Weekly Brief Nov 05 Deutsche Borse’s Eurex Clearing to integrate digital securities; five global banks establish GL1 Org Financial Markets Weekly: Eurex extends clearing to digital securities, Morgan Stanley tokenises via DTCC, banks form GL1 and Binance exposes custody ... 295
Site Visits Oct 29 How Amap and Bank of Beijing are testing the business value of AI The final day of The Asian Banker Beijing AI Innovation Study Tour 2026 examined how AI is being applied to real-world activity and banking operations... 1336
Site Visits Oct 21 How CCB and MEGVII are addressing the data and identity challenges of AI in banking The opening day of The Asian Banker Beijing AI Innovation Study Tour 2026 examined two challenges in deploying AI across banking: making enterprise da... 1575
Weekly Brief Oct 21 Emirates NBD plans UAE-based OpenAI deployment, Dubai Investments prepares subsidiary IPO TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Emirates NBD deploys OpenAI onshore, Dubai Investments plans DIP Holding flotation and Gulf bank profits diverge.... 1757
Interviews Oct 16 Cardano extends financial verification and compliance controls on-chain Cardano Foundation CFO Stephen Wood explains how on-chain reporting enables independent verification and how programmable tokens enforce transfer rest... 1678
Conference Oct 14 Tokenised collateral opens a route to institutional credit Tokenised collateral could draw banks into onchain financing and cut upfront margin, but security, operational and regulatory hurdles remain.... 1270
Weekly Brief Oct 07 IMF expects GCC economic contraction in 2026 while UAE lending grows TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: IMF sees GCC economic contraction in 2026 as Qatar links its government debt to Euroclear.... 1751
Sibos Round Up Oct 06 When embedded payments move from checkout into treasury During a Sibos panel discussion, WorldFirst, BBVA, Visa and Federal Reserve Financial Services argue embedded B2B payments must move beyond execution ... 1293
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... 1706
Sibos Round Up Sep 30 Can SMBC Connect turn client-led design into greater treasury engagement? SMBC built its new US cash management portal with continuous input from 50 corporate clients. Early users are sending more wire payments, higher trans... 1303
Weekly Brief Sep 25 BNP Paribas adds Google Cloud AI while retaining limits on public cloud data Financial Technology Weekly: BNP Paribas and Société Générale push AI deeper into banking operations, as regulators and industry bodies race to de... 2073
Weekly Brief Sep 11 Morgan Stanley and Evercore shape OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Financial Services Financial Technology Weekly: OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Financial Services with Morgan Stanley and Evercore, Ant International expands AMP, Meta's Mu... 3301
Weekly Brief Aug 14 China’s exports rise 23.9% as high-tech shipments strengthen, PBOC keeps support in reserve TAB China Weekly Brief: China's exports surge 23.9% on tech demand, the PBOC unveils a five-year policy framework, Chinese banks issue RMB1.3 trillion... 1927
Interviews Jul 31 Can Airwallex bridge the gap between AI intent and financial execution? Airwallex is betting its licences and payment rails, rather than AI models, are the real moat in agentic finance. Timothy Wong, Global VP of Data and ... 2766
Conference Jul 17 China's AI banking agenda enters a new phase as governance takes centre stage Finance China 2026 highlighted how China's banking industry is moving beyond early AI deployment towards enterprise-wide transformation, with governan... 6201
Weekly Brief Jul 13 Gulf banks tap AT1 markets, Brazil's bank rescue hits a wall This week's Risk and Capital Weekly Brief covers Gulf banks' strong AT1 demand, OCC-approved stablecoin trust charters for Circle and Sony Bank, ABN A... 957
Weekly Brief Jul 06 BlackRock private credit fund gates again, India's HDFC Bank clears governance review BlackRock's HPS fund gates withdrawals for a second quarter as insurer private credit exposure draws Treasury scrutiny, while HDFC Bank clears a gover... 1048
Briefing Jul 01 How OCBC is executing its Next Frontier strategy through AI, digital and data Four months after launching its Next Frontier strategy, OCBC has unveiled the first customer-facing application of its AI, digital and data agenda. Be... 3885
Weekly Brief Jun 29 From retail gold to AI funds, Chinese institutions move on risk ICBC and peers gate leveraged precious metals trading after volatility, as JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs reinforce capital buffers, Nomura builds instant... 953
Weekly Brief Jun 15 Italy's largest bank deal, Asian currency defence Intesa Sanpaolo's EUR 30.6 billion ($35.3 billion) bid for Monte dei Paschi becomes Italy's largest banking deal, as EU ministers advance centralised ... 897
Interviews Jun 10 How Affin Group turned enterprise risk management into an intelligence-led operating capability Affin Group’s transformation of enterprise risk management reflects how banks are repositioning risk from a compliance function into a more intellig... 2108
Interviews Jun 05 How should treasury operate in a volatile always-on economy? A more volatile business environment, shifting trade patterns and rising expectations around responsiveness are changing what multinational corporatio... 1750
Awards Ceremonies May 15 Titan Chia named Chief Information and Technology Officer of the Year for driving CTBC Bank’s digital transformation and technological innovation Titan Chia, Chief Information and Technology Officer at CTBC Bank, was awarded Chief Information and Technology Officer of the Year at the TAB Global ... 2533
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 ... 1741
Interviews May 07 Standard Chartered positions AI Factory and SC GPT as enterprise reuse engines Alvaro Garrido, COO, technology & operations and CIO, information security & data at Standard Chartered, on the bank's AI Factory, SC GPT rollout, and... 5298
Current Account Apr 29 Khazanah and SC price Malaysia's first tokenised sukuk in $25M pilot Khazanah Nasional and SC Malaysia have priced the country's inaugural tokenised sukuk, a MYR 100 million (about $25 million) one-year issuance structu... 2674
Feature Mar 31 The intelligent bank at scale — AI leadership and accountability in global banking Banks winning at AI will embed machine-assisted decisioning into governance, explainability, balance sheet discipline, and client trust—not algorith... 4042
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... 3783
Feature Jan 21 AI governance moves into the enterprise core of financial services As artificial intelligence moves from experimentation to core financial infrastructure, governance is becoming the decisive factor shaping the future ... 5936
Singapore Fintech Festival Dec 10 AI Singapore strengthens the talent and governance foundations for AI adoption As financial institutions accelerate AI use, Laurence Liew explains how AI Singapore is building national talent pipelines and governance frameworks f... 4864
Singapore Fintech Festival Dec 03 UOB strengthens responsible AI governance for enterprise deployment UOB sharpens production-grade AI governance with disciplined model controls, explainability frameworks and enterprise-wide oversight to scale responsi... 5005
HK Fintech Week Nov 25 Standard Chartered moves into its next phase of disciplined AI execution Standard Chartered sharpens disciplined AI execution, strengthening governance, scaling high-value use cases, and embedding secure, measurable, enterp... 5790
HK Fintech Week Nov 20 LianLian Global supports Chinese SMEs with AI-enabled cross-border solutions LianLian Global's Tim Shen on expanding into emerging markets, using AI-driven compliance, payments and FX tools to support Chinese enterprises naviga... 4497
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 18 QAI Ventures positions Singapore as Asia’s launchpad for quantum innovation QAI Ventures' Lisa Schröder views Singapore as Asia’s quantum–AI commercial hub, helping deep-tech founders scale optimisation and modelling solu... 2710
Interviews Oct 13 Sumsub doubles down on continuous verification to secure digital finance At TOKEN2049 Singapore, Sumsub’s Ilya Brovin highlights how AI and digital-ID frameworks like eIDAS 2.0 are transforming continuous digital-identity... 3816
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... 2930
Sibos Round Up Oct 01 Standard Chartered builds data-rich platforms for an AI-led future Sunday Domingo, global head of digital channels solutions at Standard Chartered, said at Sibos Frankfurt 2025 that the ISO 20022 migration is only the... 3803
Interviews Aug 21 Standard Chartered’s risk-first approach to scaling AI globally As global banks accelerate AI adoption, Standard Chartered is embedding the technology across the enterprise with discipline and governance, turning r... 10498
Institutional Awards Jun 04 Bank of the Philippine Islands and Thai Group Holdings recognised for excellence in credit and enterprise risk management Bank of the Philippine Islands and Thai Group Holdings were recognised at the TAB Global Business Achievement Awards in Jakarta, Indonesia.... 3152
Interviews Dec 10 Exploring opportunities for Chinese enterprises in Latin America’s promising markets Panel discussion explores strategic investment opportunities in Latin American markets for Chinese enterprises, focusing on navigating complexities in... 5622
Panel Discussion Aug 29 Strategies for success: Insights from ASEAN’s financial leaders at the Temenos Regional Forum 2024 Banking experts from across ASEAN discussed the critical role of technology and regulation in modernising financial systems, strengthening consumer pr... 5102
Interviews Aug 09 NETS’ Lawrence Chan wants to empower merchants and grow cross-border payments Lawrence Chan, Group CEO of NETS discussed the company's new merchant solutions such as Soft Point-of-Sale (SoftPOS) and outlined key initiatives plan... 6685
Interviews Mar 18 Trust, partnerships, and open banking key to BPI’s growth in the Philippines Bank of the Philippine Islands is expanding its reach and deepening retail loan market impact by enhancing digital and physical networks, embracing op... 15877
Interviews Nov 29 Citigroup’s Shobit Maini: “We’re trying to deliver the benefits of the blockchain technology without the complexity’’ Shobhit Maini, co-head of digital assets for global markets at Citigroup, unveils a groundbreaking FX trading app that uses blockchain to execute real... 3657
Speeches and Presentations Mar 15 China, the Olympic Sports Superpower and how it works A conversation with Mark Dreyer, author of Sporting Superpower, for an insider’s view of China’s quest to be a leading sporting nation, the evolut... 15169
Feb 15 Raksa Koma Foundation’s Serey Chea: “NGOs can succeed without foreign funding” Central banker and philanthropist Serey Chea shared her motivation behind launching an NGO to support mental health issues in Cambodia. Her personal a... 6993
Opinion Apr 02 Banks’ online channel features: Bridging towards treasury management systems (TMS) ... 5252
Speeches and Presentations Nov 29 Artificial Intelligence shines as key enabling technology among fintechs in Beijing Financial Innovation Showcase and Competition Eight fintech finalists were selected for the competition. Each fintech made a seven minute presentation pitch followed by three minutes of questions ... 14470
Speech Nov 14 Peter Ong on connecting global capital with enterprises Peter Ong, Chairman of Enterprise Singapore and Board member of MAS spoke about ASEAN growth and enterprises during his speech at the Global Investor ... 7540
Speeches and Presentations Oct 22 (Sponsored Content) Youxin Financial's Cheung: "An alternative way to serve micro and small enterprises" ... 7753
Research Note Oct 14 Cash management technology – race towards centralising, digitising and future-proofing ... 5673
Interviews Jun 02 Interview: “ICBC China incoming chairman Yi Huiman hints at broad organisational restructuring to strengthen risk and controls” ... 7088
