Interview Jan 01 Sacombank’s Nguyen Duc Thach Diem: “Our transaction points can now offer business consulting to SMEs” In this Leadership Perspective Series, Nguyen Duc Thach Diem, CEO at Sacombank, discussed how digital transformation creates a resilient organisation ... 7875
Interview Mar 13 Hong Leong’s Fuda: “Digital has forever transformed the business model” In this Leadership Perspective series, Domenic Fuda, group managing director and CEO at Hong Leong Bank (HLB), discussed the bank’s innovative produ... 8021
Trendwatch Jan 01 The $610 million DeFi heist that wasn’t Despite losing over $610 million worth of cryptocurrencies to a cyber hack, touted as the largest of its kind, Poly Network was able to recover all as... 22516
Interview Jan 01 OneConnect’s Tan: “Banks continue to struggle to implement DLT” In this conversation, OneConnect Chief Executive Officer (Southeast Asia) Tan Bin Ru talked about the limited use of distributed ledger technology, es... 6792
Trendwatch Jan 01 Concentration of cloud providers raises financial stability risks The use of cloud technology is gaining traction among financial institutions due to the efficiency, scale and saving that it affords. However, regulat... 12289
Interview Mar 13 Mojaloop’s Hunter: “Our mission and vision on financial inclusion are aligned” Paula Hunter, executive director of Mojaloop Foundation explained how it will work with its new sponsor member, MAS, to explore technology advancement... 9065
Interview Jan 01 Patamar Capital’s Tang: “Impact investing may not feel as good as philanthropy” Shuyin Tang, CEO and co-founder of the Beacon Fund and partner at Patamar Capital, talked about the growth of impact investing in Southeast Asia and t... 5050
Trendwatch Mar 13 Central banks work to link multiple CBDCs across borders Several countries all over the worl in various stages of developing central bank digital currencies (CBDC) . In a survey of 46 central banks, BIS foun... 10139
Interview Mar 13 East Capital’s Hirn: “Being state-owned is not the issue” Karine Hirn, co-founder at East Capital Holdings and CEO of East Capital Asia, talked about the time and attention required to properly assess and man... 8451
Trendwatch Jan 01 What will ASEAN payment integration achieve? ASEAN member countries have taken steps to advance cross-border interoperability of standardised quick response (QR) code for payments and introduce... 8707
Current Account Jan 01 WFE 2020 Market Highlights: “Global exchanges hit new highs amid disruptive events and pessimistic forecasts” WFE has just published its latest market highlights report that studied the impact of the events of 2020 on markets across market capitalisation, list... 3921
News Analysis Jan 01 DBS 2020 net profit falls 26% as fourth quarter performance reveals weakness DBS full-year 2020 net profit fell 26% to SGD 4.72 billion ($3.5 billion) despite record operating profit of SGD 8.43 billion ($6.3 billion) as total ... 5288
Excerpts Jan 01 Deutsche Bank's transaction business drives record growth Deutsche Bank posted its highest profits since 2007 following a strategic overhaul in 2019. The bank's strong transaction banking performance in Asia ... 4503
News Analysis Jan 01 Asia Pacific banks' outlook dims as uneven recovery impacts asset quality and profits Significant risks to asset quality and profitability persist for banks in Asia Pacific as start of COVID-19 vaccination may not ensure sustained and e... 4573
Trendwatch Jan 01 World Bank warns coordinated global response still needed to avert protracted crisis The World Bank expects growth in emerging markets and developing economies in East Asia and Pacific to rebound to 7.4% in 2021 as the pandemic subside... 4028
Interview Jan 01 Aegis Custody’s Wei: “We're creating digital trade receivables in a $500 billion market” Serra Wei, founder and CEO of Taiwan-based Aegis Custody, discusses the market potential of digitalised trade account receivables as an alternative in... 82
Current Account Jan 01 Grab-Singtel, SEA Group, ANT and Chinese consortium win new digital bank licences in Singapore After a COVID-19 led delay, the Monetary Authority of Singapore finally announced the winners of four of five digital banking licences that it planned... 6744
Research Note Jan 01 Leadership in a pandemic - Extraordinary circumstances require exceptional responses Exceptional leadership is demonstrated and proven during periods of sustained challenges and adversities to deliver strong and sustainable outcomes.... 5490
