South Asia

HSBC innovation chief Jonathan Yip maps Asia tech shift from code to atoms

As venture capital rebounds and AI reshapes global investment priorities, Asia's innovation ecosystem is evolving along a distinctly different path, one where governments, capital markets, family offices and banks are increasingly working together to build the next generation of companies.
July 12, 2026

India's NSE makes IPO prospectus filing

Firms including Temasek, the State Bank of India and The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, are looking to sell stakes in India's largest exchange.
June 21, 2026

Standard Chartered to cut 15% of back-office roles by 2030

The banking group has large back-office centres in India, China, Malaysia and Poland; over 7,800 such roles could be impacted. The bank has also increased its profit targets for 2030 and confirmed group CFO and COO appointments.
May 19, 2026

Natixis CIB opens GIFT City branch

The French bank is the latest foreign firm to open in the Indian Special Economic Zone; Pranav Vyas will lead the branch.
April 23, 2026