02/20/2017
RBS plans fintech fund to stimulate banking competition
Fund is part of a plan drawn up by RBS as an alternative to the sale of around 300 branches to satisfy a condition of its 2008 bailout
Retail Banking
02/16/2017
Low interest rates squeeze profits at Crédit Agricole
The results highlight how retail focused European banks are struggling
02/15/2017
Co-op Bank looks to pension change to help boost capital
Ranking fund as preferred creditor would give it priority in case of collapse
02/15/2017
Credit Agricole seeks to reassure over French retail bank unit after writedown
Brassac added that efforts made by the bank to maintain and develop its customer base in a highly competitive environment would pay off in coming quarters, especially given the very slow but gradual rise in interest rates.
02/15/2017
Royal Bank of Scotland to offer SME business loans within hours via digital site
RBS will provide up to £150,000 for a maximum term of five years to small businesses.
02/15/2017
Credit Agricole seeks to reassure over French retail bank unit after writedown
Credit Agricole is the last in a row of France's biggest banks to report about a challenging year for the retail business
02/14/2017
As the Co-Op Bank goes on sale, is now the time to buy UK banks?
Another irony is that, on the surface, the reasons that Co-Op Bank has struggled are common to a number of listed UK banks.
02/14/2017
Royal Bank of Scotland shares race ahead amid reports of cuts
Ultra low interest rates and looming fines mean there isn't a lot left for RBS except to cut costs
02/14/2017
Russian Retail Banks’ Near-Term Financial Prospects Improving - Fitch
Fitch Ratings reported that the near-term prospects for Russian retail banks is improving due to loan impairments and rates reduce in 2017.
02/13/2017
RBS to slash 15,000 jobs after ninth year in red
Rock-bottom rates hold back recovery at bailed-out bank
02/13/2017
Co-op Bank looks for buyers
US hedge fund owners look at options to bolster funds including selling off the troubled bank
02/13/2017
Now Santander lets you make payments using just your voice
Santander lets customers pay using voice controls in its app
02/10/2017
Full-year Italian bank earnings show bad loans have stopped growing
It’s early to say whether businesses and households are emerging from a long crisis.
02/09/2017
Metro Bank speeds up data virtualisation with Delphix
The idea was to integrate enterprise software into an existing IT stack.
02/08/2017
RBS no longer a sell says German rival
More cost cuts on the way to boost returns says broker as target prices goes up to 220p
02/03/2017
Royal Bank of Scotland to pick Dublin as base
But we are talking tens of people, not the numbers other banks are talking about.
02/03/2017
Santander increases interest only lending age to 70
The new policy applies to customers who choose to have any part of their mortgage as interest only.
02/01/2017
Bank of Scotland told to compensate borrower it wrongly denied cheaper mortgage
But the bank tried to force him to change to a repayment mortgage.
01/31/2017
1A High Street business banker says more companies want to sell internationally post-Brexit
Boosting British exports is a key part of the government's post-Brexit economic strategy.
01/31/2017
Lloyds Bank’s £1.75BN bet on the future of banking
Lloyds is facing up to the challenge of digital disruption