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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.

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

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

NatWest launches alternative lender panel

Capital Connections scheme is now available nationwide, giving us the opportunity to assist even more SME customers

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.

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

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

German bad bank moves asset admin to Dublin

FMS Wertmanagement had €20.3bn of UK assets at the end of 2015

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.

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.

Swedbank Beats Estimates as Third-Quarter Profit Jumps 23%

Sweden’s biggest mortgage lender generated more revenue

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

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.

French banks, retailers team up to launch online payment app

Over time, they hope it will attract more.

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

Bank branches closing faster in Scotland than rest of UK

Over the same period, the number of branches in England fell by 5%

Sweden's Handelsbanken profit beats forecasts

In this year’s capital assessment, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority deems that Handelsbanken’s requirement for common equity tier 1 capital at the end of 2016 corresponds to a common equity tier 1 ratio of 21.1%

UniCredit to sell stake in Pekao

Poland's government is seeking to increase its control over the country's banking sector as part of its broader ambition of having more say in the economy.

Scottish National Investment Bank could support 50,000 jobs and save billions

Economists and trade unionists have backed the idea, which it is claimed could be a major driver for jobs through long-term, low-interest loans for investment.

Banif Bank could be just the beginning – Al Faisal managing director

This investment consists of the acquisition of Portuguese shares in the Malta branch

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