Banks & Service Providers

Apac advisory firm Acclime has been expanding quickly in the region through acquisitions.

CT recently caught up with Manoj Dugar and Yvonne Yiu, HSBC’s Apac regional co-heads, global payments solutions, about how payments are being impacted by tariffs, AI, cost pressures, differing systems, and the desire for speed and interoperability.

Chu has returned to the US bank after working at ANZ, also in Taiwan.

Ripple said it will support blockchain-based fund management and money movement capabilities through GTreasury, combining traditional treasury practices with digital asset solutions.

The global professional services firm describes itself as a "challenger" in the market and has hired several senior directors from rivals as it targets tax and M&A advice.

The $110m facility for the Singapore PE firm is aimed at providing finance to firms who can provide sustainable performance targets, in addition to agriculture, healthcare, education and financial services.

China's State Power Group is aiming to use the revolving loan to increase clean energy supply capacity to countries and regions across the Belt and Road initiative.

34 banks from 16 markets will support a phased development of the blockchain-based network.

Vikas Arora has been appointed head of corporate bank and relationship transaction management for Malaysia.

The Singaporean Citi veteran has over three decades of experience at the US bank and replaces Tibor Pandi.

Sridhar Srinivasan, a former Accenture managing director, financial services, has joined the Japanese bank in Singapore.

Alvaro Huete moves from Paris to Singapore at the French bank; he will oversee Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam.