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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Open banking’s role in addressing the cost of living crisis

By Dan Morgan, Europe Policy Lead, Plaid The crisis at hand As we emerge from another peak of the co...

15th February, 2022

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EU Member States Move Towards a Cashless Future

By Florian Winkler, COO and Co-founder of VitraCash] The global shift towards a cashless economy has...

15th February, 2022

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Open banking has key role in cost-of-living crisis

By Paul Lloyd, Co-Founder of Snoop It has not been a smooth start to 2022 for household finances. En...

15th February, 2022

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Forcing foreign banks to become EU branches ‘a last resort’, says official

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Forcing foreign bank branches in the European Union to become subsid...

15th February, 2022

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Italy’s FITD fund approves sale of Carige stake to BPER – source

MILAN (Reuters) -The fund that owns ailing Italian lender Carige on Monday approved the sale of its...

15th February, 2022

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Credit Suisse gets more cash in Greensill funds

ZURICH (Reuters) – Credit Suisse has recovered more cash from the frozen supply chain finance funds...

15th February, 2022

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Europe’s banks fund oil and gas expansion despite IEA warning -report

LONDON (Reuters) -European banks are providing billions of dollars of funding to expand oil and gas...

15th February, 2022

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Europe’s banks fear payment system could be casualty of Russia-Ukraine crisis

By Tom Sims, Lawrence White and John O’Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Amid fears of a Russian invasion...

15th February, 2022

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France’s Credit Agricole beats profit target a year early

LONDON (Reuters) -Credit Agricole SA beat its 2022 profit target a year early as lower costs for tro...

11th February, 2022

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ECB tells banks to step up defences against hacks

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is telling euro zone banks zone to step up their def...

11th February, 2022

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Euro zone banks face rising cyber threats amid geopolitical tensions: ECB

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone banks face an increased risk of cyber attacks, particularly in relat...

11th February, 2022

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French bank SocGen confident for 2022 after profit rebound

By Matthieu Protard PARIS (Reuters) -Societe Generale struck a confident note for 2022 on Thursday a...

11th February, 2022