10/27/2017
A Merger Worth €900 Million in Savings
The upcoming merger of two German banking giants will reap big synergies – and untold job cuts.
Retail Banking
10/26/2017
Lloyds Not ‘Compelled’ By Government To Acquire HBOS
Lloyds Bought HBOS At The Height Of The Banking CrisisLloyds Bought HBOS At The Height Of The Banking Crisis
10/26/2017
TSB prepares to unveil new banking platform
The new platform will position TSB well to compete for one of the grants from the Capability and Innovation Fund recently announced by the UK Government.
10/25/2017
Lloyds Banking Group reports Q3 profit surge
The bank notes Q3 statutory profits more than doubled to £1.95bn
10/25/2017
Metro Bank's profits rise 77 per cent
Chairman and founder Vernon Hill who has founded this dog-friendly bank says they are creating a ‘revolution’ in British banking.
10/24/2017
Commerzbank hires advisers as takeover interest builds
German lender is working with Goldman Sachs and Rothschild as European rivals circle
10/24/2017
UniCredit accidentally releases Q3 results
Having realized the erroneous publication of data.
10/24/2017
Investors skeptical as Polish banks moot merger plan
It would probably mean significant job cuts
10/22/2017
Bank of Ireland buys portfolio of 1,000 mortgages
Seen & Heard: Relm to get fresh €100m in backing and Conroy launches new fund
10/22/2017
Workers at Deutsche Bank’s Postbank may strike in wage row
Verdi is demanding that Postbank extend job guarantees until 2022
10/19/2017
Bank Customers At Risk From Authorised Payments Scams, MPs Told
Bank customers Are Increasingly Becoming Victims Of Authorised Push Payments
10/19/2017
Ulster Bank Turns To AI To Understand Customers Better
Artificial Intelligence Technology Is Helping The Tank Work Out What People Want
10/13/2017
OakNorth joins unicorn club with £154m funding round
Launched in September 2015, the bank has a loan book of over £800 million and claims to have helped with the creation of over 3000 new homes and 2000 new jobs, adding £3 billion to the UK economy.
10/10/2017
Banca Generali reports net inflows € 386 mln in September
Total assets in wrapper products are estimated at €11.3 billion for the first nine months of the year.
10/10/2017
Spain's Santander raises 2018 profitability target
Santander is struggling to increase earnings from its lending business in Spain where interest rates hover at historic lows and increasing competition is eroding margins.
10/05/2017
France nudges BNP Paribas towards Commerzbank tie-up
He would not be drawn on the shape of any such tie-up especially since nothing has been made official.
10/05/2017
Metro Bank reviews possible second charge market entry
But if there isn’t we won’t go there.
10/04/2017
Starling Bank becomes latest challenger to launch business account
In a market dominated by new entrants, Starling Bank has followed up what it it called Britain’s first mobile-only current account with a business offering.
10/03/2017
Nordea and DNB unite in the Baltics as Luminor Bank
The bank intends to list on a stock exchange in due course.
10/02/2017
CEO of Hungary's Top Bank Vows to Buy Five Lenders by 2019
The acquisition plans come on top of the three banks OTP has agreed to buy in the past year.