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

Lender trying to rebuild market share after a major global restructuring of its investment bank early last year triggered many senior departures

Mizuho's Asia-Pacific chief executive Koichi Zaiki (left) and Asia-Pacific banking head Joris Dierckx.
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Mizuho plans more Singapore hiring to power next phase of Asia growth

India tops the list of preferred investment destinations for Japanese clients, says Apac CEO Koichi Zaiki

Always one to walk the talk, DBS CEO Tan Su Shan has her personal AI agent that checks and serves up to her the latest news on banking.

‘Even a CEO’s job can be replaced by AI’: DBS CEO Tan Su Shan bets big on agentic AI

Amid worries of AI leading to jobless growth, DBS is committed to supporting younger talent

Santhosh Mahendiran believes that Techcombank's ability to hyper-personalise its offerings using data drawn from its ecosystem is a key competitive advantage.
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The Singaporean turning Vietnam's Techcombank into an AI-first lender

The private bank’s first-ever chief data officer bets on cross-ecosystem data sets, proprietary AI models

The trio reported combined net interest income of S$8.04 billion in Q1, breaching S$8 billion for the 14th straight quarter.

More upside ahead for DBS, OCBC, UOB as wealth fees power Q1 earnings

Their combined non-interest income rises to a record S$5.16 billion from S$4.78 billion the year before

Fees from wealth management and other non-interest income were a key bright spot for the local banks.

Wealth ambitions, AI threats and war risks: 4 takeaways from Singapore banks’ Q1 results

The Big Three banks DBS, OCBC and UOB all post earnings that beat street expectations