All articles by BV Swagath

BV Swagath

Societe Generale launches study to create new retail bank in France

The Societe Generale Group has launched a review to study the prospects of creating a new retail bank in France…

Barclays partners with Propel to provide one million SMEs with speedy access to asset finance

Barclays Business Banking has today announced that it will be the first High Street bank to partner with Propel, a specialist…

Yandex plans to acquire Russian online bank Tinkoff for $5.5bn

Russian internet group Yandex is in discussions with TCS Group to acquire the latter’s online banking subsidiary Tinkoff in a…

Illimity acquires 50% stake in Banca Sella’s open banking business HYPE

The Boards of Directors of illimity Bank S.p.A. (“illimity”), Banca Sella Holding S.p.A. (“Banca Sella Holding”), Fabrick S.p.A. (“Fabrick”) and…

CBA adds Bill Sense feature to CommBank app for predicting future bills

Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has launched a new feature called Bill Sense on the CommBank app to help customers by predicting…

IMB Bank selects Virtusa for open banking compliance in Australia

Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ GS: VRTU), a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, IT services and solutions that help clients change…

Spanish lenders CaixaBank, Bankia sign €4.3bn merger deal

CaixaBank has agreed to acquire Bankia in an all-stock deal worth €4.3bn in a move to create the largest bank…

Goldman Sachs acquiring Folio Financial to further enhance offering to registered investment advisor clients

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) will successfully complete its purchase of Folio Financial, Inc., an execution, clearing and custody platform that serves…

Credit Suisse, Qatar Investment Authority to create private credit platform

Swiss investment bank Credit Suisse has joined forces with the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) to create a multibillion-dollar direct private…

European Central Bank extends partnership with SkySparc

SkySparc, an independent solutions provider, has been re-selected by the European Central Bank (ECB) to provide comprehensive consultancy services for…