Interview Jan 01 National Bank of Cambodia’s Serey: “Bakong is not a CBDC, it is a backbone payment system built on DLT” Chea Serey, assistant governor and director general of the National Bank of Cambodia discusses the development of the newly launched Bakong payment sy... 1270
Interview Jan 01 Sarafu Credit’s Ruddick and Dama: "Community currencies are a stable medium of exchange for local developments during COVID-19" Will Ruddick and Caroline Dama, both board of directors at Grassroots Economics Foundation, discuss how community currencies are helping the poor to h... 8026
Interview Jan 01 Coinhouse's Nicolas Louvet: "A global crypto bank is impossible" Nicolas Louvet, CEO, Coinhouse explores the idea of a crypto bank, discusses the steps the company is taking to apply for a banking licence in France ... 28919
Interview Jan 01 Central Group’s Winter: “Integration between online and offline retail channels is important” Axel Winter, chief technology officer at Central Group, speaks about building an omnichannel platform and some of the problems encountered while worki... 8189
Interview Mar 13 CBSL’s Coomaraswamy: “Clear frameworks, macroeconomic stability are crucial” Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy talks about the structure of the central bank, institutionalising reforms and what the Sri La... 6929
Interview Jan 01 Aurigin’s Jayawickrama: “We want to create transparency and visibility in investment banking” Romesh Jayawickrama, the founder of Aurigin, formerly known as BankerBay, shares how the platform manages to connect deals and capital investors globa... 10812
Interview Jan 01 Michael Owen: Giving back to grassroots fosters a culture of excellence Former footballer Michael Owen talks about his desire to give back to the community, the values he shares with his family and his career in sports and... 5849
Interview Jan 01 NDB’s Seneviratne sees opportunities in Sri Lanka amid economic challenges Dimantha Seneviratne, the chief executive of Sri Lanka’s National Development Bank, discusses the challenges that the country has been facing as wel... 9404
Interview Jan 01 Ping An Bank’s Xie: “Those who focus on technologies will be the winners” Ping An Bank chairman Xie Yonglin talked about the bank’s transformation journey into a leading retail financial services provider, the evolution o... 13328
Interview Jan 01 Ping An Group's Larsen: “We’re constantly looking at new businesses that can create value” Veteran banker Jonathan Larsen, who ran Citibank’s global retail bank and mortgages, came out of retirement to head Ping An Group’s chief innovati... 13049
Interview Jan 01 HNB’s Alles: Vision 2020 is all about achieving qualitative goals In a candid interview with Emmanuel Daniel, the bank CEO looks back at the company’s transformation, talks about plans for digitalisation and share... 4326
Interviews Jan 01 BCA’s Jahja Setiaatmadja: “Digital and relationship are our two strengths” Bank Central Asia’s president director, Jahja Setiaatmadja, says that the key drivers of the bank’s success in the Indonesian banking industry are... 1720
Interview Jan 01 Daniel Eidan of BIS: “Central banks and innovation can co-exist” Inclusive innovation in central banking can enhance monetary and financial stability, according to Daniel Eidan, advisor and solution architect of BIS... 995
Interview Jan 01 Stojanovic of True Global Ventures: “Centralisation is dead” Dusan Stojanovic, founder of True Global Ventures, caught up with Emmanuel Daniel, founder of The Asian Banker, to unpack how the recent banking crise... 1276
Interview Jan 01 US-China Craig Allen: “We want a level playing field for China’s private sector and foreign players” Craig Allen, president of the US-China Business Council (USCBC) met with The Asian Banker’s Emmanuel Daniel to discuss the impact of US-China trade ... 1365
Interview Jan 01 Joe Studwell, author of How Asia Works: “US and China can be sources of capital for Africa” Joe Studwell, author of the book How Asia Works, shared his insights on the development of economies in Asia, China and Africa with The Asian Banker... 6591