economic growth... 11306
Speeches and Presentations Mar 08 Digital Banking Annual Meeting 2024: Shaping the future through AI Industry leaders converged in Seoul to explore the transformative potential of emerging technologies like AI and blockchain, and highlighted the imper... 4374
Speeches and Presentations Mar 08 Digital Banking Annual Meeting 2024: Shaping the future through AI Industry leaders converged in Seoul to explore the transformative potential of emerging technologies like AI and blockchain, and highlighted the imper... 35921
Research Note Feb 26 Nominations are in for Global Retail Finance Leader of the Year 2024 TAB Global’s annual Retail Finance Leader of the Year award recognises outstanding contributions to sustainable banking and institutional transforma... 8218
Research Note Feb 22 Nominations are in for Digital Finance Leader of the Year 2024 TAB Global’s annual Digital Finance Leader of the Year award recognises one outstanding individual reshaping finance through innovation and inclusio... 8009
Interviews Feb 20 Brankas' Mike Dickinson: “Our vision is to make modern financial services available to everyone” Mike Dickinson, COO and CPO of Brankas, emphasised the critical importance of consent and authentication in secure data exchange, highlighting the com... 3095
Current Account Feb 20 US banks confront challenges in shifting commercial real estate dynamics As commercial property prices decline due to a pandemic-induced decrease in office space demand, US banks are boosting provisions for credit losses, p... 6561
Excerpt Jan 23 CIMB’s strategic vision in digital banking and consumer engagement The bank’s CEO Effendy Shahul Hamid outlined its strategy for ASEAN leadership, emphasising local market focus and practical, value-centric digital ... 6868
News Analysis Dec 23 Merger with Robinsons Bank signals BPI’s acceleration of digital banking capabilities The merger is a big step for BPI’s digital banking ambitions, with Robinsons Bank’s 20% stake in GoTyme being able to significantly accelerate gro... 16538
Interviews Nov 30 Nium’s Gandhi: “We are trying to change how payments work” Nium co-founder and COO Pratik Gandhi discussed the company’s global real-time payments expansion. Since acquiring its Australian licence seven year... 3522
Apr 20 Financial risks after SVB and Credit Suisse—scanning for sources of future instability The party came to an end with the collapse of US banks and Credit Suisse, and the industry must be wary of the sources of future instability... 4963
interviews Dec 14 VPBank differentiates with segment-based digital bank propositions Giang Pham, director of VPBank’s digital banking service centre, discussed how VPBank’s digital-only bank implementation reflects its “business ... 16427
Datafiles Jun 07 South Asian banks register highest NPLs Indian banks still dominate the list of the top 10 banks with the highest nonperforming loan (NPL)ratio among the 500 largest banks in Asia Pacific, d... 13152
Speeches and Presentations Apr 02 Mox’s Barbaros Uygun: “Refrain from tech innovation as a primary goal" Barbaros Uygun, CEO, MOX Bank, in his keynote speech at The Asian Banker Finance Vietnam 2022, shares the story of how Mox became a leading digital ba... 37749
Current Account Feb 21 MAS draws up framework for equitable sharing of scam losses In the wake of the OCBC phishing scams and the compensation made by the bank to all affected customers, MAS decided that the industry should have a mo... 7104
Research Note Aug 27 A comparison of licensing frameworks for digital banks in the Middle East The global financial industry has evolved as a result of the widespread digital transformation of traditional banks and the entrance of new digital ba... 20626
Research Note Jul 23 Mox and ZA Bank lead Hong Kong’s virtual bank race A year after Hong Kong issued eight digital banking licences, Mox and ZA Bank have emerged as the early leaders. Together with WeLab, the three banks ... 19618
AB500 Feb 02 Islamic banks' assets rose 13% Saudi Arabian Islamic banks continue to display strong financial performance. The growth of Islamic bank assets accelerated despite slowdown in profit... 32067
AB500 Jan 29 Saudi Arabian and Egyptian banks demonstrate capital strength as Middle Eastern and African peers reveal weakness amid heightened stress National Commercial Bank and Banque Misr emerged as the strongest bank by balance sheet in the Middle East and Africa respectively in 2020. Banks in S... 21259
News Analysis Jan 27 Corporate and transaction bankers turn to digitisation and sustainability to survive the In a post-pandemic environment with reduced volumes, depressed margins, and elevated credit costs, corporate and transaction bankers have identified d... 10990
Current Account Dec 04 Grab-Singtel, SEA Group, ANT and Chinese consortium win new digital bank licences in Singapore After a COVID-19 led delay, the Monetary Authority of Singapore finally announced the winners of four of five digital banking licences that it planned... 11892
Datafiles Oct 15 Thirteen most profitable digital banks in Asia Pacific upped earnings by 49% in 2019 Digital banks in Asia Pacific witnessed improving overall profitability in FY2019. Although some digital banks’ net profit in FY2020 has been affect... 16664
The Asian Banker 500 Oct 29 Saudi Arabia tops Islamic bank ranking, Malaysia dominates share of assets Islamic banks in Saudi Arabia are the largest and strongest, while Malaysia dominates share of assets ... 30593
Oct 22 A demonstration of resilience Banks in Saudi Arabia and UAE remain the strongest in the Middle East, while South African and Egyptian banks are the leaders in Africa... 19975
Oct 16 Asia Pacific banks face stronger headwinds ahead As Chinese banks continue to dominate the list of largest banks, others in Asia Pacific face mounting pressure to sustain performance... 23023
Sep 27 Hang Seng Bank is the strongest bank in Hong Kong and Asia Pacific for 2019 Hang Seng Bank tops the ranking in Asia Pacific for this year’s The Asian Banker Strongest Banks By Balance Sheet, which is the most comprehensive a... 11512
Speech Jul 02 Singapore’s banking liberalisation moves on to the next chapter with digital banks Tharman Shanmugaratnam, senior minister and chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, reveals the next steps inliberalising Singapore’s bank... 7479
Research Note Dec 05 Top digital retail financial services provider in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa The most competitive digital retail financial institutions come all but from China, and the elite club of the top 10, representing all non-bank financ... 13841
The Asian Banker 500 Nov 20 APAC regulators move to clean up asset quality and conduct issues ... 7551
Speeches and Presentations Oct 16 The Asian Banker 500 Strongest Banks 2018 Briefing: The big clean-up occurring across the Asia-Pacific banking industry ... 9883
Proceedings Report Aug 10 Digital transformation - An existential reality or incremental change? ... 24173
Research Note Nov 02 Hostile environment casts doubt on the future of mobile-only fintech banks ... 6397
Interviews Mar 07 Interview Transcript: “The finance industry has created an environment so complex and beyond their cleverness to run” ... 22770
Interviews Mar 07 Interview Transcript: “The finance industry has created an environment so complex and beyond their cleverness to run” ... 6210
Research Note Feb 24 East and West African banks close gap with regional industry leaders in South Africa ... 6153
Research Note Jan 06 Indonesia: Bank Central Asia and Bank Mandiri—Spurring retail loans and exploring digital lending ... 10547
