Yet banks are unlikely to find 2026 to be plain sailing. Though lenders avoided any targeted tax rises in November’s Budget, ...

Open banking in the UK has crossed a threshold. Industry figures cited by the Financial Conduct Authority show more than 16mn ...

BBVA is launching a €4bn share buyback after it failed to buy rival Sabadell. The Spanish lender said today it will launch an ...

There are some positive signs. Recently announced changes to the S&P Global Ratings methodology for rating multilateral ...

Adoption continues to grow. Venezuela now ranks within the top 20 countries globally for peer-to-peer crypto use, despite ...

Polish regulators have approved Erst Group Bank’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Santander Bank Polska. KNF said it ...

Central banks are undergoing a silent change in mandate. The evolving global economic order and geopolitics have reshaped ...

The FDIC rules signal that stablecoin issuers will not be allowed to operate anonymously or with opaque leadership, in an ...

Others frame the recent restructuring as a “de facto shadow split” or “wait and see” strategy, which gives HSBC the option to ...

Central bank demand for gold is predicted to continue rising into 2026, even as record high prices fuel fears the asset is ...

On December 12, the European Central Bank unveiled a new reverse stress-testing exercise that goes beyond the usual economic ...

The chart below shows the reaction of financial markets. The 10-year Gilt yield fell by roughly 100 basis points in the ...