11/09/2016
Tesco Bank cyber raid 'unprecedented', says financial regulator
FCA chief tells MPs that ‘serious’ theft from 20,000 accounts may be linked via debit card flaw as customers report money transfered to Brazil and Spain
Retail Banking
11/08/2016
Tesco Bank blames sophisticated cyberattack for thefts, customers' online transactions remain frozen
National Crime Agency and Information Commissioner's office investigating breach which has led to Tesco Bank freezing all online transactions
11/07/2016
Tesco Bank: Thousands of customers targeted by fraudsters
As a precautionary measure, these cards were immediately blocked to protect our customers and alerts sent to notify them.
11/04/2016
Stanchart wins digital bank award
Reaching more than 5 million clients, this is the most extensive roll-out of fingerprint biometric technology by any international bank and a first in most markets.
11/04/2016
Bank of Italy urges small cooperative banks to merge quickly
This is set to lead to the creation of just one or two BCC groups.
11/04/2016
Intesa Sanpaolo Q3 net profit beats forecast despite 13 pct drop
The common equity tier 1 ratio, a closely watched measure of financial strength, rose to 13 percent from 12.9 percent at the end of June
11/03/2016
Raiffeisen says agrees to sell Polish leasing unit to PKO
At 30 June 2016, the tangible equity of Raiffeisen Leasing Polska amounted to EUR 150 million
11/01/2016
NatWest launches alternative lender panel
Capital Connections scheme is now available nationwide, giving us the opportunity to assist even more SME customers
10/31/2016
A tale of two banks: Lloyds falters, with no end in sight for RBS
In the year that had passed since the Kiwi has spoken at the same event, much had happened at the taxpayer-owned lender.
10/28/2016
Bank of Ireland customer loan volumes down by €1.3bn
Fall in value of sterling helped widen deficit in bank’s defined benefit pension scheme
10/27/2016
Mergers between banks at a particular market level ‘not necessarily a bad thing’, says CMA
Lack of a level playing field in the retail banking market could result in challenger banks being swept up
10/26/2016
German bad bank moves asset admin to Dublin
FMS Wertmanagement had €20.3bn of UK assets at the end of 2015
10/26/2016
Clydesdale 'makes an offer to RBS for Williams & Glyn'
That order related to the bank's £45bn government bailout at the height of the financial crisis in 2008.
10/26/2016
Lloyds Bank takes another £1bn hit from PPI scandal
It was forced to take a further charge after the Financial Conduct Authority earlier this year proposed extending the deadline for PPI claims to June 2019.
10/25/2016
Swedbank Beats Estimates as Third-Quarter Profit Jumps 23%
Sweden’s biggest mortgage lender generated more revenue
10/25/2016
Atom Bank in top 10 of world's best innovators in finance
Durham firm has made the Fintech 100 for the second year running and is the UK's highest ranked business
10/24/2016
ABN Amro takeover talks have started, though Nordea says they'll be put on ice until after the Dutch elections
The Dutch government, which owns the majority of ABN Amro's shares, had previously dismissed the possibility of a takeover in the wake of the media reports.
10/21/2016
French banks, retailers team up to launch online payment app
Over time, they hope it will attract more.
10/20/2016
Monte Paschi Jumps as Board Presses Ahead With Business Plan
The bank, based in Siena, Italy, has said it’s readying a third share sale in two years
10/20/2016
Bank branches closing faster in Scotland than rest of UK
Over the same period, the number of branches in England fell by 5%