08/03/2017
Credit Agricole surprises with jump in profit
The bank's second-quarter earnings highlight a pickup in the eurozone economy after years of crisis and a slow recovery.
Retail Banking
08/02/2017
Commerzbank swings to loss on cost of 9600 job cuts
The target is to reduce it to around €3 billion by the end of the year.
08/01/2017
Italian bank Intesa SanPaolo sees Q2 profits dip
The bank's core Tier 1 capital ratio, a key measure of the bank's strength, was 13 percent.
07/31/2017
BNP Paribas to expand further into UK property business with merger
Acquisition of property services firm Strutt & Parker will triple revenue and staff in Britain of banking group’s real estate arm
07/31/2017
Blackstone in exclusive talks with Banco Popular on property portfolio
The bailout was the first use of a stricter European Union regime to deal with failing banks.
07/31/2017
Credit Agricole Purchase of Italian Savings Banks Delayed to September
The deal was expected to be closed this week.
07/27/2017
Allied Irish Banks H1 Profit Down 25% - Quick Facts
The company said that it has returned a total of 10.2 billion euros to the State, including the proceeds from the recent IPO and 250 million euros ordinary dividend payment.
07/27/2017
Lloyds posts largest profit in eight years despite fresh spike in PPI costs
Britain's largest retail bank forced to set aside further £1.1bn to deal with PPI complaints.
07/26/2017
Metro Bank Raises Cash, Swings to H1 Profit
Britain's banking sector is dominated by the established might of Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Santander UK and Royal Bank of Scotland.
07/25/2017
Portuguese Challenger bank reaches profitability
BNI Europa is a living proof that banks are better off by opening its platform and embrace innovation rather than trying to build everything from within.
07/24/2017
Barclays apologises to furious customers
How much maintenance does one app need?!
07/20/2017
Danske Bank reports pre-tax profits of £56.5m for first half of 2017
The bank also reported that mortgage lending had increased 7% on last year.
07/20/2017
Nordea delays HQ decision as Sweden mulls joining EU banking union
As new initiatives have surfaced in Scandinavia about exploring to join the banking union.
07/19/2017
PCF Group raises expectations as it launches bank business
"This is the culmination of three years of hard work for everyone within the group," said Scott Maybury, as PCF was cleared to start taking retail deposits
07/19/2017
Former Spanish banker found dead with gunshot wound
Witnesses who were with Mr Blesa in the private property near the southern city of Cordoba told police that the former banker left the group early on Wednesday morning, saying he was going to take his car.
07/17/2017
Austria's BAWAG PSK buys Germany's Suedwestbank
Suedwestbank has total assets of more than 7 billion euros ($8.02 billion) and 650 staff in its 28-branch network
07/14/2017
Santander launches €1bn scheme to cover retail investors’ Banco Popular losses
The bonds will pay 1 per cent interest annually and will be perpetual but redeemable after seven years, subject to the approval of the European Central Bank.
07/12/2017
Bain Capital Credit buys €1bn Spanish and Portuguese bad loans
Deals come as regulators push banks to offload their non-performing assets
07/10/2017
Metro Bank Is Going Digital And Using DevOps To Compete Against Traditional Banks
He hopes fans of the bank convince their friends to switch to Metro Bank, the same way as Apple fans persuaded their friends to switch to the iPhone.
07/07/2017
Raiffeisen Bank Polska IPO to be postponed
The decision to suspend the IPO was taken without an indication of a new timetable to replace the previously announced offering period.