Wholesale Banking
Singapore to pilot use of wholesale CBCDs in 2024: Menon
Singapore to pilot use of wholesale CBCDs in 2024: Menon
MAS is also rolling out GPRNT.AI, an ESG data platform for financial institutions.
India assures banks it’s ready to manage outflow of Russian funds: report
Russian companies have accumulated billions of rupees in local banks.
UOB net profit up 53% in H1; 85 cents interim dividend announced
Net profit was S$1.4b in Q2 when including the one-off Citigroup integration expenses.
Singapore unveils industry guidelines for sustainable private banking
The industry group sustainability taskforce has also developed a training benchmark.
SWIFT rolls out pre-payment prediction service for cross-border payments
It identifies possible problems in the future payment based on previous data from 9 billion transactions.
Maybank sets financed emission baseline, adopts ESG transition strategy
It is the first bank in Malaysia to do so.
ING Australia names Andrew Hector as head of wholesale banking
He previously worked for ANZ for 13 years.
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.