DBS’ Business Advance+ card will streamline cross-border transactions, alongside its StartUp Movement to provide targeted financial and business support for small businesses in Singapore

The global outage led by the CrowdStrike-Microsoft faulty software update underscores the emerging gaps in resilience, interdependence of systems, vendor concentration, and single points of failure in networks

Six major consortiums, led by industry giants from tech, retail, and finance, are competing to secure Thailand's first digital bank licences. As the country prepares for a significant shift in its financial landscape, the stakes have never been higher.

While asset growth of world’s 1000 largest banks remained stable, loan and deposit growth slowed

North America and Asia Pacific banks maintain overall balance sheet strength over those in other regions, with the Middle East showing some improvements. Profitability among all 1000 banks improved, driven by higher interest rates, while asset quality indicators stayed stable.

While leading financial institutions are rapidly integrating GenAI into operations to enhance efficiency, challenges in model reliability, data integrity, and compliance hinder implementation and scalability.