01/23/2018
Al Rayan Bank wins ‘Best Islamic Bank in the UK’ honour
The bank has been named as the ‘Best Islamic Bank in the UK’ at the 2017 Islamic Finance News Awards.
Retail Banking
01/17/2018
Gatehouse Bank partners with Blueprint
I am very pleased about this partnership, as there is clear synergy with Blueprint
01/15/2018
HSH Nordbank suitors J.C. Flowers and Cerberus to begin exclusive talks
J.C. Flowers, which owns 5 percent of HSH, and Cerberus submitted a joint bid with a headline price of more than 700 million euros ($860 million), a person familiar with the matter had said last week.
01/12/2018
Tandem gets banking licence after closing Harrods Bank acquisition
Tandem is an app-led banking service that lets customers see all their financial information in one place and pro-actively helps them save money.
01/10/2018
Belgian bank Belfius IPO possible in Q2 - finance minister
Belfius, the Belgian retail arm of bailed-out lender Dexia
01/08/2018
Banca Generali announces 2017 net inflows of €6.87 billion
Net inflows of managed products grew sharply by 50% to €6.0 billion, including €407 million recorded in December 2017.
01/03/2018
PSD2: The new regulatory framework for payments that's set to change global banking
Its not just another banking regulation, but rather a strategy
12/28/2017
EBRD, BNP Paribas agree on mandatory buyout of UkrSibbank's shares from minority shareholders
BNP Paribas will act as an authorized entity to acquire and fulfill all obligations under the agreement.
12/27/2017
Ex-Metro Bank chief plans specialist lender
COLG aims to launch the lender within two years and is currently in the process of obtaining a banking licence
12/22/2017
CaixaBank buys Banco BPI's card business
The transactions won't result in any transfer of personnel, Banco BPI said.
12/20/2017
Deutsche Bank to cut up to 1,000 jobs in Postbank integration
Employees have until October 2018 to decide whether to accept the terms.
12/16/2017
How Harrods Stays British While Bending Backwards for Chinese Shoppers
To cater to Chinese customers, the department store has more than 200 Mandarin speaking staff and more in training
12/14/2017
BZ WBK says buys Deutsche Bank's Polish assets for $362 million
BZ WBK will pay 80 percent in shares, with the rest in cash.
12/14/2017
Intesa Sanpaolo completes transfer of assets, liabilities from Veneto Banca Romanian branch
"Former Veneto Banca customers now can benefit from the strength and reliability of one of the largest European banking Groups," the bank said.
12/12/2017
Creditspring raises £2 million investment and establishes advisory board
Creditspring has applied to the FCA for full permission for consumer credit, with plans to release more details and launch their first product in early 2018.
12/03/2017
Crédit Agricole’s head hits out at Orange Bank
Chief of France’s largest bank dismisses fintech disrupter
12/01/2017
Nordea Bank’s 6,000 Job Cuts Are Just the Beginning, Union Says
At Sweden’s Civilekonomerna union, Head of Negotiation Mikael Andersson says employees at other banks should gird for similar developments.
12/01/2017
Banco Popular agrees to sell TotalBank to BCI
BCI will acquire TotalBank for a consideration of approximately $528 million, subject to regulatory approvals and other usual conditions.
12/01/2017
RBS axes further 259 British branches as lender expands e-banking
The latest round of closures at the Edinburgh-based bank follow 180 announced in March
11/30/2017
Revealed: UK High St in CHAOS as THESE 49 major bank branches set to CLOSE
A Major UK bank has announced it’s closing nearly 50 branches across Britain.