Banks & Service Providers

Minh Ngo is the first Vietnamese national to take on the role; the US bank has been in the country for over three decades.

The bank's partnership with ESGpedia is extending corporate sustainability-linked loan financing to SMEs which are purchasing or refinancing a property.

The five-year multi-currency loan includes KPIs to track sustainable tenant engagement and renewable energy generation.

Six months after so-called 'Liberation Day', Asian firms are showing signs of adaption and stabilisation, according to a new trade survey from HSBC. India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia appear to be performing well.

Jim Wang is leading the subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong).

Corporate treasurers across Asia Pacific are fast-tracking their shift toward real-time, data-driven operations as they brace for heightened market volatility, HSBC’s latest survey shows.

An AIIB led consortium has pledged $6 billion to finance green and tech enabled infrastructure across Southeast Asia.

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.