The Financial Markets Working Group Saturday, 25 March 2023
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TTB Bank’s Thakorn Piyapan: “Data transformation is key to offering personalised service”

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:19:00 +0000
A veteran of the credit card industry, Piyapan joined TTB as president to lead its retail banking business and plans to make TTB one of the top four in the unsecured loan business in Thailand

US banks' liquidity crisis to worsen as more face asset-liability mismatches

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:16:00 +0000
The failure of Silicon Valley, Silvergate and Signature banks was caused by asset-liability mismatches, interest rate hikes and insufficient diversification, with many other US banks set to crack

How banks can reap profits from the rise in retail payments

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:27:00 +0000
Fintech adoption rates have been steadily increasing and recent research found that 75% of people surveyed had used a fintech money transfer or payments service before.

Ping An Bank strengthens financial inclusion with Smart Banking 3.0

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:04:00 +0000
Smart Banking 3.0 addresses financial pain points such as higher entrance threshold, lengthy procedures, and expensive borrowing felt by underserved segments of the economy by delivering financial services in a more inclusive, humanised manner

StanChart recognised as Best Regional Retail Banking Business in Asia Pacific and ADCB as Best Retail Bank in the Middle East

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:44:00 +0000
Top awards won by StanChart, ADCB and UOB at The Asian Banker Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards 2023, with StanChart's Samir Subberwal named Retail Person of the Year.

Alipay tops the Best Platforms Ranking in 2023

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 09:58:00 +0000
Alipay emerges as the best platform, driven by its impressive performance in coverage, connectivity and ecosystem, while GCash excels in customer base, usage and engagement, and Wise scores on performance

First Global Retail and Digital Finance Rankings launched at Excellence Convention in Hanoi

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:50:00 +0000
The Asian Banker held its 22nd Excellence in Retail Financial Services Convention, presenting the first global rankings of the best retail and digital finance institutions in the world published by TABInsights. Incorporating the Heads of Retail Finance Annual Meeting, the first in-person event, in three years, was held in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Standard Chartered tackles supply chain adversities through partnerships and technology

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 08:26:00 +0000
As corporates diversify their supply chain sourcing, there is a rapid shift in how banks are meeting their procurement and financing needs through innovation and digitalisation. To respond to greater demand for time-to-market, Standard Chartered Bank drives ecosystem connectivity and access to its financing solutions via third-party platform and fintech partnerships.

FIs prioritise data analytics and threat detection as fraud risk mounts

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:36:00 +0000
The Asian Banker’s survey across financial institutions (FIs) in seven countries in Asia reveals emerging trends in cybersecurity risks and fraud, pressing challenges and technology areas prioritised.

US Treasury promises full access to SVB deposits, no bailout

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:30:00 +0000
US financial regulators have announced damage-control measures for the Silicon Valley Bank crisis. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen promised that there will be no taxpayer-funded bailout. SVB's undoing ranks just behind the largest bank failure in US history of Washington Mutual in 2008. New-York based Signature Bank was seized by the FDIC two days after SVB was shuttered.