Shanghai, China – September 17, 2025 – In partnership with Huawei, Sunline successfully hosted the Global Banking Summit 2025 in Shanghai, welcoming a distinguished audience of senior executives and decision-makers from leading banks and financial institutions across Asia and the Middle East. With delegates from Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Middle East and beyond, the summit underscored its position as a truly cross-regional platform for collaboration and innovation.
The summit created an energetic and engaging atmosphere, with industry leaders, technology experts, and customers sharing perspectives on the future of intelligent banking. From real-world transformation stories to forward-looking innovations, the program provided participants with actionable insights and practical strategies to address today’s most pressing challenges in banking.
Jonathan Sharp, CIO of SCB TechX
A key highlight was the presentation by the CIO of SCB TechX, who offered candid reflections on their core banking modernization journey. His sharing outlined the realities of such a mission-critical program — from evolving requirements and integration challenges to the importance of resilience and customer protection. His message was clear: successful transformation requires strong partnerships, shared accountability, and the agility to adapt in real time.
Sunline experts further enriched the discussions by showcasing the company’s latest innovations. Presentations covered DataMind, Sunline’s flagship data intelligence solution designed to deliver AI-ready data and real-time insights; AI in Core Banking, with practical use cases from fraud detection to AI-powered digital platforms; SaaS for Agile Banking, enabling institutions to launch new services faster and integrate seamlessly with new channels; and the Enterprise Intelligent Ledger, which enhances transparency, automation, and operational control. These solutions reflected Sunline’s commitment to providing banks with the tools to modernize with speed, confidence, and measurable impact.
Roger Wang, Director of Partner Development Dept, Digital Finance BU of Huawei
Huawei also played a central role in the agenda, presenting strategies on application modernization and sustainable growth. Their sessions demonstrated how advanced infrastructure and cloud-native capabilities can help banks enhance agility, lower complexity, and position themselves for long-term competitiveness.
The program concluded with an interactive Leaders’ Exchange, where participants engaged directly with speakers in open dialogue. This session highlighted the collaborative spirit of the summit, reinforcing that while technology is a vital enabler, true transformation comes from partnerships, shared expertise, and disciplined execution at scale.
The success of the summit was reflected not only in the strong attendance, but also in the dynamic discussions and positive feedback from participants. It reaffirmed Sunline’s role in convening the industry’s brightest minds to chart the future of banking together.
Jameson Li, Group CEO of Sunline
“Core banking modernization has become mission critical as banks adapt to new customer expectations and fast-changing markets,” said Jameson Li, Group CEO of Sunline. “Through our partnership with Huawei and our proven innovations, we are committed to helping banks simplify complexity, accelerate digital transformation, and build intelligent, resilient, and customer-centric institutions ready for the future of finance.”
As financial institutions face increasing pressure to modernize legacy platforms, respond to rising customer expectations, and unlock the full potential of data and AI, the summit showcased how Sunline — together with its strategic partners and customers — is delivering the vision, the solutions, and the ecosystem to power the next era of intelligent banking.
