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Given the challenges in credit growth and deposit, Fitch warns of some increase in funding costs.

As the US pushes for stricter regulations to avoid tax evasion, Asian banks are forced to follow implementation and remediation requirements by 2015 - find out what analysts from Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, and Ernst & Young have to say.

Standard Chartered’s Giles Elliot says it will surely have a big impact in the market, though not all players can afford the capital charges for extensive memberships in different markets.

Singapore and Hong Kong will be the hardest hit should euro area banks retreat.

HSBC and Standard Chartered concur that banks in Asia will have to brace for a depth of regulatory change and evolution of tax regimes this year.

New software even plans out more efficient truck delivery routes.

China’s deposits are slowing down which may force banks to raise more money.

In a recent teleconference, Fitch analyst Charlene Chu warned earnings growth is not strong enough and banks will be forced to raise equity.

Find out what HSBC’s Ian Banks and Standard Chartered’s Giles Elliot have to say about the challenge of having a system that embeds sufficient functionality in multi market implementations.

Banks will have to intensify their transaction banking platforms as Asian businesses do more cross-border trade, says HSBC's Noel Quinn.

HSBC's Noel Quinn says lacklustre trade between Asia and partners in Europe and US may cause capital flows in Asia to increase ten fold - but by when?

Macquarie Securities' Ismael Pili and HSBC’s Noel Quinn reveal their outlook for the Asian market in 2012.

Find out what Asia’s heads of business banking including HSBC’s Noel Quinn, UOB’s Eric Tham and Macquarie Securities' Ismael Pili have to say about the EU crisis and Asia’s banks.

The region's best banks were recognised at this year's awards held in Singapore. More than 150 bankers from around Asia were on hand to cheer on the winners at Asia's most prestigious retail banking awards.

But analysts breathe a sigh of relief that new capital levels not too tight.