09/29/2022
Chase hits 1 million UK customers, reveals Nutmeg investments and credit cards are coming
Nutmeg will form part of an “extended investments offer” for Chase customers.
Retail Banking
09/28/2022
Neuberger Berman launches European private loan fund
The regional banks will originate loans and co-invest as lender and servicer while Neuberger Berman will play an active role in arranging transactions.
09/28/2022
Barclays cuts business banking hours to adviser’s dismay
“It’s already hard enough trying to get through to Barclays on the phone and surely this will only be exacerbated in the future.”
09/27/2022
InvestEU in France: Loxam receives €130 million loan from the European Investment Bank to support its energy transition
The loan is designed to support the implementation of its energy transition and corporate social responsibility commitments.
09/27/2022
Bank will 'not hesitate' to raise interest rates after pound's fall
Earlier on Monday, some UK lenders said that they were halting new mortgage deals.
09/27/2022
British Business Bank expands start up loans programme in Wales
First and second loans will be available to businesses that have been trading up to three or up to five years
09/23/2022
Bank of Ireland returns to full private ownership
The Government said on Friday it had recovered almost €6.7 billion in cash from its €4.7 billion investment in and support for the bank between 2009 and 2011.
09/22/2022
Citigroup plans to wind down UK retail bank as part of strategic refresh
Retail banking typically has a lot worse margin profile than wealth management.
09/13/2022
Aena signs a €650 million sustainable syndicated loan facility led by CaixaBank
This is the second sustainable syndicated loan entered into by Aena and one of the most significant in Spain this year.
09/06/2022
HSBC names new team of dealmakers for private markets drive
A slump in equity capital markets deals in 2022 has made private markets teams more integral to banks
09/05/2022
Lloyds: almost 9 in 10 card payments now contactless
The growth of contactless has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which prompted the limit to rise from £30 to £45 and then again to £100.
09/02/2022
NatWest getting big boost from cash sitting in ring-fenced deposits, says Goldman Sachs
The UK bank remains on Goldman's conviction buy list
09/01/2022
Euro zone banks face rising risks through 2023-French Banking Federation
Thery argued that in contrast to other crises, the healthy financial state of the French banking system meant the impact of non-performing loans (NPLs) on balance sheets would be limited.
08/31/2022
Euro zone banks face rising risks through 2023 - French Banking Federation
Thery argued that in contrast to other crises, the healthy financial state of the French banking system meant the impact of non-performing loans (NPLs) on balance sheets would be limited.
08/30/2022
Citigroup : Citi Launches Broad New Commercial Banking Offering in Germany
Citi is pushing the digital transformation of CCB and is focused on giving clients a fast, reliable, and secure digital experience.
08/30/2022
Nationwide introduces sweeping for new online savings accounts
Starting with the bank’s fixed-rate online bond, sweeping will be rolled out more widely later this year.
08/29/2022
Hellenic Bank: Leading the digital transformation in Banking
Remaining faithful to its customer-centric approach, Hellenic Bank worked on simplifying its procedures and further advancing its operational model by investing in alternative channels of service provision and creating new products and services.
08/29/2022
Commerz Real reports 26 new tenants in Westfield London shopping centre
Further development of the centre into an “urban event location and marketplace for widely differing areas of life”
08/24/2022
Barclays leads US, European peers in strong Q2 for banks' trading desks
The growth in FICC revenues reflected higher client flow in credit and macro, and bid and offer spreads remain attractive, Barclays CFO Anna Cross said during the bank's earning presentation to analysts.
08/18/2022
CaixaBank granted €11 billion in credit in the first six months of the year to support the internationalisation of Spanish companies
his financing, intended for small, medium and large enterprises, was primarily used to fund imports and exports, in addition to projects linked to the international activity of Spanish companies.