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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Bank of England makes historic rate hike despite ‘very challenging’ outlook

By David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates...

3rd November, 2022

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World’s top bankers expect markets to stay turbulent

By Xie Yu and Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Central banks will get inflation under control, but...

2nd November, 2022

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Gen Z is Sparking a Banking Revolution: Here’s what banks need to do to win over this generation

By David Donovan, EVP of Financial Services, Publicis Sapient One fifth of the US population, or rou...

1st November, 2022

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Explainer-Why is the Bank of England selling government bonds?

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England will pass a major milestone on Tuesday when...

1st November, 2022

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The ‘risk’ of financial inclusion: How digital banks can increase their social impact and profit margins

By Hugh MacGarvie and Ciaran Furniss from Elixirr The rise of digital banks, especially within the r...

31st October, 2022

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Death, taxes and Digital Transformation in the Banking Sector – the new triumvirate of certainties

By Jim Dolan, Partner, Technology & Digital, Mazars There are some big ticket shifts coming for Bank...

31st October, 2022

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Bank of England poised to raise rates by most in 33 years

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks set to raise borrowing costs by th...

28th October, 2022

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Why The Opportunity for U.S. Banks is a Lot Bigger Than “Not Failing”

There’s seemingly no lack of companies promising to digitally transform the banking industry, and al...

27th October, 2022

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In the crosshairs: why banking leaders must wake up to the ransomware challenge

By Lewis Duke, Sales Engineer at Trend Micro The global financial sector is highly regulated. Organi...

27th October, 2022

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Facing up to the tech trust gap – how do banks prove themselves and their tech?

By Sanjay Gupta, SVP and MD, Mitek In tough economic times, people rely on their banks more than eve...

27th October, 2022

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Lagarde comments at ECB press conference

FRANKFURT, Oct 27 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate by 75 basis poi...

27th October, 2022

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ECB raises interest rates again, cuts bank subsidies

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank raised intere...

27th October, 2022