APAC

3 in 5 in SEA wants OTP through SMS for every e-payment transaction

Others want two-factor authentication or biometrics as security options.

3 in 5 in SEA wants OTP through SMS for every e-payment transaction

Others want two-factor authentication or biometrics as security options.

SEA banks' more crypto exposure could hit earnings in the long run: Fitch

Banks looking to dab in crypto face operational, reputational, and legal risks.

Managing the financial risk of aiming for Net Zero

Reaching net zero by 2050 doesn’t sound particularly ambitious. It’s thirty years away. But the reality is that reaching net zero by 2050 – as Thailand and Vietnam recently pledged to do – will be an uphill battle for both economies.

DBS appoints Helge Muenkel as chief sustainability officer

Muenkel was ING’s head of APAC for sustainable finance and GCM.

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With our offerings, your business is sure to relay the right message to the right audience.

Will Request To Pay displace card payments in the future?

The potential is there, but tech roadblocks prevent wider adoption in the industry.

UOB’s purchase of Citi ASEAN retail assets improves profits, accelerates expansion

It is expected to add S$1b in profits annually, with earnings accretive beginning 2023.

Citi names new head of Global Subsidiaries Group for APAC

And the search for a new head of corporate banking for Australia and New Zealand is on.

Nominations are now open for the highly anticipated Asian Banking & Finance Awards 2022

Banks and financial institutions are invited to submit their entries for the Wholesale Banking Awards, Retail Banking Awards, and Corporate and Investment Banking Awards 2022.

APAC’s total investment banking fees in 2021 highest-ever on record

The region recorded its highest-ever equity capital market fees collected in a year.

Curbing Financial Crime Using Data Analytics 

Over the past few years, the use of data has grown exponentially as businesses adopt a digital-first approach.  

UOB buys Citi’s retail businesses in 4 SEA markets for US$3.65b

UOB is paying for the net asset value plus a premium of US$690m.

Mastercard appoints Safdar Khan as division president for SEA

He is responsible for implementing the multi-rail digital payments agenda in 10 SEA markets.

DBS named APAC’s top green, sustainability-linked mandated lead arranger 2021

The bank extended $4.86b in green syndicated and club loans across 40 deals.

Reaching the future of banking through modernised operations and data management

Banks are now compelled to up the ante to compete with fintechs who have grown wise in leveraging data.