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Redefining Treasury Asia Pacific: Voices of Treasury 2026
Treasury’s next leap: AI and Digital Currencies
Across Asia Pacific’s diverse markets, treasurers are navigating a brave new world — balancing growth, volatility and innovation. As AI and digital currencies evolve at pace, they offer significant potential—alongside real implementation challenges.
HSBC surveyed 680 treasury and finance practitioners across 11 Asia Pacific markets to understand the benefits, hurdles and risks, and what teams are doing next.
Download the report to uncover what your peers are prioritising — and why.
Voices of Treasury Report and Market Summary
Key Highlights
Expressed that AI will be very/extremely useful for their treasury in the next 3 years
Said they are likely to use digital currencies in the next 2 years
Believe upgrading technology will improve security of their treasury
Stated integration with existing systems as the top barrier to AI adoption in treasury
Cited treasury efficiency as the primary reason to adopt digital currencies
Named the treasury process most vulnerable to cybercrime
AI in Action
Senior treasury and finance practitioners from Microsoft, PTTEP Treasury Centre, SRF India, Sunway Berhad and Shipper Group, share how they are adopting AI to move from dashboards to decisions.
What we are hearing
Leaders from HSBC’s Global Payments Solutions team in Asia Pacific share what’s top of mind for their clients and the technologies making an impact to treasuries in the region.
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