Research Note Oct 17 Regulation continues to shape bank client relationships Implications of new regulations and emergence of digital-only players were hot button issues discussed this year at the Asian Banker Future of Finance... 2827
Opinions Jan 16 Azzana’s Herreman: "Will corporates use API connectivity?" In the FX space, as in all others, multichannel connectivity is key – and API is quickly becoming a prominent channel that can no longer be side-li... 25153
Research Note Dec 04 Consumers want speed – A leading-edge user experience is key to onboarding success The bank onboarding process should be fast, as the most fundamental attribute of an exceptional account opening experience is speed... 7616
Interview Sep 10 BCA’s Setiaatmadja: “Accelerating digital strategy vital to growing customer base and business stability” The president director of Bank Central Asia (BCA), Jahja Setiaatmadja, talks about how accelerating the bank’s digital transformation has helped in ... 9381
Research Note Dec 11 Banque Saudi Fransi, Commercial International Bank and Emirates NBD lead consumer rankings in the Middle East The inaugural BankQuality™ Consumer Survey and Rankings in the Middle East interviewed 3,000 customers in three key markets in the region on their e... 7098
Interview Nov 09 Krungthai Bank’s Srivanich: “My aspiration is to establish the next normal in digital banking” The president and CEO at Krungthai Bank, Payong Srivanich, discusses the bank’s digital reinvention to enhance customer experience by improving serv... 8303
Research Note Dec 29 StanChart Kenya is Most Recommended Retail Bank in Africa; Nedbank, Capitec Bank, CalBank, and Guaranty Trust Bank lead multiple consumer rankings Customers decide which banks in the Africa region stood out from the rest and were most helpful during COVID-19 following the result of the BankQualit... 8668
Opinions Feb 11 Lowering the final barriers to open banking innovation Open banking has huge potential to advance client services in the Asia Pacific region. While many of the region’s financial institutions have alread... 17557
Research Note Mar 31 BNPL funding grew 93% CAGR as volumes, users and revenues surged in 2020 The rapid transformation of domestic and cross-border payments brings new opportunities and challenges for financial institutions. Industry experts sh... 16786
Research Note Jan 01 TEST FEED == BNPL funding grew 93% CAGR as volumes, users and revenues surge in 2020 The rapid transformation of domestic and cross-border payments brings new opportunities and challenges for financial institutions. Industry experts sh... 260
Sibos Round Up Jan 01 Decentralised finance and Web 3.0 shaping the future of financial services During the Singapore Fintech Festival 2021, industry leaders and experts discussed the emerging technology innovations in financial services, the deve... 132
Interview Dec 22 TPBank's Tran: “One million of our new customers are from third-party platforms” James Tran, digital bank centre head, TPBank, highlighted that the bank's digital transformation is made possible by shifting to a digital-focused bus... 7809
Research Note Nov 01 Hong Kong’s roadmap to promote fintech adoption HKMA’s Fintech Promotion Roadmap developed with industry stakeholders aims to drive fintech adoption and spark discussions among banks and fintech c... 14200
Trendwatch Aug 07 Accelerating digital transformation in retail finance The 2024 Excellence in Retail Finance programme highlighted how digital transformation and technological advancements are reshaping retail finance, fo... 2397
News Analysis Nov 08 Open banking drives financial innovation in the Middle East Open banking is transforming the Middle East financial landscape, with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) leading through innov... 2449
TABLive Jan 17 techUK’s Beaumont: “Boards need to discover what the role of their banks is in an open future” ... 4180
TABLive Jan 01 Nordea’s Richter: “We need to look at the payment ecosystem overall, and see what type of value-added services we can put around the payments” ... 259
Interviews Oct 31 Ripple’s Treacher: “The banking world’s kind of lost pace with the rest of commerce and society which is moving onto a much more real-time globally-connected environment” Marcus Treacher, Senior Vice President of Customer Success at Ripple, discusses challenges in expediting payment processes from a clarity, visibility,... 9246
Interviews Oct 31 ANZ’s Vasic and Huse: “Corporates who historically may have used one of the ‘globals’, now also need a strong local bank for support” ANZ’s Vasic and Huse speak about the greater transactional business needs of Australian clients expanding into Asia and also discuss the shake up th... 10221
Interviews Jan 01 SEB’s da Silva: “It is just a pity that we have to renegotiate so many things that it is cumbersome.” Paula da Silva, Head of Transaction services at SEB, talks about the rapid cross-border payments integration in the Nordic region and the exposure of ... 1088
Interviews Oct 09 Nordea’s Richter: “We need to look at the payment ecosystem overall, and see what type of value-added services we can put around the payments” Claus Richter, Head of Transaction Banking Solutions at Nordea shares his views on the impact of technology, particularly blockchain, on domestic and ... 8304
Interviews Jan 01 ANZ’s Huse: “The community is starting to absorb NPP and have the fun of paying people and receiving money in a matter of seconds” Alan Huse, Head of Payments and Cash Management at ANZ Bank, discusses insights on the future of National Payments Platform (NPP) and how the launch o... 1026
Interviews Jan 01 SEB’s da Silva: “It is just a pity that we have to renegotiate so many things that it is cumbersome.” Paula da Silva, Head of Transaction services at SEB, talks about the rapid cross-border payments integration in the Nordic region and the exposure of ... 37524
Sibos Round Up Sep 08 Western Union’s Keogh: “Regulation offers opportunity to do better” Jacqueline Keogh, Western Union’s global head of payments sales, discusses some key points regarding regulation and innovation in the industry as we... 7541
Interview Aug 06 Ping An Global Voyager’s Lacey: “We are driven by the inexorable convergence of technology and traditional finance” Donald Lacey, managing director and chief operating officer of Ping An Global Voyager Fund discusses the investment philosophy of the company, the the... 8530
Interview Sep 11 UnionBank’s Aguda: “The 50 million customers and 1 million SMEs aspiration is now a hard target” In this Digital Reinvention Dialogue, the chief technology and transformation officer of Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), Henry Aguda, share... 8657
Sibos Round Up Nov 11 Temenos’ Becker: “There needs to be a transition plan from the infrastructure support now to the next generation” David Becker, managing director Asia at Temenos, shared his perspectives on the emerging key technology trends, how banks need to focus on building th... 19791
Interviews Nov 23 StanChart’s Bill Winters: “My legacy is to have built-in resilience, a financially strong bank, and an innovative team” The bank’s CEO shared insights into its investment in talent, innovation, and sustainability, emphasising his commitment to organisational resilienc... 5939
Speech Jun 25 Lord Chris Holmes: “Bridge innovation and resilience for future finance now” Holmes advocates for balancing financial innovation with resilience, emphasising regulatory sandboxes, AI's transformative role, and the need for adap... 2241
Panel Discussion Sep 12 North Asia’s global banks ponder AI, cloud, and resilience for a competitive edge As financial institutions in North Asia, covering Greater China, Japan and South Korea, confront demographic and economic challenges, they are leverag... 1929
Panel Discussion Jan 01 Unpublished North Asia’s global banks ponder AI, cloud, and resilience for a competitive edge As financial institutions in North Asia, covering Greater China, Japan and South Korea, confront demographic and economic challenges, they are leverag... 1113
TABLive Oct 29 Sibos 2024 in Beijing marks strategic nexus for global finance and China's growing role Beijing took centre stage as the global financial community gathered for Sibos 2024, a milestone event that showcased China’s growing influence in i... 2500
Site Visits Feb 18 Advancing frontiers in fintech, AI, robotics and space exploration On Day 1, the Japan Innovation Study Tour 2025 opened with a welcome from tour hosts Foo Boon Ping, president and managing editor of The Asian Banker,... 438
Conference Feb 21 Japan Banking Innovation Conference 2025 - Transforming finance through agentic AI, digital assets and quantum computing The Japan Banking Innovation Conference 2025, held at The Westin Tokyo, convened over a hundred senior banking executives, fintech leaders, policymake... 992
