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Amazon's big plunge into banking
23 Apr 18
Banks that focus on customers over products have the best shot at standing up to Amazon's juggernaut when it steams into their market.
The biggest challenges Southeast Asian banks are facing today
19 Apr 18
Banking executives today not only have to deal with running the bank, but also transforming it to grow in a sustainable manner.
Open API banking: New framework, threats, and opportunities in Japan and APAC
5 Apr 18
In general, an API refers to a technical specification for operating a specific program by another program, and it defines command statements (...
Global asset managers in China: Opportunities arising from structural reform
4 Apr 18
This is now an inflection point for foreign asset managers as China vows to allow foreign players to take controlling stakes and operate...
Time to face the future: The regulatory outlook for Asia-Pacific banks
9 Mar 18
As we move into 2018, Asia-Pacific banks are facing a range of challenges — from implementing Basel III reforms and keeping pace with...
China's “matryoshka” approach for debt-to-equity swaps could be good for banks, but bad for investors
8 Mar 18
Chinese banks seem to have made meaningful progress in the resolution of problem loans.
Banking in the digital era: Challenges and opportunities
5 Mar 18
Banking is considered by most as the business of money.
Unlocking growth in ASEAN's digital economy: The time is now
23 Feb 18
In just decades, digital advancement has enabled technology to shift from being a business enabler to being THE business.
Digital transformation: Digital framework in banking
9 Feb 18
In the banking sector, Celent takes a broad view of digital—one that transcends new apps and the deployment of new and different channels....
Digital transformation: Strive for frictionless in processes and organisations
9 Jan 18
Banks need to narrow the distance with customers, to offer them an array of contact points, and to better understand their behavior and needs.
Chinese banks' improved asset quality cannot hide other phantoms
9 Jan 18
Robust economic growth and, especially, higher industrial prices have pushed up Chinese corporates’ profits since 2016.
5 key lessons for Asian banks' BCBS 239 compliance journey
4 Dec 17
Since the BCBS 239 principles on risk data aggregation and risk reporting were published by the Basel Committee in 2013, globally systemically...
Cooler and techier: Is it time to take another look at the contact centre?
16 Nov 17
The rapid advance of technology has created the impression that the entire banking industry will soon be digitised.
How Asia Pacific financial markets can get the most from distributed ledgers
16 Oct 17
With all the noise surrounding distributed ledger technology (DLT), you’d expect participants in financial markets in Asia Pacific and...
Moving from “Fin” to “Tech”: Five key success factors in future China fintech
16 Oct 17
Chinese fintech has caught the eyes of investors around the world with its explosive growth in the past half-decade.
Chinese banks: An endless cat and mouse game benefitting large players
25 Sep 17
When one door closes, another one opens up.
The future of risk in financial services
20 Sep 17
The regulatory and business environments have become more volatile and unpredictable.
The risk and compliance function of the future
20 Sep 17
Asian banks have seen an exponential growth in regulatory requirements in recent years, including a greater focus on consumer protection, market...
Seeking growth amidst disruption
20 Sep 17
Asian banks are focussed on finding growth under the current market conditions, which present opportunities in terms of new areas of business...
Digital transformation: A new shape of core banking
19 Sep 17
Customer expectations for financial and banking services are rising at an ever faster rate.
Digital transformation of the securities industry in Japan and Asia
7 Feb 17
Industries across the board are undergoing structural change.
China banks in 2017: No rebound in sight, rising risks for smaller banks
1 Feb 17
China bank risk is on the rise.
From paper to plastic: A look at India's demonetisation
20 Jan 17
As millions of people from rural India march into the cashless world, India could face a credit card crisis as early as 2019.
Why Asian bankers are thinking differently about risk than their global counterparts
19 Jan 17
According to a recent global survey of how banks approach risk management,1 Asian bank executives are thinking differently about future...
Robo-advisors: Booming in Japan
24 Nov 16
This post addresses trends in Fintech, with a focus on Robo-advisors and the unique attributes of Japan's financial market.
Japanese banks and US$ liquidity: Squeezed between expensive deposits and the BoJ
22 Nov 16
For the last few years, Japanese banks have aggressively expanded their assets overseas, which has helped increased their stubbornly low...
How can banks deal with the challenges of digitalisation in Asia?
11 Nov 16
New technology companies looking to break into the financial services sector are bringing fresh competition for banks – prompting a new...
China's evolving bank restructuring: From loan-to-equity to loan-to-convertible bond swaps
7 Oct 16
It has been two years since Chinese banks have seen their luck turn sour with raising NPLs and decreasing profits.
Supporting trade finance in Asia
7 Oct 16
61% of respondents to the ICC Banking Commission’s latest Global Survey reported a shortfall in global trade finance.
Blueprints for Japan's next-generation payment infrastructure
6 Oct 16
This post examines initiatives to accelerate the development of Japan's payment infrastructure through the lens of the Zengin System—the...
Banks are fighting to remain relevant
27 Sep 16
Global banking is facing a perfect storm.
Legacy modernisation in Japan's financial industry
26 Sep 16
This post examines the current status and future outlook of legacy modernisation in Japan's financial industry based on a survey Celent...
Regulation of domestic debit card transactions in Thailand
19 Sep 16
Back in 2012, Thailand's Electronic Transactions Commission issued regulations that mandated domestic...
Stressed assets of Indian banks: Way forward
13 Sep 16
As per Reserve Bank of India, the Indian banking system has gross stressed assets of 11.5% of total assets, as of March 2016.
Redesigning the Indian monetary policy framework
30 Aug 16
The classical central banker’s dilemma is how to address the growth versus inflation conflict.
The digital challenge from a Philippine banking perspective
25 Jul 16
It is almost a cliché by now when banks cite Know-Your-Customer (KYC) processes and controls as the biggest risk management challenge when...
Slower markets don't necessarily spell doom & gloom for jobs
19 Jul 16
Slower economic conditions around the region are certainly impacting our banks and financial services institutions, but that doesn’t mean...
Post-bonus season ushers in a flurry of recruitment activity
4 May 16
The second quarter of the calendar year is always a very active period for recruiters, after Chinese New Year and post-bonus season.
A new year signals new jobs
27 Jan 16
The first quarter of the calendar year is traditionally a peak recruitment season within banking & financial services.
Managing banking relations: What Singapore's consumer banks should know about PDPA
11 Jan 16
Copious amounts of personal data is collected by banks each day and frequently shared with third parties as technology continues to revolutionise...

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