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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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3 ways the banking sector can overcome the challenge of change and control

By Michael D’Onofrio, CEO, Orbus Software The Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, said that “change is th...

24th February, 2022

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Major buyers of Russian oil struggle with bank guarantees -sources

By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Julia Payne LONDON (Reuters) – The global oil market was thrown into chaos...

24th February, 2022

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UniCredit shares open down 8% on Ukraine crisis

MILAN (Reuters) – Shares in UniCredit, whose Russian arm is one of the largest lenders in the countr...

24th February, 2022

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Sterling falls versus dollar, holds ground against euro

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Sterling fell against the dollar but stood its ground versus the euro...

24th February, 2022

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Lloyds on ‘heightened alert’ for Russian cyberattacks on banks – CEO

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s biggest domestic lender Lloyds said on Thursday it was o...

24th February, 2022

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Russian cenbank to start FX intervention as rouble skids to record low

By Elena Fabrichnaya and Andrey Ostroukh MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian central bank will step into...

24th February, 2022

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BANKING ON A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

By Tasha Chouhan, UK & IE Banking Lead at Tink The United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) in Nove...

23rd February, 2022

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Data and edge – ‘Da-edge’, to be a new phenomenon in the banking industry

By Nilesh Gupta, Head of CloudFirst & Edge Services, 3i Infotech The digital payment space across th...

23rd February, 2022

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Factbox-Britain publishes full list of Russia sanctions

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain published sanctions against five banks and three individuals on Tuesday,...

23rd February, 2022

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Britain sanctions Russian oligarch Timchenko and five banks

By Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Genna...

23rd February, 2022

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Britain mistakenly puts Russian central bank’s address on sanctions list

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday mistakenly assigned the address of the Russian central bank to...

23rd February, 2022

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Europe’s banks brace for Russia fallout while U.S. banks see limited pain

By Lawrence White, Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON/VIENNA/LONDON (Reuters)...

23rd February, 2022