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DBS, IBF sign first MOU on AI skills for finance sector
DBS, IBF sign first MOU on AI skills for finance sector
More than 11,000 employees have been upskilled in AI-reshaped roles.
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Can AI replace wealth advisers?
Affluent investors still seek human judgement for major financial decisions.
OCBC deploys agentic AI platform to halve wealth client onboarding time
Bank of Singapore RMs have already began using HELIOS.
Finance professionals sideline coding for GenAI
Data visualisation ranks second at 34% whilst process automation reaches 29%.
Only 1 in 4 Malaysian banks trust AI outputs for decisions: study
Only 26% of financial institutions have a defined strategy for AI adoption.
82% of SEA CFOs target growth but siloed data slows finance AI rollout
Automating a flawed process with AI accelerates inefficiency and that process redesign must come before any tool adoption.
CommBank tests AI banking assistant in app pilot
CommBank Companion will use live data to deliver financial info to customers.
CommBank names UNSW’s Mary-Anne Williams as chief AI strategist
Wiliams will lead CommBank’s team of AI scientists.
Banks face budget squeeze from AI and legacy systems
Corporate IT allocations are projected to keep climbing through 2027.
2 in 5 APAC finance firms lag in AI or machine learning
Survey shows that 61.2% now use AI or machine learning in live settings.
Citi forms AI Infrastructure Banking team to tap $3t financing opportunity
The team aims to provide debt financing to fund data centres and other infra capacity.
NPCI’s FiMI AI model to handle UPI disputes
It uses an agentic AI framework for multi-step reasoning tasks.
AI disruption accelerates Southeast Asia’s telecom shift
Regional telcos turn to AI to boost efficiency and revenue.
Standard Chartered filters AI through business-first lens
Clear objectives and disciplined architecture are essential to scaling responsible AI.
Banks’ AI adoption to shape cost and revenue advantage
An AI-gap may emerge amongst global banks depending on their adoption journeys, says S&P.
How can banks use AI and digital rails to cut trade finance inefficiencies?
It can reduce compliance burdens, but only if they are designed to be simple, trusted, and interoperable.
How Citi Wealth uses AI for insights to support, not replace advisors
Research shows that 70% of wealth managers believe AI enhances.
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Why trust in Asian banking increasingly gets built off the record
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