05/02/2016
The deal is expected to be finalized by the end of this year and will generate a net capital gain of about EUR892 million in Intesa Sanpaolo's 2016 consolidated income statement, the lender added.
05/02/2016
The deal did indeed define Mr Blessing’s time at the top — but in a way few imagined.
04/27/2016
FBN Bank (UK) is set to expand its teams, not only on the front line, but also by hiring people in its risk distribution unit to assist in originating deals
04/22/2016
Gibraltar is well prepared for this, not unexpected, further failure of the Barclays business by bolstering the provision of alternative banking facilities.”
04/22/2016
UK-based Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank – which together form CYBG – will launch a new digital banking platform in the coming weeks, as CYBG gets ready to become a standalone challenger bank. The new platform is called “B” and
04/21/2016
The marketplace aims to connect SMEs seeking funding with investors.
04/21/2016
And, some would argue, rightly so. But the whole point of the challenger mantra, much loved of former business secretary Vince Cable, was to provoke the incumbents to deliver a better service and better range of products.
04/18/2016
Pushback shows how nationalistic hand-wringing can create snags for cross-border financial deals
04/14/2016
Polish banks' share prices have collectively lost nearly a quarter of their value since a presidential election last May.
04/14/2016
With limited revenue growth opportunities, the focus on costs and quality of infrastructure appears to be one of the few critical areas within the banks’ “control”.
04/14/2016
Redress for past mis-selling, particularly in relation to payment protection insurance, was one of the main factors hitting profitability.
04/14/2016
According to official Bundesbank statistics, the number of German bank branches closing their doors increased once again last year.
04/11/2016
The scheme is part of an effort by Barclays to find new uses and revenues for its network.
04/11/2016
BARCLAYS is close to selling its Spanish and Portuguese credit card business, sources say, in a deal that could raise up to €600million (£484million).
04/11/2016
UK lender gives up on finding a buyer amid regulatory approval fears
04/11/2016
The Spanish lender said last year it was considering bidding for HSBC's Turkish business. HSBC announced a couple of months after receiving bids that it had decided to retain it.
04/08/2016
Welcoming you into his bank with a handshake and a smile, he is as convivial as the most American stereotypes of customer service.
04/05/2016
Bank of Scotland promises to help UK turn around trade gap
Bank of Scotland today pledged to help hundreds of Scottish businesses become first-time exporters as part of a wider effort to help plug Britain’s trade deficit.
04/05/2016
BBVA’s branch network had been shrinking in the earlier part of this decade before the lender completed the purchase of nationalized Catalunya Banc SA last year, adding 760 branches.
04/04/2016
The bank has already signalled plans to close up to 450 of its 3467 branches in Spain this year as part of the company's move to accelerate plans to move to cheaper digital channels.