Datafiles Jul 27, 2026 UniCredit's Commerzbank takeover is a watershed moment for European banking UniCredit’s path to taking full control of Commerzbank by the end of 2026 represents a decisive test of European banki... 565
Weekly Brief Jul 27, 2026 Berenberg discloses attempts to influence regulatory capital and profit Governance failures, capital defences and a wave of buybacks define this week's brief, as banks from Berenberg to Emirat... 1055
Datafiles Jul 27, 2026 Leading financial platforms sustained over 40% payment growth from 2022 to 2025 Fintech platforms have evolved from payment apps into formidable competitors to banks, using payments as a gateway to cr... 301
Interviews Jul 27, 2026 How much authority should banks give AI agents? Lee Wan Sie, Cluster Director of AI Governance and Safety at Singapore’s IMDA says agentic AI brings greater autonomy ... 1438
Weekly Brief Jul 27, 2026 Perry Warjiyo’s surprise resignation follows Bank Indonesia’s 5.75% rate hold This week, Bank Indonesia's governor resigned in a surprise move, the OCC rejected Wise's US trust bank application and ... 1584
Datafiles Jul 23, 2026 N26's first full-year profit ends its 11-year start-up phase N26 delivered its first full-year net profit in 2025, but a decade of prioritising growth over bank-grade controls left ... 414
Bank Results Jul 23, 2026 Leading Thai financial groups post muted 1.1% profit growth in 1H2026 as lower rates squeeze margins Thai financial players entered the lower-rate cycle in the first half of 2026 with strong balance sheets and capital pos... 428
Weekly Brief Jul 22, 2026 Revolut enters Australian banking, Pix caught in US-Brazil trade dispute Revolut wins an Australian banking licence, Stripe and Advent reportedly bid $53 billion for PayPal, and Pix enters a US... 1385
Bank Results Jul 22, 2026 US banks post record first-half profits on capital markets strength, lower provisions Robust capital markets activity and lower credit provisions lifted first-half earnings at leading US banks, but gains we... 488
Interviews Jul 22, 2026 Can Swift make tokenised deposits interoperable across banks? Swift has moved its blockchain-based shared ledger from concept to readiness for initial use in nine months, with 17 ban... 1811
Current Account Jul 21, 2026 Can CIMB convert its affluent franchise into deeper wealth relationships? CIMB has launched its Private Wealth proposition in Malaysia as part of a regional rollout across ASEAN. By combining re... 297
Weekly Brief Jul 21, 2026 Bank Nizwa eyes Oman Islamic banking giant, Revolut expands into UAE digital assets This week, Bank Nizwa moved to acquire Oman's Alizz Islamic Bank, Revolut won approval to expand digital asset services ... 2246
Weekly Brief Jul 21, 2026 Emirates NBD goes live on Partior for 24/7 USD settlement, Deutsche Bank expands APAC escrow From Emirates NBD's real-time dollar payments to Deutsche Bank's trade finance guarantees and BBVA's Swift retail scheme... 1250
Weekly Brief Jul 20, 2026 EU proposes freer movement of bank capital and liquidity, JPMorgan questions US capital reset This week, the European Commission proposed freer capital and liquidity movement across banking groups, JPMorgan pushed ... 1028
Weekly Brief Jul 20, 2026 JP Morgan nears $1 trillion valuation, EU seeks to free $263 billion of trapped liquidity Wall Street earnings, Europe's push to unlock bank liquidity and renewed monetary tightening in Asia highlighted a week ... 961
Conference Jul 17, 2026 China's AI banking agenda enters a new phase as governance takes centre stage Finance China 2026 highlighted how China's banking industry is moving beyond early AI deployment towards enterprise-wide... 5726
