Although Middle Eastern banks experienced a contraction in profitability, their overall capitalisation and liquidity improved with the gradual adoption of Basel III regulations. In Africa, asset quality and capitalisation are the key concerns.
The annual Asian Banker 500 largest banks ranking does not only measure and track the numerical changes in asset size but also the fundamental transformation of these institutions as they confront an unprecedented level of disruption on…
Spurt in initial coin offerings over the last two years, with start-ups raising millions in minutes, have raised excitement and regulatory attention amidst fear of “bubble” and potential losses. This crowdfunding mechanism is still evolving…
Most Asia Pacific markets have witnessed a slowdown in unsecured consumer loan growth, as regulations tighten and more alternative lending options are made available to borrowers. To stay relevant, banks are slowly digitising the business…
Samir Gupta, chief executive officer, group consumer banking at CIMB, talks about the key building blocks of success in the digital age and how to build a sustainable regional business
Data reusability will lessen the response time to emerging opportunities and risks, allowing organisations to remain competitive in the digital economies of the future.
In the quest to create financial ecosystems, banks believe they can stay relevant to a customer’s financial needs.
Data is a strategic asset that allows companies to acquire or maintain a competitive edge in the knowledge economy. To unlock the hidden value of data, firms should treat data as an integral part of their supply chain, because it impacts…
- Current debate:
What in your view, presents the greatest challenge to risk managers in the risk discovery process?
October 2015 - Past debates:
Customer onboarding: What will it take?
September 2014
Which customer experience initiative would be your most important for 2014?
April 2014
A journey towards customer centricity: Tailor made financial services
November 2013
Meeting the data protection challenge: Customer data security and its impact on banks in Asia
October/November 2012
Real-time marketing. Is real-time the right time?
July/August 2012
Do you think Big Data is a real phenomenon?
March/April 2012
- Leveraging Data and Analytics for Customer-Centricity and Innovation
- Seven top integration trends (2011-2012): How the need for speed, services and SaaS is shaping the integration future
- B2B integration and collaboration: Strategies for building a ROI business case
- Cost-effective customer responsiveness prompts investment in financial services value chain integration
- Kookmin invests in customer relationship management, computing capacity, and manageable computing power
- Opportunities for effective fraud detection and prevention.
- The challenge and opportunity of ‘big data’
- Competing through data: Three experts offer their game plans
- Big Data
