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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BOJ to highlight climate risks as key theme of bank tests this year – sources

By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan will for the first time...

26th February, 2021

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ECB watching yield surge but not controlling curve: Lane

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is monitoring the recent surge in government b...

26th February, 2021

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Can banks acquire customers with biometric payment cards?

By Michel Roig, Senior Vice President, Head of Busines Line Payments & Access, Fingerprints When...

26th February, 2021

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As yields creep up, BOJ’s Kuroda calls for ‘stably low’ rates

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Friday stressed th...

26th February, 2021

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UK’s Co-op Bank cuts losses despite pandemic hit

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Co-op Bank cut its annual losses in 2020 despite a 22 milli...

25th February, 2021

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StanChart profit falls 57% as COVID-19 inflates bad loans

By Alun John and Lawrence White HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) – Standard Chartered PLC (StanChart...

25th February, 2021

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Former BOJ executive calls for ‘genuine’ review of central bank stimulus

By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan must abandon the view it...

24th February, 2021

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Metro Bank expects defaults to rise as COVID-19 support measures fade out

(Reuters) – Metro Bank posted a much bigger annual loss on Wednesday and said it expects defau...

24th February, 2021

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As We Get Back to the Future of Work, Banks Must Embrace WhatsApp

By Shaun Hurst, Technical Director, Smarsh If you had told me a year ago that the world’s major fina...

24th February, 2021

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Two weak links cyber attackers are exploring to breach banks

By Rui Ribeiro, CEO at Jscrambler The coronavirus pandemic has brought on a lot of changes into mode...

24th February, 2021

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What banks need to know about observability

By Abdi Essa, Regional Vice President, UK&I, Dynatrace More aspects of our everyday lives are ta...

23rd February, 2021

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Hackers can now empty out ATMs remotely – what can banks do to stop this?

By Elida Policastro, Regional Vice President for Cybersecurity, Auriga In 2010, the late Barnaby Jac...

22nd February, 2021