Interview Jan 01 Deutsche Bank’s Scott-Gray: “We’re removing all complexities to create a more efficient platform” Jennifer Scott-Gray, head of corporate bank, Australia at Deutsche Bank, speaks about building out a cash management branch in Australia and expanding... 8692
TABLive Jan 01 How to serve 60 million underbanked with AI: A China story Jay Wenjie Xiao, LexinFintech CEO, shares how he started the company, and how it leverages AI and big data to enable sustainable lending to China’s... 9378
Interview Jan 01 Westpac’s Correa: “A strong, effective payment system will allow innovation to occur” Michael Correa, general manager of Westpac for Asia Pacific, talks about the payment developments in Asia and the role Australia played in achieving t... 8393
Interview Jan 01 SAP’s Rieker: “What we will see in the future are the new arising ecosystems” Falk Rieker, Global Vice President and Global Head of IBU Banking at SAP, highlights the importance for banks to take a more collaborative and proacti... 17337
Interview Jan 01 Nordea’s Zekkar: 2020 is the year of geographical expansion Patrik Zekkar, global head of trade finance and working capital management at Nordea, shares his views on the overall business in the trade finance ar... 7830
Interview Jan 01 ANZ’s Michael Lim in working with disruptors: An opportunity to cover all bases Michael Lim and Mark Evans, ANZ Institutional executives, discuss the opportunities made available in collaborating with fintechs and how these can be... 9697
Interview Jan 01 Bank of America : “The value of data will correspond to the quality of service” Paul Taylor, the head of global financial institutions (FIs) at Bank of America , talks about the massive increase in the importance of data and how t... 7224
Interview Jan 01 Wells Fargo’s Amin: “Asia remains a great growth story” Jafar Amin, Asia Pacific regional president and head of corporate and investment banking at Wells Fargo, discusses the challenges that financial insti... 11963
Interview Jan 01 Mizuho Bank’s Das: “Digitalisation is transformation” Devashis Das, deputy head of Global Transaction Banking, Asia Oceania at Mizuho Bank discusses the latest financial technologies and the opportunities... 9483
Interview Jan 01 FreeCom’s AlAshraf: “My idea was to create an alternative method of communication during disasters” Abdul Rahman AlAshraf, founder of FreeCom, shares how his idea of communicating without the use of internet or mobile network came about. He also expl... 10444
Interview Jan 01 Fudan University’s Zhang: “China’s economy is liberalised, driven by entrepreneurial business and personal thinking” In the midst of the US-China trade war, Fudan University Dean of Economics Professor Zhang Jun, provides a clearer picture of what goes on inside the ... 9102
Interview Jan 01 Verhofstadt: “The European Union needs to be deeply reformed as fast as possible” Guy Verhofstadt, former prime minister of Belgium, admits that the European Union is still a weak organisation. And in a future that heralds a “worl... 8553
TABLive Jan 01 Harvest Fund focuses on ideas that deliver sustainable returns to inves As a pioneer in the Chinese asset management industry with a 20-year history, Harvest Fund is focusing on “ideas” to create sustainable returns fo... 12030
Interview Jan 01 Hong Leong’s Tan: “Developing a closeness with your client is still needed in today’s world” Tan Kong Khoon, the president and CEO of Hong Leong Financial Group, shares his views with The Asian Banker regarding the company’s plans for the lo... 9741
TABLive Jan 01 (Sponsored) Harnessing the power of data in cross-border payments SWIFT’s Julien Blanchez, Head of Data and Analytics, looks at the central role of data in supporting the move to real-time payments.... 9517
Interview Jan 01 State Bank of India’s Kumar: “We will use technology to drive social economic transformation in India” Rajnish Kumar, Chairman, State Bank of India (SBI) discusses how SBI, as the largest bank in India, will play a crucial role in unlocking the economic... 11190
Speeches and Presentations Jan 01 Cybersecurity regulatory framework: The need to improve data privacy and security regulation - an enforcement perspective Roeland van Zeijst, global cybersecurity strategist, RovaZ.com and former digital crime officer, Interpol, discussed cybersecurity landscape... 9357
Speeches and Presentations Jan 01 Cybersecurity regulatory framework: The need to improve data privacy and security regulation - an institutional perspective Stephane Nappo, global chief information security officer, Societe General, spoke about cybersecurity best practices and how financial institutions ca... 6903
TABLive Jan 01 (Sponsored) The Open Vault at OCBC: Enabling the journey towards the ‘Bank of the Future’ With the aim to become the ‘bank of the future’, OCBC’s innovation lab ‘The Open Vault ’is leveraging emerging technologies, actively engagi... 11813
Interviews Jan 01 Spiros Margaris: "I only invest in startups with compelling stories" Spiros Margaris, renowned fintech investor, tells Emmanuel Daniel he must like the managers of the start ups he invests in on behalf of family offices... 4442