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We spoke with local banks and the regulator to ask how the bilingual services enhances the financial industry's global competitiveness.

HSBC, Goldman Sachs, and Citi are all eyeing a piece of the region's trillion-dollar financial market.

Rakuten International Commercial Bank leverages its parent’s 20 years’ experience in Japan and its extensive global network of companies and partners.

In this exclusive interview, Justin Tan and Sean Choo also share their thoughts on the “new normal” of Post-COVID-19 banking.

Citi launched a pricing engine that cuts the time it takes to route a trade between Singapore to Tokyo.

Mastercard and Tappy are using token technology to allow payments using accessories.

In anticipation of the future of work, it launched UnionBank University about a decade ago to stay ahead.

In the first half of the year ended June 31, kakaobank hauled net income of KRW10b ($8.58m), booking net profit for the first time following a protracted loss-making period.

It plans to enter partnerships to develop bespoke insurance solutions.

CIMB Group has pledged to invest $477m over the next five years to strengthen its digital platforms.

To hold their ground against fintechs, banks are redefining themselves.

ZhongAn International, the company behind one of the city's virtual banks, weighs in on the opportunities and challenges ahead.

Trevor Cheung, Managing Director of Ecosystems, Group Technology and Operations, will share the secrets to the bank's digital dominance.

In July, Cashwagon launched a cash pick-up option in the Philippines.

Cutting down branches and migrating banking services to online and mobile channels are key to keeping costs down.

The bank aims to increase wealth management revenue and AUM by 8-10% annually through the strategic use of digital tools and branch interactions.