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Crédit Agricole Ukraine announces the signing of an agreement to acquire Bank Lviv

This acquisition allows Crédit Agricole Ukraine to expand its presence in western Ukraine

Commerzbank tackles money laundering with Hawk AI tech

This partnership underscores Commerzbank's strategy of deploying AI purposefully for customer and market processes while adapting to specific regulatory requirements.

EIB Global pledges more than €1 billion in support of Mission 300 Goals

The financing will be implemented through EIB Global

UniCredit renews the EDGE Certification across Europe, reconfirming the Global Status

Together, these markets represent more than 80% of our people, making UniCredit the first and only pan‑European bank to be recertified at such scale and eligible for the prestigious EDGE Global Certification.

London’s Allica Bank targets 10% UK SMB market share by 2028 after €131 million raise

The round was raised with investements from Ventura Capital, GLG , Sona AM and existing investors TCV and Blue Owl.

The massive increase in fraud targeting customers in recent years can be reversed, new figures from Danske Bank show

Most people will likely recognize a similar text message from 2025, when Danes were repeatedly exposed to fraudulent messages, fake websites, and manipulative phone calls.

Global Finance Names The World’s Best Investment Banks 2026

This year, for the first time, Global Finance has chosen Sector Award Winners by Region where outstanding organizations deserved recognition

Santander UK to redeem £450 million perpetual capital securities

Any distributions previously cancelled in accordance with the securities’ terms will remain excluded from payment.

Crédit Agricole CIB Pioneers Acceptance of Multi-currency Chinese Sovereign Bonds as Derivatives Collateral

The initiative enables Crédit Agricole CIB to accept multi-currency (CNH, USD, and EUR) Chinese sovereign bonds custodied at Clearstream and Euroclear as eligible collateral for initial margin requirements.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and BBVA sign two agreements to boost green finance

The first agreement is an EIB guarantee facility of up to EUR 380 million to support sustainable projects.

Santander, global leader in export finance for fourth year running

The Group held on to the number one spot with a total volume of USD 18.2 billion and an international market share of 14.5%.

French central bank sees first quarter growth of 0.2-0.3%

The Bank of France said industrial output strengthened again in January

BBVA CIB Posts A Record 2025: €6,558 Million In Revenues

Between January and December 2025, BBVA CIB channeled close to €68,000 million in sustainable business

Société Générale to lay off 1,800 employees in France

The bank is looking to avoid large job cut programmes that have high redundancy payouts and leave gaps in staff and instead will pursue the job cuts through voluntary leave or retirement.

Deutsche Börse Group and Allfunds Group Sign Agreement on Recommended Acquisition of Allfunds Group

Allfunds and Deutsche Börse Group’s Fund Services segment show strong complementarity across product suites, client bases, partners, and core markets, supporting an expanded and integrated fund services offering

World-Leading CEOs will gather in Oslo for NBIM Investment Conference in April

Jamie Dimon, Kenneth Griffin and Ajay Banga are among top executives exploring "What's a winning culture?" at NBIM’s annual Investment Conference in April.

Deutsche Bank expands support for PayPal to strengthen global payment capabilities

This collaboration builds on the considerable volume that Deutsche Bank already processes annually for PayPal, providing scalability and resilience.

UK fintech investment second highest globally at £2.6bn

The US remains the leading market for investment in the sector at £18.6bn

Deutsche Bank tries to put its many crises behind it

German banking behemoth sees its shares trade above book value for first time since the 2008 financial crash