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Transaction Banking Bankable Insights
In our latest issue, we share practical perspectives for navigating uncertainty and change. Building adaptability into liquidity, payments, value-chains and decision-making is emerging as a source of resilience and strategic advantage. And, through practical insights and client stories, we connect strategy with execution.
SEA Green Economy Report 2026
The 2026 report argues that ASEAN’s green economy is real and scaled, with expectations that it could be worth USD430 billion by 2030, but that the system is struggling to absorb the investment.
The Custodian Edition
Discover how tokenisation, digital assets, T+1 settlement and AI are transforming market infrastructure, reshaping custody, and redefining operating models, risk and governance for institutional investors and asset servicers.
Our reports
Beyond concentration: Where non-USD stablecoins can scale
This report examines the structural diversification gap in digital currency markets, the drivers of local-currency adoption, the sovereign policy dimension, the institutional foundations required for scale, and the strategic implications for market participants.
Annual RMB internationalisation report
Renminbi in motion for corporates: Understanding RMB internationalisation in a multi-currency world
The renminbi’s (RMB) role in trade, funding and capital markets is expanding, driven by real-economy demand, not short-term FX cycles. Early movers are building funding flexibility, payment resilience and balance-sheet alignment. Explore how corporates can capture that advantage.
Annual Client Outlook 2026
Corporate capital strategies: key insights
Insights from 350+ global corporates on risk, liquidity, capital structure and growth priorities shaping financial strategy today.
Capital Structuring & Rating Advisory
CSRA annual insights 2026
Access our latest CSRA analysis, based on input from 1,080 companies across 19 corporate sectors.
The report highlights the key themes influencing growth, funding strategies and capital allocation decisions in 2026.amidst change.
ASEAN
SEA Green Economy Report 2026: The New Calculus
From ambition to execution: Scaling Southeast Asia’s sustainable growth. Leverage insights from the SEA Green Economy Report 2026 and AI x Sustainability whitepaper series.
ASEAN
SEA Green Economy Report 2025
The Southeast Asia Green Economy Report 2025, developed by Bain & Company, GenZero, Google, Standard Chartered, and Temasek identifies how systems-level solutions, key enabling solutions, and collaboration with APAC nations could unlock emission reductions and deliver new economic value and jobs for the region by 2030.
Global Research
Global Outlook 2026 – An uneasy calm
The executive summary of our report highlights key shifts in growth drivers in 2026, risks that might reshape the outlook, and how we see key economies performing in the coming year.
Global Research
Global Outlook H2-2025: The aftershock
The executive summary of our report examines risks to the global economy from tariff uncertainty. While momentum is slowing in the US and China, we see bright spots, especially in EM.
Islamic Banking
Islamic Banking for Corporates
Broadening Horizons
Explore how Islamic finance is evolving into a mainstream solution for corporates – from trade finance to sustainable sukuk.
Islamic Banking
Islamic Banking for Financial Institutions
Unlocking growth amidst global shifts
Explore the key drivers behind the remarkable growth in Islamic finance, emerging trends, as well as the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for financial institutions.
Future of Trade
Future of Trade: Digitalisation
Which technology drivers do corporate leaders believe have the most potential in shaping the future of trade?
Future of Trade
Powering Resilience
Explore our survey findings of more than 1,200 global corporate leaders on how they will power resilience amidst change.
Transition Finance
The Carbon Capture and Storage opportunity in Asia
CCS stands out as a strategic opportunity for Asia to accelerate decarbonisation, drive sustainable growth, and foster regional collaboration and innovation.
Transition Finance
India and the energy transition – corporate perspectives
India’s energy transition spans growth, security and decarbonisation. This report explores technologies, financing, policy and client investment priorities.
Corridors in focus
Where trade and capital move across borders – understand the corridors shaping growth and explore where the next opportunities lie.
Trade corridor: Singapore-US
From goods to digital infrastructure, the Singapore-United States (SG-US) corridor is increasingly defined by where capital is organised and executed.
Client story: Marubeni
See cross-border partnership in action through Marubeni’s story.
Our people: Sonia Wentzel
Discover Sonia’s journey of how she facilitates the expansion of European companies in Asia.
Market profile: Singapore
Explore how Singapore’s regional role as a treasury hub unlocks opportunities for cross-border growth.
Explore our client case studies
Case study | SC PrismFX and Visa
See how we supported Visa's expansion in B2B cross-currency payments wit…
11 May 2026
Case study: Nonghyup Bank
Find out how Korea’s Nonghyup Bank increased transaction volumes after l…
25 May 2026
bp transforms its regional cash management
Successful treasury transformation achieved enhanced treasury performanc…
23 Jan 2026
Accelerating Hyundai Engineering’s treasury transformation
By implementing a centralised solution to six entities in its core marke…
17 Sep 2025
Flexible receivables purchasing to boost liquidity
With an increasingly global footprint, UAE-headquartered Ducab has impro…
08 Sep 2025
SGD643 million loan backs Singtel’s next-gen data centre
Singtel’s Arthur Lang and Standard Chartered’s Chow Wan Thonh discuss ho…
16 Sep 2025
Tune in to our latest podcast episodes
Macro Freestyle | Can emerging markets weather the oil shock?
We examine how EM economies are positioned to withstand the current oil shock – at relative economic resilience and policy responses, as well as the spillover to FX, credit spreads, bonds and trade flows.
Macro Freestyle | The changing global outlook
In this episode, we examine the gap between market expectations and macro realities for global growth and inflation. This podcast was recorded on 21 April.
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Industries in Transition
Explore fresh perspectives and client stories across sectors transitioning to more renewable practices.
Bankable Insights for businesses
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Chinese Mainland: From opening-up to operating advantage via…
Hong Kong’s role as a superconnector is becoming more critical in the next phase of Chinese Mainland engagement.