At its 2024 Annual Performance Conference on 28 March, China Construction Bank (CCB) reported strong growth, with total assets of RMB 41 trillion ($5.55 trillion), customer loan net balance of RMB 25 trillion ($3.42 trillion), and a net profit of RMB 336 billion ($46 billion), a 1.15% increase year-on-year.

Rosie Rios, 43rd Treasurer of the United States and board member of Ripple, in her keynote at The Asian Banker Summit 2025 called on the financial sector to shape the emerging digital and AI-driven economy with inclusion, trust and accountability. She framed the future of money as a shift not just in technology, but in values and leadership.

TAB Global’s inaugural ranking of the World’s Best Corporate, Investment and Wholesale Banks sets a multidimensional benchmark for institutional strength and leadership, led by JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and ICBC, as the industry responds to increasing digital disruption, regulatory complexity and investor scrutiny.

At the Transaction Finance Reinvented Conference during The Asian Banker Summit 2025, industry leaders explored how cross-border payments and global transaction finance are redefined by shifting geopolitics and supply chains, developments in artificial intelligence and blockchain, wider adoption of application programming interfaces, and expansion of instant domestic payments.

The Financial Technology Conference at The Asian Banker Summit 2025 brought together leading global experts who shared incisive views on how emerging developments in artificial intelligence, embedded finance, blockchain, open banking and quantum computing are transforming the financial services industry.

At the TAB Global Leadership Awards 2025, Emmanuel Daniel used a personal leap of faith to illustrate why leadership begins with trust—in data, in people and in oneself.

At the TAB Global Leadership Awards 2025, Emmanuel Daniel used a personal leap of faith to illustrate why leadership begins with trust—in data, in people and in oneself.

Senior executives from leading financial institutions in Asia share how they are strategically accelerating technology transformation by adopting cloud, AI and modernised core technology.

Clearstream Fund Centre, KB Kookmin Bank, Bangkok Bank and BIDV were recognised at the TAB Global Business Achievement Awards in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Clearstream Fund Centre, OCBC, Techcombank, Kasikorn Bank and Security Bank were recognised at the TAB Global Business Achievement Awards in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Maybank Securities Solutions is accelerating its growth, fuelled by new client acquisitions, digital innovation and a sharper delivery service model, aligned with Maybank’s M25+ strategic priorities.

As generative AI and LLMs move from lab to bank floor, experts from NatWest, Kata.ai and Human AI called for a pragmatic shift in how financial institutions design, deploy and govern these systems—highlighting on-device privacy, agentic workflows and optimisation as the new frontiers of innovation.

Ti Eng Hui has driven strategic transformation, advanced digital innovation and embedded sustainability and human capital, earning him the title of Best Bank CEO in Brunei and securing the bank’s recognition as the country’s Best Managed Bank.

Mary Huen’s strategic vision and leadership have driven cross-border growth and digital innovation at Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), earning her the title of Best Bank CEO in Hong Kong and securing the bank’s recognition as the Best Managed Bank in Hong Kong.

Masahiro Kihara’s bold leadership transformed Mizuho’s culture and growth, earning him the title of Best Bank CEO in Japan and securing the group’s recognition as the country’s Best Managed Bank.