Why ING?
The world of banking is changing faster than ever. That’s why we at ING are always broadening our horizons. Our people have a forward-thinking mentality, a strong can-do spirit and enjoy working in an agile environment.
ING in Asia Pacific
In Asia Pacific, ING offers wholesale banking across 11 markets, namely Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
ING offers both retail and wholesale banking services in Australia. ING’s regional presence includes a 13% stake in Bank of Beijing, China and a 30% stake in TMBThanachart Bank in Thailand.
Function Overview
Transaction Services (“TS”) is one the products/ businesses under Wholesale Banking which offers Trade Finance, Working Capital/Supply Chain Finance solutions, Payments & Cash Management and Liquidity & pooling solutions to corporate and FI clients across the ING franchise. This product line has been identified as key to the future growth of the ING Wholesale banking business.
ING is looking to expand its Transaction Services business in Asia. TS provides a challenging professional environment within ING Wholesale Banking, in a growing business serving clients in an international environment.
Duties and responsibilities
As part of TS APAC’s growth strategy, the intern will support the team in the following areas:
Conduct sector-specific research in Hong Kong to identify emerging trends requiring trade finance solutions (e.g. Infrastructure-as-a-Service in data centre outsourcing, renewable energy projects with deferred payment terms).
Analyze FDI trends, trade flows, and MNC activity across EMEA/US–Greater China corridors to assess business potential.
Deep dive into TS Hong Kong’s financial performance by country, sector, and product type to identify gaps and growth opportunities.
Perform data scrubbing and analysis to uncover untapped TS opportunities within the existing client portfolio, as well as across the Europe–Greater China trade corridorsSupport TS sales teams in advising on complex transactions.
Prepare marketing and pitch materials showcasing Greater China TS capabilities for internal and external use.
Assist the TS Head of Greater China with deal-specific assignments and strategic initiatives.
What do we ask of you? (Skills & Specifications)
You should have legal work rights in the country of internship
Major in Finance/accounting streams
Good written and oral communication skills
Should have sufficient knowledge of MS Excel, Powerpoint and Word
Good time management and adaptability
Need more information?
For information on ING Wholesale Bank, visit https://www.ingwb.com/
For information on careers, visit https://www.ing.jobs/Global/Careers.htm
This is a six month full time Internship position starting from January 2026.
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What We Do
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