The Taiwan Banker

A safe harbor for new residents in Taiwan

By Lee Jun-jie / 2025.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.183

Taiwan has over 600,000 new residents by marriage, as well as 800,000 migrant workers, both of which are becoming important parts of society. The publ.. more

Financial M&A 3.0

By Zheng Han / 2025.05 The Taiwan Banker NO.185

It has been 100 years since Taiwan’s first financial merger. In 1899, Taiwan Savings Bank, Taiwan’s first private bank, was established b.. more

What the decline of American Exceptionalism means for Taiwanese life insurers

By Linus Fang-Shu Chan / 2025.04 The Taiwan Banker NO.184

As Trump’s aggressive policies increase USD exchange rate risk, overly exposed Taiwanese life insurers move to a more multipolar investment stra.. more

Cryptocurrency is the common thread behind Trump's financial policies

By David Stinson / 2025.04 The Taiwan Banker NO.184

In the past, the US Republican party was known for its anti-regulatory ideology in the financial sector. In part, this was an image it cultivated for .. more

FSC empowers banks to halt cash flows from fraud

By Huang Yunwei / 2025.04 The Taiwan Banker NO.184

Modern scamming operations across the world are highly organized and possess deep technological expertise and international capabilities, presenting u.. more

Trump tariffs are a blessing in disguise

By Zheng Han / 2025.04 The Taiwan Banker NO.184

US President Trump aspires to be Clint Eastwood in the movie A Fistful of Dollars. Facing bandits, and accompanied by a soundtrack of “we can fi.. more

Singapore's dual-track strategy on the road to a CBDC

By Ti-Chen Chen / 2025.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.183

Singapore's ambition in digital assets is well established. The Payment Services Act (PSA), enacted in 2019, provided a clear legal framework and comp.. more

FSC's digital insurance revolution: from catfish to wolf huskies

By Linus Fang-Shu Chan / 2025.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.183

The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has liberalized the establishment of digital insurance companies, aiming to encourage industry players to b.. more

Conservative Japanese banks to face interest rate challenges

By Jian Yu-yan / 2025.02 The Taiwan Banker NO.182

With the announcement of an interest rate hike from -0.1% to around 0-0.1% at the Financial Policy Decision Meeting in March 2024, plus another planne.. more

AI agents are already delivering massive productivity gains

By David Stinson / 2025.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.183

The fundamental technology of an LLM can be accurately described as “autocomplete”: it predicts the next word in a sequence based on what .. more