Larissa Ku

Senior reporter for Asia

Larissa Ku is a senior reporter for Asia. She joined Euromoney in 2023. Based in Hong Kong, she has spent more than a decade covering private equity, banking, treasury and fintech across various brands, including Asian Venture Capital Journal – where she won State Street Institutional Press Awards Asia Pacific 2023’s technology journalist of the year – Corporate Treasurer and DigFin.

TB Leadership Mindset

Citi's Shahmir Khaliq on building international seamless solutions

Amid Citi's global restructuring, which brought the bank's treasury and trade solutions and securities services under the same umbrella, Shahmir Khaliq, Citi's head of services, explains how ever-changing client needs are the driving force behind the bank’s evolution.

Larissa Ku, November 28, 2024

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tretches across the water with several cars driving on it in Zhuhai, China

BANKING

How international banks can capitalize on China’s Greater Bay Area

From wealth management products to enterprise financing solutions, China’s Greater Bay Area offers myriad opportunities. As regulators continue to inch open the door to cross-border transactions, it falls to bankers to champion the liberalisation of data, capital and talent flows – and capitalise on the cross-border region’s undoubted promise.

Larissa Ku, November 15, 2024

DIGITAL ASSETS DEEPDIVE

Why China’s retail CBDC e-CNY is taking off

The success of e-CNY, despite its retail characteristics, could be attributed to a strong government push, effective collaboration with banks and e-platforms, and, most importantly, a win-win mentality that inspired the two-tier channel design.

Larissa Ku, November 08, 2024