Banking

BT EXPLAINS

Higher-for-longer US rates could boost Singapore banks’ earnings beyond 2026: analysts

Asia is where there will be "corporate and policy conversations" about energy security, says Bernard Mensah, president of international at Bank of America.

Middle East conflict pushes Asia into next phase of energy rethink: Bank of America

In recent months, the State Bank of Vietnam has moved on several fronts to ease funding constraints for lenders.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Vietnam loosens bank safeguards to spur growth, stoking prudential concerns

Banks that struggle to integrate AI risk losing clients, market share and talent to rivals.

Top banks rush to fill chief AI roles as talent jumps to rivals

Citi's Mridula Iyer (left) and Kanika Thakur say firms are thinking about diversifying supply chains, building inventory buffers and optimising working capital.

Citi sees Asian clients seeking more trade finance, risk support amid Middle East war

Institutions will need people who can interrogate AI reasoning, not just consume AI outputs.

Agentic AI in banks won’t make workers obsolete – they’ll become more important

The offer will comprise 635 Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) branches and the MPS brand.

Italy’s top bank Intesa launches unsolicited 30.6 billion euro bid for rival Monte dei Paschi

Even for those in higher levels, the risk that artificial intelligence could eventually replace their roles has grown.

Banks lay groundwork for mass workforce cuts as AI takes hold

Since taking the helm at HSBC in 2024, Georges Elhedery has pursued aggressive cost-cutting, scaling back equity capital markets operations in Europe and the US to accelerate the bank’s pivot towards Asia.

HSBC CEO pitches to Hong Kong clients, hires more bankers amid stiff competition

Mizuho's Asia-Pacific chief executive Koichi Zaiki (left) and Asia-Pacific banking head Joris Dierckx.
TOPLINE

Mizuho plans more Singapore hiring to power next phase of Asia growth