All articles by Surya Rao Akella

Surya Rao Akella

Chase introduces new checking account for businesses

Chase for Business, JP Morgan Chase’s small business bank, has launched Business Complete Banking, a new business checking account. The…

UK retailers urge government to tackle excessive card costs

UK retailers have come together to urge the government to take decisive action to tackle excessive card costs, as they…

Deutsche Bank brings business banking operations under single platform

German banking giant Deutsche Bank has announced ‘Deutsche BizBanking’, a new platform under which its business clients ranging from self-employed…

HSBC offers new voice-driven service for UK customer queries

HSBC, a British banking giant, has introduced a new voice-driven service for its customers to assist in telephone banking in…

Bravura Solutions to acquire Delta Financial Systems for £23m

Bravura Solutions, an Australia-based software solutions provider for the financial industry, has agreed to acquire Delta Financial Systems for A$41.5m…

NCB, Samba to merge to create new Saudi bank with $223bn in assets

The National Commercial Bank (NCB) has agreed to merge Samba Financial Group (Samba), to create a Saudi Arabian banking giant…

Morgan Stanley to acquire asset management firm Eaton Vance for $7bn

Morgan Stanley, an American financial services giant, has agreed to acquire Eaton Vance, an advanced investment strategies and wealth management…

Citigroup fined $400m by US regulators over deficiencies in risk management

New York-based Citigroup has been fined $400m by the US regulators for significant ongoing deficiencies across several areas of its…

Virgin Money UK to axe over 400 jobs to reduce costs

Virgin Money UK has announced nearly 400 job cuts across the group, as part of its ongoing programme to reduce…

UK digital bank Starling rolls out web version of banking app

Starling Bank, a UK-based digital bank, has launched a new online banking portal for its personal and joint bank account…