Mumbai : DBS today announced the launch of ‘Two in a Pod, with Su Shan’, a new global podcast series hosted by Group CEO Tan Su Shan. The series offers insights into how leaders make critical decisions, build trust, and navigate volatility in today’s increasingly complex global environment.
The podcast features candid, wide-ranging conversations with global business leaders and innovators. They share practical perspectives on managing change, leveraging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), and leading with purpose. Through these discussions, ‘Two in a Pod, with Su Shan’ reinforces DBS’ position as a trusted partner and an AI-enabled bank with a heart, committed to supporting businesses and individuals seize new opportunities.
The first episode features Jane Sun, CEO of Trip.com Group, in a conversation focused on leadership under extreme uncertainty. When the Covid-19 pandemic shut borders overnight, Trip.com made the decision, within minutes, to refund customers worldwide, prioritizing trust and long-term relationships. To support this, the company worked closely with dependable partners such as DBS to advance payments during a period of disruption.
In the episode, Tan Su Shan and Jane Sun discuss Trip.com’s customer-first approach at scale, effective partnership during a crisis, and how the company is applying generative and agentic AI to improve customer experience, operational efficiency, and decision-making. The conversation also explores emerging travel trends, the role of trust and authenticity in the age of AI, and balancing performance with humanity in leadership.
The second episode features Peter H. Diamandis, Founder and Executive Chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, who shares perspectives on exponential technologies, innovation, and how leaders can prepare organizations for the future. Upcoming episodes will also include conversations with leaders such as Lee Chee Koon, Group CEO of CapitaLand Investment Limited, and Jenny Lee, Senior Managing Partner at Granite Asia.
New episodes will be released every fortnight and will be available on DBS’ YouTube channel, Spotify, and other major podcast platforms.
Find out more on our website and watch the trailer here.
Catch the first episode with Jane Sun, CEO, Trip.com Group here
About DBS
DBS is a leading financial services group in Asia with a presence in 19 markets. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, DBS is in the three key Asian axes of growth: Greater China, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. The bank’s “AA-” and “Aa1” credit ratings are among the highest in the world. In 2025, CRISIL Ratings reaffirmed its ‘CRISIL AAA/Stable’ rating on the corporate credit facility of DBS Bank India Ltd (DBIL). The rating on the certificate of deposits programme was also reaffirmed at ‘CRISIL A1+’.
Recognized for its global leadership, DBS has been named “World’s Best Bank” by Global Finance, “World’s Best Bank” by Euromoney, and “Global Bank of the Year” by The Banker. The bank is at the forefront of leveraging digital technology to shape the future of banking, having been named “World’s Best Digital Bank” by Euromoney and the world’s “Most Innovative in Digital Banking” by The Banker. In addition, DBS has been accorded the “Safest Bank in Asia” award by Global Finance for 17 consecutive years from 2009 to 2025. DBS Bank India was recognized by CRISIL – Coalition Greenwich as the Best Bank for Corporate Banking and Best Bank for Corporate Cash Management in India in 2025. In the same year, Euromoney also named DBS Bank India the Best Digital Bank for SMEs in India. As a bank born and bred in Asia, DBS understands the intricacies of doing business in the region’s most dynamic markets.
DBS Bank has been present in India for more than 30 years, opening its first office in Mumbai in 1994. DBS Bank India Limited is the first among the large foreign banks in India to start operating as a wholly owned, locally incorporated subsidiary of a leading global bank. As a trusted partner, DBS provides a range of banking services for large, medium, and small enterprises and individual consumers in India, focusing on a seamless customer experience that helps them ‘Live more, Bank less’. In November 2020, Lakshmi Vilas Bank was merged with DBS Bank India Limited. DBS Bank India is now present in ~350 locations in 19 Indian states.
DBS is committed to building lasting relationships with customers, as it banks the Asian way. Through the DBS Foundation, the bank creates impact beyond banking by supporting businesses for impact: enterprises with a double bottom-line of profit and social and/or environmental impact. DBS Foundation also gives back to society in various ways, including equipping underserved communities with future-ready skills and helping them to build food resilience.
With its extensive network of operations in Asia and emphasis on engaging and empowering its staff, DBS presents exciting career opportunities. For more information, please visit www.dbs.com.