Emmanuel Daniel, chairman of the Asian Banker, in his keynote address at the Association of Corporate Treasurers Singapore Treasury Forum 2018 on 20 September, compared the critical junctures in the evolution of civilisation that transformed human societies through what are described as the tribal, institutional, market and network phases. In the coming network phase, he argued that corporations with the ability to connect and be open, externalise - leverage external data, personalise and deliver differentiation will survive the transition.

Eddie Haddad, SWIFT Managing Director, Asia Pacific talks about the latest developments in Global Payments Initiative (gpi), how it helps institutions manage and assess payment risks, as well as create solutions tailored to their clients’ needs.

Claus Richter, Head of Transaction Banking Solutions at Nordea shares his views on the impact of technology, particularly blockchain, on domestic and cross-border payments.

Vincent Kilcoyne, EVP and Head for Product Management at SmartStream sees multiple challenges from Basel Committee on Banking Supervision 248 (BCBS 248) and other regulations as rising interest rates continue impacting intra-day liquidity and cash positions of banks.

ANZ’s Vasic and Huse speak about the greater transactional business needs of Australian clients expanding into Asia and also discuss the shake up the payments landscape in Australia, once open banking legislation comes into play in 2019

Marcus Treacher, Senior Vice President of Customer Success at Ripple, discusses challenges in expediting payment processes from a clarity, visibility, and reliability perspective and talks about Ripple’s solutions focused on the open internet model.

Eight fintech finalists were selected for the competition. Each fintech made a seven minute presentation pitch followed by three minutes of questions from the panel of advisors during the event held at The Asian Banker Future of Finance Summit, 2018.

DBS has improved its digital customer experience by making most branch banking transactions digital though it s Video Teller Machines

Sri Lanka’s People’s Bank has worked on achieving notable operational efficiencies and enhanced customer engagement through an integrated digital banking platform.

Soul Hitte, founder of Dianrong.com, a marketplace lending platform in China, compares the development of peer-to-peer lending between US and China, and the expansion into becoming integrated supply chain platforms at the Future of Finance Summit 2017 in Singapore.

Deustche Bank discusses the challenges and solutions to enhance cross-border payments with leading transaction bankers from key Asian markets

Despite continued strong growth in total assets, the Asia-Pacific banking sector is still exposed to high levels of private sector leverage with steps being taken to reign in the excess debt growth

Jackson Cheung, co-founder and CEO of Youxin Financial, talks about how to leverage data analysis to help micro and small enterprises owners in a tighter regulatory environment

Emmanuel Daniel, chairman of the Asian Banker, outlines the challenges and impediments that confront and hold the industry back in this period of digital disruption and transformation, in his opening speech on the second day of the Future of Finance 2017 in Singapore

Ron Suber, founder and President of Prosper Marketplace, discusses the evolution of the online marketplace, how it is converging with the banking industry and explains why players are moving away from the original peer-to-peer ideals, at the Future of Finance Summit 2017 in Singapore