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Sponsored by UBLThe mobile-savvy customer is king at United Bank Limited. Having created Pakistan’s top banking app following a radical digital revamp, the bank now leads adoption of cutting edge tech, such as AI and machine learning, to create services that fit seamlessly into digitally literate people’s lives.
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Sponsored by OCBC BankThe significant acceleration in the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – the engine of the global and Southeast Asian economies – in recent years is expected to drive higher revenues and increase productivity, supporting economic growth and development in the region. Christie Chu, head of emerging business and commercial banking cash, global commercial banking at OCBC Bank, explores how SMEs are navigating the opportunities and challenges in digitalisation, and how the bank is supporting them in their efforts.
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Sponsored Standard CharteredEarlier this year Standard Chartered opened its Greater Bay Area Centre in Guangzhou, strengthening the bank’s on-the-ground presence and commitment to the economic region. Serving the cross-border needs of clients across consumer, private, business, corporate, commercial, and institutional banking, the centre is at the vanguard of the bank’s push in China, says Anthony Lin, CEO, the Greater Bay Area at Standard Chartered.
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Sponsored by Industrial Bank of ChinaIndustrial Bank of China’s (CIB) private banking business has been growing from strength to strength over the past decade, supporting its ambition of being the leading wealth manger to the ever-expanding universe of high-net-worth Chinese entrepreneurs.
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Sponsored by OCBC BankThe Covid-19 pandemic has increased awareness of the positive impact of sustainability on business operations among small and medium-sized enterprises. Christie Chu, head of emerging business and commercial banking cash, global commercial banking at OCBC Bank explores some of the key challenges faced by businesses over the past 18 months and the opportunities that lie ahead for Southeast Asian SME’s as they play their part in global efforts to become carbon neutral by 2050.
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Sponsored by JP MorganThe Covid-19 pandemic has impacted almost every facet of our lives since its arrival more than a year and a half ago. But among this incredible wave of disruption, perhaps the most profound implications have been in the technology sector. Within the theme ‘Accelerating Transformation’, J.P. Morgan Private Bank developed an investment outlook connecting new technology to changing geopolitics, digitization, sustainability, cryptocurrency, and more.
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Sponsored by GCAJapan is one of the most technologically advanced economies and a global leader in many of the crucial underlying technologies driving the information technology revolution.
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Sponsored by China International Capital CorporationAfter a robust year, China’s securitization market is poised to reach new highs in 2021. Li Zhiming of CICC, the go-to investment bank for securitized products, highlights some opportunities and risks in this fast-growing segment.
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Sponsored by CCBChina Construction Bank has always been a pioneer and an innovator in the field of retail finance. Today the bank strives to utilize technology to advance and tailor its service for retail investors, promoting the sustainable and long-term wealth management concept in China.
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Sponsored by China Construction BankOn October 26, China’s top environmental and financial regulators jointly issued the “Guiding Opinions on Promoting Investment and Financing in Response to Climate Change”, which says that a preliminary scheme of climate investment and financing will be in place in China by 2025, and the scale of funds invested in the field of climate change will increase significantly.
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Sponsored by MSCIJack Lin, head of APAC client coverage at MSCI, looks at how the coronavirus has affected investor behaviour in the region, the factors driving increased interest in ESG investment and why demand for enhanced risk management tools continues to grow.
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Sponsored by DBSCovid-19 has exposed gaps in global trade ecosystems, but there is no better time than now for industries and businesses to transform, says Daniel Lit, executive director for trade product management, global transaction services, DBS Bank
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Sponsored by China Citic Private BankingInnovation in technology is one of the key drivers of growth of the global wealth management markets, according to a recent report from Boston Consulting Group, and China’s use of technology has helped the nation’s wealth management market leapfrog the UK to become the world’s second largest market after the United States.
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Sponsored by J.P. MorganJ.P. Morgan’s commitment to optimizing its sustainable investment offering has seen its private banking solutions evolve in line with client requirements.
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Sponsored by Credit SuisseHelping clients understand how to grow their wealth is a key element of Credit Suisse’s Asian private banking wealth planning service.
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Sponsored by Brac BankThe winner of Bangladesh’s Best Domestic Bank is an unsurprisingly dominant force in Bangladesh’s banking sector, with a strong focus on the country’s vast pool of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a partnership with the leading domestic mobile financial service, and a stated drive to ‘help clients to prosper’.
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Sponsored by Ujjivan Small Finance BankFrom humble beginnings in the mid-2000s, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank has stepped up to take a vital role in many aspects of its customers’ lives.
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Sponsored by MashreqMashreq Bank looks to digitalization for international opportunities.
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Sponsored by CGIFDespite its experience in offshore bonds, Indonesia is full of promise for those seeking new deals
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Sponsored by BCELSince its creation as a commercial lender in 1989, BCEL has been Laos’s foremost lender, owned by the state but a financial and technological innovator, with more retail and corporate customers than any onshore rival.
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Sponsored by CGIFIt is no secret that there is a huge need for capital to fund infrastructure projects in the developing economies of south-east Asia – a gap of more than $100 billion is not being met.
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Sponsored by China Universal Asset ManagementChina’s economic reforms began 40 years ago, following which the world’s most populous nation’s economy vaulted from the 10th largest in the world to number two. By 2018, China had created a $25 trillion capital market–second in size only to the US–with $13 trillion in equity market capitalization on the Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges, and $12 trillion in various fixed income instruments traded in the interbank markets.
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Sponsored by CGIFThe Vietnamese corporate dong-denominated market is the smallest of ASEAN’s six corporate bond markets. But the tiny market is building steadily, making it one of the fastest growing in the region.
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Sponsored by Taiwan Business BankTaiwan’s innovative small and medium enterprises make up an essential part of the its economy. But while these resilient businesses can utilize their relatively small sizes to thrive, that size can also prove a hindrance as they struggle with insufficient capital and low financial transparency.
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Sponsored by DBSSupply chain finance is on the cusp of a revolution in Asia, shaken up by the increasing use of technology in transaction services. The potential growth in the region is huge — and DBS is well positioned to make the most of the opportunities offered by the market.
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The banking landscape has been changing rapidly in Mongolia, as everywhere else, and Khan Bank has been evolving too, to keep pace with the changing needs of its clients.
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Two things are key for E.Sun Financial Holding Co: overseas diversification and digital innovation. The Taiwanese bank has rapidly embraced both, with much success