APAC
APAC’s total investment banking fees in 2021 highest-ever on record
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.
Mizuho Asia & Oceania appoints new co-head of global transaction banking
Ashutosh Kumar joins from Standard Chartered Bank.
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.
Banks will lean further on tech to tackle 2022 security challenges
Covid-19 has driven large-scale growth in online banking, dramatically increasing the volume of sensitive customer data that’s available to steal.
Five ways technology will reshape the banking landscape in Asia in 2022
While the impact of Covid has been hard felt by the financial services industry both in Asia and globally, the resulting challenges have provided the stimulus for long-overdue innovation and digitisation when it comes to the technology banks rely upon to do business.
Why banks need more tech experts in their board rooms
Massive adoption of tech without critical tech advice from experts could spell doom for lenders.
A modernised data fabric is the way to go for financial sector
The right data infrastructure can help banks and insurance firms boost their business operations.
Climate Risk and the Role of the Finance Sector
Climate change is the most urgent threat facing the world. It affects us all. The imminent risks are spelt out in detail in the recent IPCC Report, which was headlined around the world as “Code Red for Humanity.” The subsequent COP26 conference in Glasgow has seen world leaders agree on certain measures designed to reduce emissions and take concrete steps towards the decarbonisation of the world economy, including agreement on halting and even reversing deforestation.
APAC banks' outlook stable, but face uneven recovery: Moody’s
Bank to maintain solid balance sheets with stable liquidity.
Weekly Global News Wrap: US bank profits dip in Q3; UBS' new CEO is a former JP Morgan exec
And Goldman Sachs to set new profit targets.
Sukuk issuance slowdown may dawn earlier over Omicron variant: Fitch
Uncertainty over Omicron's impact may drive this slowdown.
Could fintechs overtake banks in the digital financial service space?
The Internet boom has pushed 9 out of 10 digital merchants to accept digital payments.
Is cash still king? Digital payments eroding cash’s dominance in SEA
Internet economy in SEA has propelled digital payments further.
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