APAC

China and Thailand will feel the most pressure, especially Chinese banks’ margins.

Estimated advisory fees due to M&As rose 42% to $706.5m in the first quarter of 2025.

Man Group manages US$35b in credit assets globally.

Adoption could rise to 79% by 2030 from 65% in 2024.

One of the primary drivers is the rapid advancement of AI.

She credits her propensity to ask questions for becoming one of HSBC’s top leaders.

It reduces the need for banks to manually intervene in the process, the bank said.

Deal value for crypto, blockchain, and digital assets hit just shy of $1b in 2024.

Merchants in Australia, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the UK can accept these cards.

Investors now seek protection strategies for their portfolios.

Banks, insurers, and asset managers in Asia Pacific (APAC) could soon be faced with a partial transition of new wealth flows to WealthTechs. What can they do before it is too late?

There’s also a Whatsapp OTP verification for customers logging in overseas.

The industry can empower women in finance in part by offering better security, says Jamie Bertasi.

Chan has been with Citi for 22 years.

It will last for 5 years.

Christophe Crétot is most recently head of corporate & leverage finance APAC.