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How Allica Bank defied the odds to become a profitable UK challenger
Allica Bank is having a moment. The UK challenger bank, which posted its first full-year of profits in 2023 and is on track ...
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Today’s need-to-know stories
The European Central Bank has granted UniCredit approval to acquire up to 29.9 per cent of Commerzbank, representing a significant regulatory step towards a potential cross-border banking deal. The ...
The Banker1d
Deutsche Bank boosts bonus pool to €2.5bn; Nomura withdraws from Net-Zero Banking Alliance
Since returning to office, the climate-sceptic Trump administration has withdrawn the US from the Paris agreement, reversed ...
The Banker1d
UK regulators’ DEI withdrawal risks wider impact, critics warn
The UK’s Lending Standards Board, a group campaigning for fair access to finance for consumers and small and medium-sized ...
The Banker2d
UK payments watchdog to be abolished in regulation shake-up
Banks have welcomed the UK government’s latest move to streamline regulation after it announced that the UK Payment Systems ...
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As Carney becomes Canadian PM, here are five more bankers who became political leaders
His first brush with politics came in 1993 when he became prime minister of a caretaker government under President Oscar ...
The Banker1d
How banks can facilitate Europe’s defence awakening
European banks should look to the US, where institutions like JPMorgan have long maintained dedicated aerospace, defence and government services divisions, providing tailored financing, treasury ...
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Why do investment banks hate staff working from home?
Jamie Dimon is perhaps the most recognisable investment banker on the planet, so when the longtime chief executive of JPMorgan has something to say on an issue, people tend to listen. And a topic the ...
The Banker3d
UK challenger banks’ SME lending returns to growth
Gross lending to SMEs from non-big five banks rose 8 per cent year on year to £37.3bn in 2024, according to a report by the ...
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How Hong Kong’s Asian settlement house could further split the global financial system
Plans for a Hong Kong international settlement house would create an alternative to established European services at a time ...
The Banker4d
Mark Carney to replace Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister; Banks and fintechs race to enter stablecoin market
Mark Carney, the two-time former central banker who managed Canada’s response to the global financial crisis and became the ...
The Banker4d
Can diaspora bonds bridge Africa’s USAID funding gap?
Donald Trump’s drastic cuts to the US Agency for International Development have forced several African nations to look for alternative ways to cover funding shortfalls. As such, attention is shifting ...