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Finland’s S-Bank enters €571m deal to acquire Oma Savings Bank

Oma Savings Bank serves more than 200,000 customers via 48 branches across Finland.

Revolut recruits JP Morgan exec to lead European operations

The appointment coincides with Revolut's decision to set up a dual-hub structure across the EU

ICS announces partnership with Worldline for the outsourcing of core operations

This includes credit card issuing, transaction processing, the IT platform and customer services for ICS clients.

Citi advised StepStone Group on landmark $3.3 billion Structured Solutions Vehicle

The vehicle enables institutional investors to access the firm's secondaries platform through a flexible and capital-efficient solution.

Santander and the CSIC join forces to spearhead research into advanced and responsible AI for the future of banking

In the past five years, the bank has allocated 84 million euros to university research programmes in partnership with the CSIC and CRUE.

Business confidence falls but UK firms with international outlook remain more optimistic

The business confidence figure is an average of economic optimism and trading outlook.

Danske Bank extends agreement with Amazon Web Services to support faster implementation of AI solutions and to increase productivity

The agreement supports Danske Bank’s strategic ambition to deliver innovative, resilient and scalable services to customers and colleagues.

Iceland joins TIPS for instant payments

The Icelandic króna will be the fifth currency available for settling retail payments instantly using the Eurosystem’s TARGET Services.

GB Bank adds new buy-to-let products to Iress’ Xplan Mortgage Sourcing system

GB Bank’s core buy-to-let range includes 2, 3 and 5-year fixed rates, with LTV options available between 65% and 75%.

NatWest’s James Hodgson on Security for Open Banking

In light of this, financial institutions are under growing pressure to balance innovation with security.

BBVA Germany launches a credit card in partnership with Mastercard

The card is free for the first six months for all new cardholders and remains free thereafter for customers who spend at least EUR 500 per month or maintain an active installment plan.

Watch out, Dad: Santander issues scam warning ahead of Father's Day

The bank’s data shows an alarming £14 million stolen from male account holders through investment scams over the last six months

The offer for Commerzbank is rejected by the German government.

The German state is the second-largest shareholder of Commerzbank, holding approximately 12 percent of the shares.

Cookstown-based AES Global secures seven figure funding package from Santander to support global expansion

The manufacturer has also chosen Santander as its full banking partner to support the firm in its next stage of growth.

Abbove strengthens its banking position with the deployment of its platform at ING in Belgium

This collaboration marks a new step in Abbove's development among European financial institutions and reflects how the expectations of banks and their clients are shifting towards a more global approach to wealth guidance.

Barclays removes monthly fee for investors – what does it mean for you?

The removal of the monthly fee by Barclays means someone with a £300,000 holding will save £550 a year.

Euro area bank interest rate statistics: April 2026

The composite cost-of-borrowing indicator, which combines interest rates on all loans to corporations, remained broadly unchanged in April 2026.

Lloyds prepares for agentic future with roll out of Microsoft 365 Frontier Suite

Th deal gives Lloyds the foundation to scale agentic AI safely across the bank and follows the roll-out of 40,000 Microsoft 365 Copilot licences across the Group.

ING joins other banks in tightening interest-only mortgage rules in Netherlands

Existing mortgages will not be affected if they remain unchanged.

BNP Paribas presents the growth strategy of its commercial bank in Belgium (CPBB) and raises its profitability targets to 22% pre-tax RONE in 2028 and 25% in 2030

CPBB is moving forward with a strategic roadmap to capture profitable growth.

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