Banking

From risk‑management practices to competitive positioning, the Banking section delivers detailed articles and opinion pieces on global banks and financial institutions. It examines regulatory shifts, digital transformation and the evolving role of banks in the wider economy.

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Focus: E-commerce trends for 2022 and beyond

By Dom Mernock, director at digital agency Engage Becoming successful at e-commerce can give brands...

3rd January, 2022

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Open Banking is here, but here’s why Open Finance is the real gamechanger

By Matthew Tyrrell, ANZ Commercial Director at Codat, the API enabling SMEs to share and sync financ...

3rd January, 2022

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Euro zone business lending picked up in Nov

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lending to euro zone companies accelerated for the third straight month...

30th December, 2021

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Spain’s Caixabank takes over Bankia insurance business from Mapfre

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish insurer Mapfre said on Wednesday it had sold its stake in Bankia’s i...

30th December, 2021

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Italy’s Pop Sondrio to explore all options after shedding mutual status

MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s Banca Popolare di Sondrio is open to exploring all options for...

30th December, 2021

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Deutsche Bank fined almost $10 million over Euribor controls

By Tom Sims and Hans Seidenstuecker FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German financial regulator BaFin has fined...

30th December, 2021

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Dollar lifted by safe-haven flows, Fed expectations

By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar edged higher in thin trading on Tuesday, helped by sa...

29th December, 2021

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Dollar inches up in thin holiday trading

HONG KONG (Reuters) – The dollar firmed slightly in early Asian trade on Wednesday as a recent...

29th December, 2021

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Alpha Bank agrees sale of bad loan portfolio to Hoist Finance

ATHENS (Reuters) – Alpha Bank, one of Greece’s four biggest lenders, said on Tuesday it...

29th December, 2021

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Why banks are failing companies on forex and how digital money transfers save money and time

By Chris Briant, Head of Corporate  for UK and Ireland at GC Partners  It has been a particularly ch...

28th December, 2021

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Will 2022 finally be the year of digital CX in Retail Banking?

By Reena Raichura, Director, Head of Product Solutions, Glue42 Digital banking really came into its...

28th December, 2021

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What Banks Can Look Like In 2022: Top 4 Key Areas

By Arvind Swami, Director, Financial Services, Red Hat Asia Pacific There’s a growing need to democr...

28th December, 2021