APAC
APAC banks face lower credit losses: S&P
APAC banks face lower credit losses: S&P
Credit losses in 86 banking systems globally are expected to equal $635b in 2022.
Standard Chartered names global heads for CPBB business
Xie Wen and Mohamed Kerain are tasked with growing SC’s CPBB business.
Low-code/no-code technology elevates financial processes
Labour-intensive tasks become a thing of the past as citizen developers create custom solutions with Intelligent Automation.
Barclays appoints new regional corporate banking chief
The new head will handle both Asia and Middle East divisions.
Natixis CIB appoints new SEA head of real assets & investment banking
He will also hold the role of head of infrastructure funds coverage in Asia Pacific.
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.
Weekly Global News Wrap: US banks closed 2,000+ branches in 2021; Morgan Stanley CEO pay raised to $35m
And Citi, BNP Paribas eye 7 February return-to-office date.
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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.
Commentary
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