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Bankable Insights – Issue 3, 2026
This issue of Transaction Banking Bankable Insights explores the forces reshaping financial services. As payments, trade, digital assets and AI evolve, connectivity, resilience and trust are becoming competitive advantages. Through industry perspectives, client stories we examine how Financial Institutions can navigate change and bridge traditional and digital ecosystems.

The Custodian Edition – Sept 2026
The Custodian: Future Markets Edition explores how AI, tokenisation, digital assets, stablecoins and T+1 settlement are reshaping global custody, securities services and market infrastructure. Discover the trends, trust frameworks and market developments redefining capital markets and creating new opportunities for institutional investors.
Past editions

Transaction Banking Bankable Insights
Issue 2, 2026
The latest issue of Transaction Banking Bankable Insights shares 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.

Transaction Banking Bankable Insights
Issue 1, 2026
From exploring how cybersecurity is evolving, and whether fiat is still the backbone of global finance, to how powering resilience looks like in global trade, and much more, we dive into the forces driving change this year.

Transaction Banking Bankable Insights
Issue 3, 2025
This edition of Transaction Banking Bankable Insights examines why interoperability of ecosystems will define the next phase of banking, and how banks, fintechs and legislators can work together to deliver consistency, resilience, and reach.

June 2026
Market infrastructure in motion
Articles:
- Hong Kong set to cement its status as a world leader in digital assets
- Relevance in a world of tokenised and digital assets
- How digital transformation is unlocking the next phase of Asia’s ETF growth
- Agentic AI in asset servicing: The operating model for scalable & trusted autonomy
- Preparing for Asia T+1 settlement
- Africa’s fiduciary services at an inflection point
- Beyond the vault: Redefining gold custody in Asia’s dynamic markets

September 2025
Breaking down emerging market barriers, byte by byte
Articles:
- Where do we trade tomorrow?
- A roadmap to sustaining momentum in your transformation journey
- Reforms, resilience and growth in India
- Saudi capital market journey: Our strategic alignment; global readiness and trusted execution
- The custodians of tomorrow – Technology as an enabler (podcast)
- Navigating change – Custody services in the Middle East (podcast)
- Asia in focus roundtable: Thriving in an evolving and competitive landscape

March 2025
Breaking down emerging market barriers, byte by byte
Articles:
- Harmonisation and integration: Keys to empowering emerging capital markets
- On the rise: Unlocking India’s opportunities
- The calculus for shortening the settlement cycle in Middle East capital markets
- The future of funds – Opportunities for fund managers in 2025
- Enhancing operational efficiencies in asset servicing

2024
Tomorrow’s Banking
Watch what our leaders have to say about what these changes mean for financial institutions and their clients, the significance of Sibos being held in China, and why connecting people, commerce, markets and information is more important than ever.

2024
Connecting the future of finance
Contents:
- Our Sibos 2024 at a glance
- Why Sibos in China
- Balancing risk and reward: Deploying AI in the fight against financial crime
- Real-world asset tokenisation: How FIs can propel this USD30 trillion opportunity
- Custodians refine their data strategies
- Money moves without borders. Why can’t our payments data do the same?
Listen to our podcasts
Explore some of our latest podcast episodes, where we cover key topics and challenges facing the global economy.

Global Outlook H2-2026 – A test of resilience
We unpack the forces set to shape the second half – from inflation and the US dollar to geopolitics, the AI push and energy markets – and their impact on key economies.

Is policy turning more interventionist?
Eric Robertsen, and Madhur Jha examine how the latest developments in Fed, US Treasury and tariff policy are impacting global inflation, growth and asset prices – and where opportunities may emerge as the policy landscape evolves.

Are we closer to tokenisation in trade?
Digital assets present challenges today but opportunities tomorrow. In the final Future of Trade podcast with TFG, Kevin Chang and Emily Chan explore tokenisation’s potential and why corporates should start building capability and readiness now.

ISO 20022 Made Simple – Episode 7
Hear from Inchcape and Standard Chartered on how ISO 20022 is helping corporates unlock richer data, improve automation, streamline reconciliation, and gain greater visibility over cash flows, turning compliance into a strategic opportunity.
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