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... 271
Current Account Nov 06 DBS’s customer income grows as weaker trading weighs on third-quarter profit DBS’s third-quarter 2026 net profit fell 5% to SGD 2.81 billion ($2.20 billion) as weaker trading outweighed customer-business growth.... 318
Conference Nov 04 How can Indonesian banks support corporate growth amid mounting economic and operating pressures? Trade disruption, tighter funding conditions and changing policy requirements are complicating corporate banking in Indonesia. At the Indonesia Transa... 656
Interviews Nov 04 How is BNI using transaction banking to capture more of Indonesia’s corporate financial flows? Bank Negara Indonesia is integrating payments, financing, foreign exchange and liquidity management to deepen corporate relationships, but growth must... 368
Interviews Nov 02 How is Pintu navigating the cryptocurrency downturn while preparing for the next growth cycle? Andy Putra explains how Pintu prioritises resilience over expansion as markets squeeze fee income, while tokenised assets and institutional demand off... 1062
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... 1157
Current Account Oct 29 Dubai AI Festival puts banking’s agentic AI ambitions to the test At Dubai AI Festival, Mashreq Bank, Zand, FABMISR, HSBC and Network International examined agentic AI, probing transaction authorisation, resilience a... 1574
Weekly Brief Oct 29 Airtel Money reports 34% revenue growth in first post-IPO results as margins narrow TAB Africa Weekly Brief: Transaction value outpaces customer growth but a falling take rate squeezes revenue, while AFC and Munich Re share trade-fina... 1490
Weekly Brief Oct 27 HSBC launches RedCoin, JP Morgan and ADB expand India working-capital support Transaction Finance Weekly: Hong Kong stablecoins gain a major bank’s payment network, while recipient verification and shared settlement arrangemen... 1330
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 ... 1424
Weekly Brief Oct 16 Citi links AI-assisted insourcing to lower technology vendor costs, HKMA explores accountability for AI agents Financial Technology Weekly: Citi links 30% lower vendor spending to AI-assisted insourcing as the HKMA and FSB address accountability for AI agents.... 1787
Interviews Oct 16 GenLayer explores AI-based dispute resolution for autonomous transactions GenLayer Labs co-founder and CEO Albert Castellana explains how intelligent contracts could assess disputed obligations between AI agents, while the I... 1858
Sibos Round Up Oct 14 Can Wise become a strategic cross-border payments layer for banks? Wise Platform's Samarth Bansal says direct clearing access in nine markets lets banks make cross-border payments behave like domestic instant payments... 1481
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 ... 1229
Sibos Round Up Oct 12 Can DBS make transaction banking convergence work across new trade corridors? DBS is bringing cash management, trade, supply chain finance, real-time payments and tokenised money closer together as Asian companies expand into ne... 1342
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... 1745
Interviews Oct 07 What does it take to lead a well-run bank in an AI-driven financial system? As AI reshapes banking execution, Hong Leong Bank CEO Kevin Lam argues that the harder leadership task is building institutions that remain discipline... 1282
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.... 2339
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... 1662
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.... 970
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... 1454
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... 1050
Sibos Round Up Oct 02 Can Bank of America scale with paytechs as they become global payment infrastructure? Bank of America has created dedicated paytech coverage as payment companies expand across markets and take on a larger role in moving money for other ... 911
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... 1367
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... 1107
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... 1238
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... 933
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 ... 1454
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... 1207
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... 1384
Interviews Sep 14 What will separate transaction banks when technology becomes easier to replicate? Bank of America's Siddarth Gupta and Chandana Thanthrige argue transaction banks will compete on data, coordination and disciplined AI deployment.... 874
Weekly Brief Sep 09 Chime moves beyond partner-bank model with $590 million Stride acquisition Retail Finance Weekly: Chime buys Stride Bank, EverBank and WaFd merge, ANZ migrates Suncorp customers, Bank of Thailand moves to license BNPL.... 688
Interviews Sep 09 Can Techcombank build a lighter core for its next phase of growth? Techcombank is upgrading a core platform that has fallen seven releases behind as it expands across banking, securities and insurance, but the larger ... 1538
Weekly Brief Sep 02 TDB secures $800 million facility, South Africa reshapes payment system governance TAB Africa Weekly Brief: Funding diversification and payment system reform drove Africa's financial sector this week.... 957
Weekly Brief Sep 01 CBUAE opens urgent Banque Misr examination, Saudi deposit growth outpaces credit TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: CBUAE opens urgent Banque Misr examination, Saudi deposit growth outpaces credit and Qatar's economy contracts.... 1274
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.... 1232
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... 1265
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.... 981
Conference Aug 26 How are banks modernising for AI without compromising resilience and trust? Banks at Temenos Regional Forum Asia Pacific 2026 discussed how core modernisation and AI are changing technology priorities, while Vietnam's evolving... 1149
Weekly Brief Aug 25 CIB commits $300 million to new digital bank, Egypt sets rules for digital financial ID platform TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Commercial International Bank earmarks $300 million for digital bank yomo following preliminary regulatory approval, whi... 2069
Weekly Brief Aug 21 DBS deploys agentic AI in corporate credit, Ant scales FX forecasting across global banks Financial Technology Weekly: DBS rolls out agentic AI to 1,500 credit managers, Stripe agrees to acquire OpenRouter for over $7 billion and Absa's cha... 5889
Conference Aug 21 How AI-era risks test the limits of bank-level controls in the Philippines As Philippine banks expand artificial intelligence (AI) in fraud detection and daily operations, banking and cybersecurity leaders at TAB Finance Phil... 2410
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... 1653
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... 2284
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... 1864
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... 2019
Weekly Brief Aug 12 Kenya keeps rates at 8.75%, Afreximbank extends record EUR 110 million facility to Chad TAB Africa Weekly Brief: Kenya holds its policy rate at 8.75% and approves its first banking-sector ETF, Afreximbank extends Chad a EUR 110 million fa... 1578
Interviews Aug 11 BDO Unibank enhances consumer banking experience through digital payments As real-time payments become an increasingly important part of everyday financial activity, BDO Unibank is expanding its digital banking experience by... 2333
Briefing Aug 07 DBS sees institutional opportunities in Asian capital markets, wealth and trade DBS sees growth opportunities across Asian capital markets, wealth and intra-Asian trade, with Taiwan and India among its key markets as technology an... 1275
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 ... 1234
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... 1181
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.... 1306
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... 1594
Interviews Jul 30 Is transaction banking in Nigeria becoming a platform business? Transaction banking in Nigeria is increasingly digital and liquidity-driven. Stanbic IBTC is positioning its franchise around integrated liquidity m... 1371
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... 2067
Weekly Brief Jul 30 X enters financial services with accounts, cards and payments Retail Finance Weekly: X launches X Money, Upstart secures a conditional bank charter, PayPal lifts payment volume to $486.4 billion, and DBS expands ... 3179
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... 1761
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... 3042
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... 1690
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... 1742
Interviews Jul 17 How is Absa Mauritius responding to trade disruption in cross-border trade finance? Absa Mauritius is strengthening transactional banking to help corporates and SMEs manage volatile cash flows and cross-border trade challenges, levera... 1317
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 ... 2121
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... 2200
Weekly Brief Jun 22 Washington shifts rate expectations as China advances AI regulation The Fed's updated projections turn sharply hawkish under new chair Kevin Warsh, as Iran-war energy inflation pushes the Bank of Japan to a 31-year rat... 831
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... 1338
Conference Jun 11 Bangkok Bank points to the workflow shift behind AI agents in banking At SuperAI, executives from Bangkok Bank, Minden.ai and Microsoft Asia argued that banks will capture AI value only when they move beyond faster legac... 2511
Interviews Jun 05 If payments are becoming commoditised, where does transaction banking create value? As payment execution becomes faster, broader and increasingly standardised, financial institutions are under pressure to rethink where transaction ban... 1717
Interviews Jun 05 BNI strengthens its transaction-driven wholesale banking engine BNI is repositioning wholesale banking around transaction flows and operational deposits, using BNIdirect to drive sustainable growth across corporate... 2357
Interviews Jun 03 How can Mizuho become Asia Pacific's regional connector bank? Mizuho Bank is strengthening transaction banking as a strategic pillar of its Asia Pacific franchise. Its adoption of SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity form... 2042
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... 2841
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... 2526
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... 4988
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... 2139
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... 3722
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... 1900
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... 2210
Current Account Apr 30 DBS sustains record first-quarter income on customer flows as rate compression bites DBS reported first quarter 2026 net profit of SGD 2.93 billion (about $2.2 billion) on record total income of SGD 5.95 billion (about $4.4 billion), a... 2400
Interviews Apr 13 Wang Xiang outlines FoFund’s institutional platform strategy Wang Xiang, founder and chairman of FoFund, set out how the firm has developed as a technology-led institutional platform serving China’s financial ... 2651
Interviews Apr 09 MUFG builds its Asia transaction banking franchise on an integrated regional platform Belinda Han, managing director and head of transaction banking Asia Pacific, MUFG Bank, discusses how the bank is growing its transaction banking fran... 4105
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... 3567
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... 2129
Interviews Mar 05 CIMB reorients SME banking around transaction data and cash-flow lending across ASEAN In 2025, CIMB's SME banking in Southeast Asia focused on transaction capture, deposit stability, and cash-flow visibility. Lawrence Loh, co-CEO, outli... 5957
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... 5072
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.... 4146
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.... 4493
Interviews Feb 12 Visa charts APAC’s two-speed consumer economy as travel and digital spend accelerate Simon Baptist, principal economist for APAC at Visa, examined how cross-border mobility, digital commerce and artificial intelligence investment are r... 3431
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... 3748
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 26 Mastercard embeds AI governance to support production-grade financial systems Mastercard is scaling responsible AI across its global payments network, embedding privacy, ethical safeguards and accountability to transition high-r... 6151
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 21 Hedera positions its distributed ledger network for institutional use Isadora Arredondo, global policy director at Hedera, outlined how the network’s technical design, governance structure and regulatory engagements ai... 3019
HK Fintech Week Nov 17 SY Holdings makes supply-chain finance fairer and more responsive with AI SY Holdings’ AI platform uses transaction-level insights to deliver faster, fairer credit for SMEs and support Chinese firms expanding in Southeast ... 3950
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. ... 3565
Round Up Oct 27 Banks converge on AI, interoperability and tokenisation to build the next frontier of payments and trade At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, banks showcased AI, interoperability and tokenisation to modernise payments, trade, treasury and finance, building seamless g... 7123
Interviews Oct 22 UBA accelerates growth through digital innovation and strategic expansion UBA is expanding across Africa through AI-driven digital innovation, real-time payments, and inclusive, customer-centric platforms that enhance financ... 4557
Leadership Awards Oct 15 Bank Mandiri is Indonesia’s Best Corporate, Investment and Wholesale Bank Bank Mandiri was recognised as Indonesia’s Best Corporate, Investment and Wholesale Bank 2025 for its digital innovation, regional strength and disc... 5008
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... 4028
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... 2905
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... 2862
Awards Ceremonies Sep 29 David Lynne named Transaction Finance Leader of the Year for driving Deutsche Bank’s strategic growth and digital transformation David Lynne leads Deutsche Bank’s Corporate Bank’s digital transformation, expanding global client mandates and sustainability initiatives.... 4369
Awards Ceremonies Sep 19 CTBC Bank and E.SUN Bank lead Taiwanese banks across retail, corporate and transaction banking Leading financial institutions in Taiwan were recognised for achievements in retail, transaction finance, financial technology and financial markets.... 6144
Co-published Aug 25 UOB strengthens regional trade and treasury connectivity through digital solutions UOB is strengthening its position in transaction banking across ASEAN and Greater China through UOB Infinity, integrating trade, cash and financial su... 10929
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.... 9698
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... 8616
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... 6076
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... 5064
Interviews May 14 UOB strengthens leadership in transaction banking across Asia UOB continues to expand and entrench its foothold in transaction banking across Asia, driven by a focus on digital integration, regional connectivity ... 10049
Interviews Apr 14 Deutsche Bank strengthens APAC transaction banking franchise through client-centric innovation and disciplined growth Deutsche Bank outlines its strategy for sustainable growth in transaction banking across Asia Pacific and beyond, leveraging its European heritage, ex... 7321
News Analysis Mar 20 High-frequency banking powers seamless digital finance As the banking industry shifts to high-frequency interactions, AI, open banking and embedded finance drive real-time services, requiring financial ins... 4129
Interviews Mar 17 Bank of America expands Asia Pacific transaction banking through customised solutions and technology innovation Bank of America is expanding its transaction banking business across Asia Pacific, positioning itself as a partner for multinational corporations, fin... 14140
Opinion Mar 17 Stablecoins: The next frontier in fintech and digital payments Stablecoins are reshaping finance, bridging fiat currencies and digital assets. Initially created to counter cryptocurrency volatility, they have beco... 5216
Interviews Nov 20 StraitsX partners with Alipay+ and Grab to drive stablecoin payment adoption Liu Tianwei, co-founder and chief executive officer of StraitsX, and Kenny Chan, head of StraitsX, discuss how the company is advancing stablecoin ado... 9165
Sponsored Content Nov 20 Swift and Bottomline strengthen partnership to drive ISO 20022 migration and cross-border innovations Swift and Bottomline collaborate to streamline cross-border payments and help financial institutions meet upcoming ISO 20022 deadlines, reducing frict... 5056
Interviews Nov 16 JP Morgan’s Kinexys scales blockchain for the future of finance Following the rebranding of Onyx to Kinexys, JP Morgan is accelerating its blockchain strategy to enhance asset tokenisation and distributed ledger te... 10067
Interviews Nov 13 HSBC and Dandelion partnership elevates speed, transparency and cost-efficiency in cross-border payments In an interview at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2024, HSBC’s Nadeesha Senaratne and Dandelion’s Deepan Dagur, discussed their partnership’s ro... 20444
Sibos Round Up Oct 21 Leading bank in the Middle East strengthens financial ties between China and the GCC On the first day of Sibos 2024 in Beijing, the First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), showcased its commitment to facilitate cross-border transactions between th... 356615
Sibos Round Up Oct 21 Leading bank in the Middle East strengthens financial ties between China and the GCC On the first day of Sibos 2024 in Beijing, the First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), showcased its commitment to facilitate cross-border transactions between th... 356615
Sibos Round Up Oct 21 Leading bank in the Middle East strengthens financial ties between China and the GCC On the first day of Sibos 2024 in Beijing, the First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), showcased its commitment to facilitate cross-border transactions between th... 3253
Site Visits Oct 17 China's AI innovation explores the intersection of finance, technology and regulation Day 1 of The Banking Academy Beijing AI Innovation Study Tour 2024 provided delegates with an in-depth view of China’s advances in fintech, platform... 8792
Interviews Oct 14 Choudhry: “What will global banking regulation look like in a digital world?” In a conversation with Emmanuel Daniel, Moorad Choudhry stressed the need to simplify global banking regulations, particularly those from Basel, to b... 18537
Interviews Sep 10 Barclays bolsters institutional payment processing in APAC with $1B infrastructure investments Barclays' $1 billion investment in global payment infrastructure aims to expand client access to local instant payment systems while enhancing cost-ef... 7441
Co-published Aug 01 OCBC enhances corporate cash management through competitive features By addressing key pain points and prioritising customer experience, OCBC sets new standards for convenience, functionality, and safety with enhanced p... 5739
Current Account Jul 25 UOB and Woori Card partner to fuel ASEAN-Korea travel boom A new collaboration between UOB and Woori Card aims to capitalise on the growing travel market between ASEAN and South Korea... 6784
Interviews Jun 18 MB Bank leapfrogs from two million to 15 million transactions per day MB Bank's long-standing partnership with Temenos has enabled its digital transformation, recently upgrading to the Java-based Tab J framework and scal... 9439
Interviews Feb 21 SBI’s Krishnan: “We prioritise high availability, scalability and security” Vidya Krishnan discusses YONO’s global expansion and its integrated super app strategy, catering to diverse customer needs with over 60 million regi... 4723
Feb 06 Global financial institutions propel blockchain innovation under Project Guardian Banks aim to integrate blockchain into mainstream finance for digital assets, emphasising institutional-grade standards, interoperability, and collabo... 27764
Sibos Round Up Oct 10 Top 10 takeaways from SWIFT at SIBOS 2023 Key takeaways from Sibos 2023: highlighting the importance of collaboration in addressing cross-border payment challenges, reducing transaction fricti... 4652
interviews Jan 28 Ambitions of MAS’ first licensed crypto payments player Eric Barbier, founder and CEO, TripleA, speaks with Emmanuel Daniel, founder, about receiving the first crypto payments licence from the Monetary Auth... 17816
Research Note May 05 SCF to take bigger share of sustainability-linked loans that hit $119 B in 2020 As demand for sustainable products rises, stakeholders including consumers, investors, and regulators are pushing manufacturers, suppliers and lenders... 15903
Post Event Report Nov 30 Emirates NBD named Best Transaction Bank in Middle East and Africa at The Asian Banker Middle East & Africa Risk and Transaction Awards 2018 For delivering twice the growth in deposits relative to the industry, and migrating 97% of its customer base to SMART business, Emirates NBD was recog... 7005
Research Note Nov 07 Solving the “trilemma” of cost, risk and speed in cross-border payment As real-time processing becomes the norm in domestic payments, how long would it take for cross-border payments to catch up? ... 9078
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
Post Event Report Oct 12 BSP's deputy governor Fonacier: "We will ensure a "Balanced, Systematic and Progressive/ Prudent" approach to financial innovation" ... 6851
Commissioned Report Jul 06 Renminbi Internationalisation Report 2018: Optimism Towards Belt and Road Raises Cross-Border Use of RMB ... 25084
May 24 Deutsche Bank’s So receives the Transaction Banker of the Year Award in Asia Pacific (International Bank) at The Asian Banker Leadership Achievement Awards 2018 ... 26255
May 24 Hang Seng Bank’s Wong receives The Asian Banker Transaction Banker of the Year in Asia Pacific (Domestic Bank) Award for 2018 ... 26475
editorial Mar 11 The Asian Banker Perspectives 11 March 2019 "I believe we need a crisis in Europe to really fix Europe," said Laurence Fink, Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock.... 6015
Research Note Feb 02 Digitalisation and internationalisation - Key elements of employment trends ... 36263
Interviews Nov 29 A challenging time for Earthport as it tries to scale Newly appointed chief commercial officer at Earthport Mike Steinharter discussed how the company aims to expand globally and into new segments to incr... 8142
Research Note Oct 14 Cash management technology – race towards centralising, digitising and future-proofing ... 5649
