03/31/2022
Curtis Banks’ fintech business ‘underperforms’
“We see it as a timing issue,” Self added. “We absolutely expect this to unwind in 2022.”
Retail Banking
03/28/2022
NatWest: Government ends 14 years of majority ownership of bank
Government stake in NatWest reduced to 48.1%; Important landmark reached in returning the bank to private ownership; Share sale raises over £1.2 billion.
03/20/2022
Allica Bank Acquires Over £1B in Deposits from Businesses, Individual Savers
Allica Bank has also teamed up with investment management service provider, Hargreaves Lansdown.
03/16/2022
HSBC is shutting 69 branches - will yours be affected?
The announcement is the latest to reflect the impact of customers choosing to do more of their banking online.
03/14/2022
HSBC sells Greek retail bank
All staff members employed by HSBC Continental Europe, Greece at completion of the potential transaction would transfer to Pancreta Bank SA as part of the sale.
03/11/2022
Barclays EU hub loses spot as largest Irish bank
Barclays Bank Ireland swung into net profit of €195m last year
03/10/2022
BBVA is searching for newly-graduated women to join its investment banking division
This program is aligned with the bank's diversity strategy and shows the bank's commitment to promoting female profiles in areas where they are less present.
03/01/2022
Barclaycard to launch two new credit cards
The Barclaycard Avios and Avios Plus cards are available to new and existing Barclaycard customers.
02/28/2022
European subsidiary of Russia’s Sberbank ‘failing or likely to fail’: ECB
Austria blocks any “withdrawal, transfer or other transaction” till March 2
02/24/2022
Bank of Cyprus presents financial results to London-based investors
The purpose of the roadshow was not to directly result in an investment deal, it was a non-deal roadshow, but to showcase the bank’s results and performance.
02/23/2022
Barclays Hits Record Annual Profit as Dealmakers Beat Forecasts
Barclays demonstrated a clear and sustainable path to growth over the course of 2021
02/23/2022
Metro Bank narrows losses
Underlying revenue increased by 17%
02/21/2022
UniCredit group reports 81% higher earnings in Romania
In 2020, UniCredit's profit on the local market had decreased by about 28.7% to EUR 94 mln.
02/18/2022
NatWest earnings soar but rising prices bite
Bank close to majority private ownership after 2008 bailout
02/17/2022
Commerzbank sees strong 2022 as quarterly profit trounces
The basis for this was the positive development of its customer business with a stabilised net interest income and a significantly higher net commission income.
02/14/2022
Spanish Banking Group Considers Selling Payments Business
The payments business for Sabadell processes credit and debit card transactions.
02/13/2022
NatWest becomes first bank this year to push through new round of branch closures... and tries to keep it quiet!
It added that the closures were a result of 'most of our customers shifting to mobile and online banking because it's faster and easier for people to manage their financial lives'.
02/10/2022
Societe Generale beats expectations to post its best annual performance ever
2021, Record Group Net Income
02/09/2022
ABN Amro Profit Tops Estimates
The Dutch lender posted a net profit of EUR552 million, compared with EUR54 million a year earlier.
02/08/2022
BNP Paribas earnings beat expectations
The Board examined the Group’s results for the fourth quarter 2021