Excerpts Jan 01 ZA Bank targets underserved markets in HongKong to grow cross-border payments Wilson Chen, ZA Bank’s director of business in the Greater Bay Area, discusses the bank's success, fueled by its customer-centric approach, competit... 3326
Current Account Jan 01 Hyper-personalisation is changing the banking experience The banking industry is using AI and data strategies to meet customer preferences focusing on digital culture, secure operations, and partnerships to ... 5627
Excerpt Jan 01 UnionBank’s Citi acquisition grows retail assets to $7.1 billion in 2022 Citi’s choice of UnionBank to take over its assets in the Philippines was based on the latter’s first-mover footprint in digitalisation, ability t... 9325
Interviews Jan 01 Next-gen customer experience will be instant, interactive and interconnected In this RadioFinance session, industry experts discussed trends and technologies enabling the next level of customer experience... 3922
Interview Jan 01 BCA, blu and Dana top consumer votes for best financial institutions in Indonesia Indonesians voted BCA as the Most Recommended Retail Bank, followed by blu as the Best Digital-only Bank and Dana as the Most Recommended Platform in ... 3366
Interview Jan 01 FSTB’s Joseph Chan: “Hong Kong will remain the family office hub in Asia” Hong Kong has started to regain its position as Asia’s wealth management hub despite the devastating economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and a... 731
Interview Jan 01 DIFC’s Salmaan Jaffery: “Family Wealth Centre aims to capture the inflow of $8 trillion in private wealth” The Dubai International Financial Centre, home to 330 asset and wealth companies and 55,000 wealthy individuals, aims to develop Dubai as a centre for... 700
Excerpts Jan 01 BDO Trust aims to transform savers to investors BDO Trust and Investments Group head Rafael Ayuste Jr discussed the investment bank’s efforts to increase its retail investor base, and the growth o... 5328
Speeches and Presentations Jan 01 Incumbents accelerate technology spending to stave off digital challengers Presenting key insights from the Excellence programme held in Hanoi in March 2023, Christian Kapfer, research director of TABInsights, identified pers... 690
Perspectives Jan 01 Technology, the game changer in climate-risk disclosure by companies seeking ESG investors The lack of a global standard for disclosure for companies reporting climate-related risks and opportunities have led central banks to propose technol... 1057
Perspectives Jan 01 Technology, the game changer in climate-risk disclosure by companies seeking ESG investors The lack of a global standard for disclosure for companies reporting climate-related risks and opportunities have led central banks to propose technol... 8933
Excerpts Jan 01 GoTyme Bank, to enter the Philippine consumer banking market Nathaniel (Nate) Clarke, CEO and President of GoTyme Bank, spoke with Chris Kapfer about GoTyme Bank, entering the Philippine consumer banking market,... 3290
Current Account Jan 01 NAB hatched Hive for efficient MSME payment service National Australia Bank (NAB), one of the leading business banks in Australia, launched Hive, a merchant portal. It will invest $100 million over the ... 4691
Co-published Jan 01 UOB Singapore is Asia’s SME banking powerhouse UOB Singapore built Asia’s best performing SME banking business, driven by extensive regional network capabilities, strength in customer service, an... 3010
Perspectives Mar 13 Big tech credit expected to reach $1 trillion by 2023 Digital and incumbent banks face growing threats from big tech and payment platforms that are evolving into full-scale financial services players. La... 12409
Perspectives Jan 01 Alternative SME financing in Asia Pacific to grow two or more times by 2022 Alternative business lending by SME focused digital banks and P2P/marketplace platforms are battling operating and market challenges to set out on a ... 11266
Current Account Jan 01 Grab’s value drops post merger despite leading presence in Southeast Asia Grab's listing fulfils a key milestone for the platform’s early investors. However, a 12% drop in market value on its first trading day resembles Pa... 6905
Co-published Jan 01 Access Bank Nigeria edges African peers in digital banking services The bank created a strong digital active client base from its acquisition of Diamond Bank which had a large retail portfolio and strong digital platfo... 6747
