All articles by BV Swagath
BV Swagath
Intesa joins forces with TIM and Google for digitalisation project
Intesa Sanpaolo has entered into a partnership with Italian telecommunications company Telecom Italia (TIM) and Google in a move to…
ICICI Bank introduces special FD scheme for senior citizens
ICICI Bank today announced that it has introduced a special fixed deposit (FD) scheme for senior citizens. Named ‘ICICI Bank…
Bangkok Bank wraps up $2.3bn acquisition of 89% stake in Bank Permata
Bangkok Bank has wrapped up its previously announced acquisition of a stake of 89.12% in Indonesian lender Bank Permata for…
EBRD announces new $55m loan to Turkey’s Garanti BBVA
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a new boost to Turkey’s banking sector amid the coronavirus pandemic with a…
Sony to take full ownership of Sony Financial for $3.7bn
Japanese conglomerate Sony announced that it will take full ownership of Sony Financial Holdings (SFH), its financial services business arm…
Cboe Global Markets agrees to acquire leading Canadian ATS MATCHNow
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), one of the world’s largest exchange holding companies, today announced it has entered into…
ABN AMRO hit by net loss of €395m in Q1 2020 amid Covid-19 crisis
ABN AMRO has reported a net loss of €395m for the first quarter of 2020, compared to €478m net profit…
Crédit Agricole and Dai-ichi Life partner to support microfinance and gender finance
Of the 1.7 billion adults worldwide who are unbanked, women are overrepresented: about 980 million do not have an account,…
BFF Banking to acquire Italian depository bank DEPObank
Banca Farmafactoring (BFF Banking Group) has agreed to acquire Italian depository bank DEPObank – Banca Depositaria Italiana (DEPObank) from Equinova…
British Business Bank announces new lenders under the bounce back loan scheme for smaller businesses
The British Business Bank has announced that it has approved two new lenders for accreditation under the Bounce Bank Loan…