All articles by BV Swagath

BV Swagath

Co-operative Bank of Kenya to acquire commercial lender Jamii Bora Bank

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op) has proposed to acquire 100% of Kenyan commercial bank Jamii Bora Bank (JBB) for…

Korea’s Qworld launches QRC simple payment system based on blockchain technology

Based on four years of angel investment and market experience in various blockchain projects, Qworld, led by co-founder Ko Do-hyoung,…

RBI set to disclose final revival plan for troubled lender Yes Bank

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reportedly chalked out a final revival plan for the troubled private lender Yes…

Lloyds Banking Group, Google Cloud sign five-year cloud deal

Lloyds Banking Group has signed a five-year cloud contract with Google Cloud in an effort to accelerate the implementation of…

United Community Banks and Three Shores Bancorporation announce merger agreement

United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI) (“UCBI”) and Three Shores Bancorporation, Inc. (“Three Shores”) announced today a definitive agreement for…

ANZ to cut 230 jobs from private bank and advice business, says union

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is set to slash 230 jobs from its private bank and advice…

Royal Bank of Scotland releases first Polymer £20 note featuring Kate Cranston

The new note – which has been designed in consultation with the public – is available from today at eight…

Reserve Bank of India places Yes Bank under moratorium

The Reserve Bank of India has placed Yes Bank, a private sector bank, under a moratorium on the basis that…

MoneyGram deploys leading technology solutions as digital transformation progresses

MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI), a global leader in cross-border P2P payments and money transfers, today released additional details on the technology…

Barclays to cut more than 1,000 jobs across UK

British investment banking group Barclays is set to cut around 1,145 jobs across the UK with the bulk of it…