Conference Jun 08 AI governance and horizontal integration define banking leadership in Asia Pacific At the Temenos Regional Forum Asia Pacific in Manila, Chi Li’s keynote and a panel discussion with Frankie Wai, Foo Boon Ping and Neil Tan examined how banks are approaching AI adoption with increasing caution, embedding governance from… 216
Co-published Oct 30 CCB’s interim results point to sector recovery as NIM stabilises and growth returns CCB strengthened its first-half 2026 earnings by optimising its balance sheet, lowering funding costs, growing non-interest income... 178
Sponsored Oct 30 How Asia Pacific banks can turn customer insights into growth As payments evolve across Asia Pacific, banks’ growth prospects increasingly depend on how effectively they turn customer insigh... 347
Sponsored Oct 29 AWS builds cloud and AI risk capabilities across Southeast Asia’s financial sector AWS’s FSI Immersion Day trains risk and compliance teams across five Southeast Asian markets in cloud governance, generative AI ... 573
Opinion Nov 03 How Vietnam can test cash-flow lending without weakening credit discipline Banks should verify cash flows, match lending terms to repayment capacity and evaluate mature credit outcomes before expanding SME... 304
Interviews Nov 03 How is Bank Jago turning digital customer scale into sustainable banking profitability? Bank Jago moves beyond ecosystem-led acquisition to transactions, direct deposits, investments and lending, but must show engageme... 411
Interviews Nov 02 How is Pintu navigating the cryptocurrency downturn while preparing for the next growth cycle? Andy Putra explains how Pintu prioritises resilience over expansion as markets squeeze fee income, while tokenised assets and inst... 774
Site Visits Oct 29 How Amap and Bank of Beijing are testing the business value of AI The final day of The Asian Banker Beijing AI Innovation Study Tour 2026 examined how AI is being applied to real-world activity an... 964
Site Visits Oct 28 How NetEase and Pony.ai are testing AI controls and commercial value NetEase and Pony.ai illustrated different challenges in deploying AI: controlling agent behaviour, operating autonomous vehicles a... 1398
Awards Ceremonies Oct 28 TAB Global 1000 World’s Strongest Banks 2026 ranking recognises Metrobank and Commercial Bank of Ceylon for financial resilience The 2026 rankings recognise banks across Asia Pacific for their financial strength, supported by profitability, asset quality, liq... 1291
Rankings Oct 27 What turns scale into strength for Islamic banks? The 2026 Largest and Strongest Islamic Banks rankings show that scale provides a clear advantage, but banks that translate growth ... 432
Rankings Oct 27 What distinguishes the world’s financially strongest banks? Scale is strongly associated with financial strength, but the TAB Global 1000 World’s Strongest Banks 2026 ranking shows that si... 304
Rankings Oct 27 What does scale actually deliver for the world’s largest banks? The world’s 1,000 largest banks expanded to $180.7 trillion in assets in FY2025, but cross-tabulation shows that better asset qu... 288
Weekly Brief Nov 03 IFC and Citi expand trade finance for emerging markets, Hong Kong advances 24/7 tokenised settlement Transaction Finance Weekly: Public guarantees widen trade finance access, while tokenised settlement and on-chain funds make corpo... 167
Weekly Brief Nov 03 Westpac doubles impairment charges, Santander absorbs acquisition capital hit Risk and Capital Weekly Brief: Westpac impairments doubled, Santander’s Webster deal cost 147 basis points of CET1 and euro-area... 148
Weekly Brief Nov 03 Egypt advances bank privatisation, Bahrain’s Mumtalakat plans AI-native wholesale bank TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Egypt advances bank privatisation and tightens policy, while Gulf lenders grow profits and Bahrain e... 167
Weekly Brief Nov 02 Nasdaq falls 2.9% as AI returns face scrutiny; Bank of Canada hikes while Fed and ECB hold The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: Strong cloud growth came with mounting AI investment costs, while higher oil prices complicated mon... 835
Weekly Brief Oct 30 Thailand mandates emissions assurance, GCF approvals reach record $3.2 billion Sustainable Finance Weekly: Stricter disclosure rules and record financing mark progress, but shifting definitions and resilience ... 597
Weekly Brief Oct 30 FAB cuts trade-document processing times by over 70%, BBVA reports 28% developer productivity gain Financial Technology Weekly: Banks report AI gains in single processes, from trade documents to lending, while UK supervisors find... 848
Sponsored Oct 12 Emirates NBD turns customer documents into reusable onboarding data Emirates NBD has shortened due diligence turnaround times by embedding AI-based document processing into live workflows, backed by human review and data lineage.... 2607
Sponsored Oct 01 CU NEX connects campus services and embedded finance in Thailand Chulalongkorn University and KBank's CU NEX platform embeds finance, healthcare, AI and student-led innovation into campus life, unifying services through one app.... 1674
Sponsored Sep 22 Can connectivity become Deutsche Bank's advantage as global trade fragments? Anand Jha of Deutsche Bank says fragmenting trade corridors make global banks more relevant through local bank partnerships.... 2184
Sponsored Sep 15 How is Deutsche Bank adapting institutional cash and trade to Asia Pacific’s changing flows? Deutsche Bank's Sebastien Avot on how payments, trade corridors and data reshape Asia Pacific cash and trade strategy.... 1376
