Banking Innovation in Asia Supplement

IBS Journal | Banking Innovation in Asia Supplement

IBS Journal | Banking Innovation in Asia Supplement

The Asian market continues to be active in the banking development and innovation space, and proves to be a fertile ground for core banking vendors, both regional and from further afield. Many financial institutions are on the rise and in expansion mode, which goes hand in hand with IT modernisation. 

IBS Journal | Banking Innovation in Asia Supplement

Taiwan-based Bank Sinopac, which has recently gone through a major core transformation initiative, discusses pros and cons of implementing an international software package.

IBS Journal | Banking Innovation in Asia Supplement

Mekong Development Bank triples its current account base with the launch of Vietnam's first biometric debit card through Temenos' T24 Biometrics solution, at ATMs across Vietnam.

IBS Journal | Banking Innovation in Asia Supplement

Aided by strategic shareholder, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Vietnam International Bank has been transforming its business and technology in the last couple of years.

IBS Journal | Banking Innovation in Asia Supplement

Patience is the key component of success for an outsider in the Japanese market, with some hopefuls waiting for a decade before proving their commitment and making the first sale.

IBS Journal | Banking Innovation in Asia Supplement

As a relatively new entrant on the Philippines market, Maxbank has been finding its way, with both its business strategy and the technology to underpin this.

IBS Journal | Banking Innovation in Asia Supplement

Growth and connectivity go hand in hand in today's world and that is something that the president and CEO of the Stock Exchange of Thailand, Charamporn Jotikasthira, knows quite well. All eyes are now on SET Connect, the new securities trading platform that is expected to give the exchange the decisive boost.

IBS Journal | Banking Innovation in Asia Supplement

Kbank in Thailand was an early convert to social media and has been enthusiastically working on this to complement its digital banking, with impressive results.

IBS Journal | Banking Innovation in Asia Supplement

OCBC has been a pioneer in a number of areas over the last few years and is now going further than most in its pursuit of Gen-Y with its 'Frank by OCBC' concept. How is this offshoot faring, a year and a half after its launch.

IBS Journal | Banking Innovation in Asia Supplement

IBS talks to DBS Bank's head of global technology and operations about its core banking systems projects, the role and value of the bank's IT team, the downside of system integrators and the threats and opportunities of new channels.