Wholesale Banking
SMBC names Priya Bellino as Head of ESG Solutions in APAC
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.