12/29/2022
100 banking and payments experts share sector forecasts for 2023
100 banking and payments experts from Adflex to Yapily by alphabetical order share sector forecasts for 2023
Retail Banking
12/28/2022
Home loan applications fell sharply in Estonia in final months of 2022
Interest rate rises are driven by the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (Euribor), which has been climbing, and economic and general uncertainty have also played a role in decisions to postpone purchases.
12/28/2022
Lloyds Banking Group: Attractive Valuation, High Yield, Improving Technicals
European Financials have seen a massive relative reversal when compared to large-cap U.S. stocks.
12/27/2022
1 multibillion pound reason to buy Barclays shares in 2023!
Dr James Fox explains one huge tailwind he believes is boosting the attractiveness of Barclays shares in 2023 and why he’s buying more.
12/27/2022
The top five banking and payment scams to watch out for in the New Year
It comes as Labour analysis of national fraud and cyber-crime statistics found that nearly £80 million will be lost to online fraud and scams over the 12 days of Christmas alone.
12/20/2022
UK banks form company to develop shared banking hubs
The creation of Cash Access UK Ltd is an important step towards a network of banking hubs across the country.
12/16/2022
Santander's reduction of stress tests welcomed by brokers
A stress test is applied to a mortgage borrower’s application to check the borrower’s ability to repay their mortgage at a given interest rate, even if the actual current rate is lower.
11/30/2022
Business confidence downward trend intensifies but retail sector shows gain
The survey was conducted between 1 and 15 November, ahead of the Autumn Statement by the Chancellor.
11/24/2022
Banks develop IT talent toolkit and framework
The five essential skills have been identified as "business critical" for firms across the sector given the ongoing shortage of talent in technology, cyber and digital.
11/22/2022
NatWest client angry after account frozen twice
The customer, who had first contacted FTAdviser two years ago when the first freeze happened, came back to FTAdviser a week after the accounts were frozen this time round.
11/16/2022
Deutsche Bank to Search Former Exec’s Emails in Derivatives Spat
Louise Kitchen left German lender for Credit Suisse last year
11/15/2022
Barclays to hand homeowners up to £2,000 for going green in their homes
The bank will pay out for its mortgage holders to make efficiency improvements to their homes
11/04/2022
Societe Generale: Third quarter 2022 earnings
Good cost control, limited increase in operating expenses (+1.5% vs. Q3 21 published, +2.0% underlying)
11/04/2022
CaixaBank named 'Best Performing Bank in Europe 2022' by The Banker/PWM (FT Group)
This new award was created by the magazine using an algorithm that takes into account many quantitative indicators, such as earnings, profitability, asset flows and sector ratios like the number of clients per adviser, among many others.
11/02/2022
Profits under pressure at French banks as strong earnings run hits headwinds
The French lenders have enjoyed a bumper period for profits since they suffered a severe hit to income at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
10/25/2022
Royal Bank of Canada plans push into UK commercial banking segment
RBC is claimed to be the largest bank in Canada in terms of market value.
10/24/2022
Poland's Bank Millennium third-quarter results hit by payment holidays
Bank Millennium said the cost was estimated at 1.423 billion zlotys ($292.16 million) before tax, and 1.153 billion zlotys after tax.
10/21/2022
NatWest and Vodeno create strategic partnership
NatWest Group plc and the Vodeno Group enter into a strategic partnership to create Banking-as-a-Service business
10/12/2022
Barclays launches free cashback without purchase service across the UK
The new service allows businesses with a Barclaycard Payments terminal to offer customers of any bank with a Visa or Mastercard debit card up to £100 per day, without needing to make a purchase.
10/12/2022
Barclays to make available additional liquidity to support LDI counterparties
Barclays and each LDI counterparty will act on a bilateral, arm’s length basis as principals under a repurchase agreement on commercial terms to be agreed including size, price, margining and termination provisions.