All articles by Surya Rao Akella

Surya Rao Akella

SIX, SBI Group to form JV for digital asset exchange in Singapore

SIX Digital Exchange (SIX) and SBI Digital Asset, a subsidiary of Japanese financial services firm SBI Group, have agreed to…

Société Générale plans to close down 600 branches in France by 2025

French banking giant Société Générale has announced its plans to close down 600 branches in the country, as it combines…

Deutsche Bank partners with Google Cloud for cloud transition

German banking giant Deutsche Bank has signed a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud to transition its operations to cloud and…

India’s Flipkart to spin off digital payments business PhonePe

India’s e-commerce company Flipkart has announced the partial spin off of its digital payments platform PhonePe. The digital payments app…

Allied Irish Banks plans to cut 1,500 jobs by 2023

Allied Irish Banks (AIB) has announced to cut 1,500 jobs or more than 15% of its total workforce by 2023,…

BlockFi to roll out new bitcoin rewards credit card

Cryptocurrency firm BlockFi is partnering with Visa, Evolve Bank and credit card provider Deserve for the launch Bitcoin Rewards Credit…

Temenos chosen by LTI to launch digital banking platform in Nordic region

Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI), a consulting and digital solutions firm, has selected banking software provider Temenos for the launch…

China Construction Bank to issue blockchain-based bonds to raise $3bn

China Construction Bank (CCB), in cooperation with Fusang Exchange, a licenced securities exchange in Malaysia, plans to raise $3bn through…

ION to sell Broadway’s fixed income unit to resolve competition concerns

UK competition watchdog Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has agreed to the proposal put forwarded by ION Investment Group (ION)…

Crédit Agricole forms new investment banking unit for UHNIs and family holdings

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB) and Indosuez Wealth Management have formed a new investment banking division…