Banking Redefining Affluent Banking in Emerging Markets: Lessons from Malaysia’s Wealth-Management Evolution by internationalbanker August 26, 2025 Affluent banking customers are on the rise in Southeast Asia, compelling regional banks to adapt to meet their financial needs. … Continue Reading August 26, 2025 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Finance Why Nations Are Rushing to Join BRICS+ by internationalbanker August 13, 2024 The BRICS+ alliance of mainly emerging-market countries is brimming with members and would-be members, including Malaysia. Their reasons for joining … Continue Reading August 13, 2024 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Brokerage Can Palm-Oil Investing in 2023 Be Ethical? by internationalbanker May 18, 2023 As investors seek to steer toward sustainable investment options, palm oil may seem like a safe and ethical option. Further … Continue Reading May 18, 2023 3 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking KYC in 2022: A Final Frontier for Digital Transformation in Banking by internationalbanker November 9, 2022 Since the US government enacted the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, global laws to fight money laundering have become more … Continue Reading November 9, 2022 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking Digital-Banking Development Is Essential for Boosting Financial Inclusion in ASEAN by internationalbanker September 28, 2022 Malaysia’s recent granting of five digital banking licenses has boosted ASEAN’s digital-banking development. With the region’s banking sectors uneven in … Continue Reading September 28, 2022 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
History of Financial Crises Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 by internationalbanker September 29, 2021 It’s hard to pick the biggest loser of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Multiple Asian tiger economies were impacted, to … Continue Reading September 29, 2021 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking Banks in Emerging Markets: 15 Countries, Three Main Risks by internationalbanker March 15, 2021 For the world’s economy, 2021 hasn’t yet brought a break from 2020; COVID-19 remains dominant. Although all banking systems are … Continue Reading March 15, 2021 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking Who Will Win the Digital-Banking Race in Southeast Asia? by internationalbanker December 4, 2019 Southeast Asia, with a high percentage of its population still underbanked but with growing economies and widespread smartphone adoption, is … Continue Reading December 4, 2019 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
BankingOrganisations Interview with Mr. Domenic Fuda, Group Managing Director & CEO and Mr. Charles Sik, Managing Director, Personal Financial Services, Hong Leong Bank by internationalbanker October 1, 2018 Malaysia is amongst Southeast Asia’s most prosperous nations, with consistently high economic growth. It is also amongst the region’s most … Continue Reading October 1, 2018 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
BankingOrganisations Hong Leong Bank: Digital at Its Core by internationalbanker September 26, 2017 Malaysia’s Hong Leong Bank is setting an example for how digital technology can transform a bank into a customer-service dynamo—not … Continue Reading September 26, 2017 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail