Two leadership roles have been created to boost transaction banking and digital offerings; the British bank also announced its 2024 annual results last week.
Bhuchar, who once worked at DBS for over a decade, will join the Japanese bank in Singapore to oversee cash and trade products for Asia Pacific clients.
The bank has highlighted transaction banking as a key growth pillar and sees opportunities to help treasurers in the region navigate ongoing and emerging challenges, and to optimise working capital management through digitisation.
Cynthia Tchikoltsoff will relocate to the bank’s Asia-based Transaction Banking headquarters in Singapore, in January, to lead the Global Trade Solutions team. Stephane Gaboriaud reports to her as deputy.
Volatility in developed markets, the energy crisis in Europe, and widening of Asia-focussed strategies has led to increased interest in these two markets.
With a new digital banking tool aimed squarely at the region’s SMEs, he spoke to CT about trends in transaction banking, small businesses and what the future holds for corporate treasurers.