APAC

John Dovaston joins panel of judges in this year’s Asian Banking & Finance Awards

For PwC’s Asia Pacific Financial Services leader, the lines between business, digital, and technology are blurring.

John Dovaston joins panel of judges in this year’s Asian Banking & Finance Awards

For PwC’s Asia Pacific Financial Services leader, the lines between business, digital, and technology are blurring.

Citi Commercial Bank enables digital account opening in Hong Kong, Singapore

About 750 new accounts have been opened in four APAC markets through the new portal.

Banks must leverage APIs to stay ahead amidst the open revolution: Deloitte

It opens up new revenue models and lowers the cost-to-serve.

ASEAN regulators ramp up blockchain adoption as tech expands beyond crypto: analysts

More banks and institutions are exploring its use for payments and cross-border transfers.

Bangladesh’s City Bank clinches $30m trade finance loan with UK’s CDC

It will be used to extend foreign currency trade to local banks and businesses.

1 in 4 in APAC plans to switch banks over the next year: study

48% are also interested in using digital-only banks to meet their needs.

The bank of the future: How to embrace AI and analytics

Banks must invest in transforming capabilities across all four layers of the integrated capability stack, says McKinsey & Co.

Four ways to increase share of wallet in the financial services industry

Harish Agarwal, Head of Customer Experience Strategy for SEA, India and Hong Kong, Qualtrics.

SEA named world’s fastest-growing mobile wallet region

The number of active mobile wallets is expected to reach 439.7 million by 2025.

Citi APAC pilots program to help young social entreps scale up their operations

They studied ways to expand to new markets, and refined marketing and growth strategies, amongst others.

Liew Nam Soon joins panel of judges at Asian Banking & Finance Awards 2021

For EY's Asean Regional Managing Partner, digital transformation is not an option today, but a necessity that has been accelerated by the pandemic.

Real-time payment ties cash as preferred payment method in SEA markets

Three in five consumers from four markets name it as their favoured way of paying.

Citi APAC raises record $25b in sustainable funds for clients in H1 2021

Amongst the transactions is Alibaba Group’s $5b four-part offering in February.

What does ‘gold standard’ mean for Asia’s payments and e-commerce scene?

The market’s diverse challenges open the door for solutions that tackle country or region-specific issues.

AFIN, R3 partner for CBDC testing

AFIN will launch a new digital currency sandbox in APIX.