Wholesale Banking

SMBC names Priya Bellino as Head of ESG Solutions in APAC

Bellino’s prior career spans two decades with EY and Goldman Sachs.

SMBC names Priya Bellino as Head of ESG Solutions in APAC

Bellino’s prior career spans two decades with EY and Goldman Sachs.

RHB appoints Mohd Rashid Mohamad as new group CEO

He formerly served as managing director of group wholesale banking.

UOB chief’s salary climbs to S$10.9m in 2021

The group also reported a 40% surge in net profits for 2021.

Standard Chartered names global heads for CPBB business

Xie Wen and Mohamed Kerain are tasked with growing SC’s CPBB business.

Bank SinoPac clinches Taiwan Domestic Remittance Initiative of the Year at ABF Awards

It offered 110,000 migrant workers a safe and affordable platform to send their hard-earned money home.

MUFG Bank appoints head of institution investors coverage for Asia

Weehuizen has over 18 years of banking experience in APAC and Europe.

Regulation, late digitisation challenge Web 3.0 adoption in wholesale banking

Web 3.0 is taking over, but many businesses have yet to move past Web 1.5.

HSBC invests $2b to be a ‘digital first’ bank

Part of that investment means partnering with more fintechs to create digital banking products.

Westpac capital position to remain strong following A$3.5b buyback

Westpac is one of Australia’s four major lenders.

ING appoints new head of wholesale banking for APAC

Anju Abrol has over 30 years of banking experience.

Deutsche Bank hires former HSBC head

Tse Yi-Mun will lead the bank’s north Asia branch as its managing director and group head.

Bank of Singapore names new global head of Investment Advisory Solutions

Vivienne Chia will bring with her over 20 years of experience.

Pandemic pushes banks to adapt hybrid set-up for transaction banking services

BPI's John-C Syquia and FinServ Solution's Andre Lee discuss the latest trends in transaction banking.

Local bond market’s problems heighten Chinese banks' credit risks

The bond market’s repayment woes may force banks to make concessions for the sake of financial stability.

Hong Kong’s Airstar Bank pilots corporate banking services for SMEs

The pilot trial is open to 100 small and medium enterprises.

Malaysia’s Maybank will no longer finance new coal activities: report

The bank was criticized by NGOs in Malaysia and Indonesia for funding coal plants.

Citi appoints director for APAC transition management and portfolio solutions team

James Clark will begin serving his new role on 24 July.