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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UniCredit brings all Italian corporate services under one roof

MILAN (Reuters) – UniCredit is revamping its structure so that all domestic companies from small bus...

22nd February, 2022

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Don’t create booms and busts with post-Brexit reforms, Bank of England says

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Requiring regulators to keep the financial sector globally competiti...

22nd February, 2022

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Currency markets nervously eye Ukraine headlines, take heart from possible summit

By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – Currency markets started the week nervously eying tensions in eas...

21st February, 2022

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Credit Suisse denies wrongdoing after client data leaked to media

VIENNA (Reuters) – Credit Suisse said on Sunday it “strongly rejects” allegations of wrongdoing afte...

21st February, 2022

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Commerzbank sees strong 2022 as quarterly profit trounces estimate

By Tom Sims and Frank Siebelt FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Commerzbank swung to better than expected fourth...

18th February, 2022

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Swiss companies are not hoarding cash, central bank says

ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss companies are not stockpiling cash in their strongrooms and offices to avoi...

18th February, 2022

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Yen bid, bitcoin battered as Ukraine fears leave traders nervous

By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – The safe-haven yen gained more ground on the dollar on Friday as...

18th February, 2022

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Banking, oil stocks drag FTSE 100 lower as Ukraine tensions weigh

By Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -UK shares fell on Thursday following reports of Ukrainian forces...

18th February, 2022

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Would you recommend your bank to a friend?

By Peter Cunningham, Director of Marketing at BuyaPowa. Well, the answer is clearly yes if you liste...

18th February, 2022

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What does the future hold for Open Banking?

By Hans Tesselaar, Executive Director, BIAN The financial services sector is beginning to adopt Open...

17th February, 2022

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Banks and real-time data – are they running out of time?

By David Andrzejek, head of financial services, DataStax According to research by IDC Financial Insi...

17th February, 2022

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Time to ready global response to crypto risks, regulators say

By Huw Jones and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – Risks from the $2.6 trillion crypto market could grow...

17th February, 2022