04/06/2015
UK launch of digital bank Fidor hamstrung by payments providers
Innovative German lender Fidor Bank's UK launch has been delayed by difficulties gaining access to the country's payments system infrastructure
Retail Banking
04/06/2015
Hynes involved in €12.7m loan buying
Wexford accountant attempting to buy loans from US investor group Lone Star
04/02/2015
RBS divests $816.8m UAE corporate loan portfolio to Commercial Bank of Dubai
Royal Bank of Scotland has sold around AED3bn ($816.8m) of corporate loan portfolio belonging to United Arab Emirates companies to Commercial Bank of Dubai
04/01/2015
Challenger bank Shawbrook fetches £725m valuation on IPO
Shawbrook Bank is the latest start-up bank to float on the London Stock Exchange and is widely thought to be the last listing until after the election
03/27/2015
Banking union or no, an integrated European market is still some way off
Is this the start of a long-awaited wave of intra-European deals, after a long post-crisis chill in dealmaking?
03/26/2015
Anger as 'last bank in town' deal is ditched
Under the new regime banks will have to consult with local communities before any branch closure
03/26/2015
TSC report could hurt NAB’s UK exit
Loan mis-selling allegations levelled at Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank could delay parent company National Australia Bank’s plans to leave the UK
03/26/2015
Taxpayer stake in Lloyds falls below below 22 percent
The size of the stake owned by British taxpayers in Lloyds Banking Group has fallen below 22 percent
03/26/2015
Deutsche Bank AG (USA) Might Retreat From Retail Banking
Deutsche Bank AG (USA) is weighing on strategy options
03/25/2015
HSBC to base ringfenced retail banking operation in Birmingham
António Simões tells staff of move to new offices in 2017, including relocation of 1,000 London staff, as bank insulates retail arm from riskier investment activities
03/25/2015
NatWest Banking Error Makes 21-Year-Old A Millionaire, But He Alerts Bank Of Mistake
At 21, receiving more than a million pounds in your bank account unexpectedly could make the blood rise to your head.
03/25/2015
ANZ Bank Is Interested in RBS’s Asia-Pacific Assets
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. is interested in acquiring assets from Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc as the U.K. lender cuts back its operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
03/24/2015
Caixabank Launches Holabank
The new customised service model features a network of 100 branches, staffed by specialist account managers and offering specific products and services to said group.
03/23/2015
German landesbanks relieve merger pressure through cooperation
A wave of burdensome financial regulation and rising competition seemed to make consolidation among Germany's five big regional public sector lenders inescapable
03/23/2015
Pair of German savings bank associations eye merger
If adopted, the plan would trigger talks aimed at creating Germany's largest regional mortgage bank, Stuttgarter Zeitung added.
03/23/2015
L&G boss says bank bashing will force lenders out of UK
Legal & General chief executive Nigel Wilson has warned banks will be forced to base themselves overseas if the bank levy continues to rise.
03/22/2015
Serbia, Turkey's Halkbank seal deal for Cacanska Banka
Serbia and Turkey's state-run Halkbank signed a 10.1 million euro deal for the sale of a 76.74 percent stake in local lender Cacanska Banka on Friday
03/22/2015
Deutsche Bank revamp plan to hit retail hardest
Deutsche Bank's retail operations will bear the brunt of its planned restructuring and will most likely be spun off in a stock market listing
03/22/2015
CEO of Top Lender Sberbank Says Worst Not Over for Russian Banks
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said this week that the worst was over for the Russian economy, which is suffering a sharp slowdown due to fallen oil prices and sanctions over the Ukraine conflict.
03/20/2015
TSB agrees £1.7bn takeover by Spain's Sabadell
Lloyds is selling its remaining 50% stake to Sabadell.