All articles by BV Swagath
BV Swagath
Saudi banks SABB, Alawwal Bank wrap up £4bn merger
The merger between SABB and Alawwal Bank was wrapped up following approvals from regulatory authorities and shareholders. Put together, the…
Brex closes £78.5m investment led by Kleiner Perkins Digital Growth Fund
The financing will be used to bolster Brex’s product, which is the only corporate payments solution that can be customized…
PayU to acquire Turkish payment company iyzico for £130m
iyzico enables secure payments to more than 300 marketplaces. Its network includes more than 400,000 personal sellers of varying sizes…
Islamic banking giant DIB to acquire Noor Bank
Established in 2008, Noor Bank, which formerly operated as Noor Islamic Bank, is a full-service Shari’a-compliant bank. Headquartered in Dubai,…
BBVA begins new brand implementation in US
Remaining locations will transition to the new brand in the coming months. While the new brand retains the bank’s familiar…
UBS and SuMi Trust to create wealth management JV in Japan
The new joint venture, which is expected to address the needs of wealthy individuals, will combine the global capabilities of…
Regions Bank to acquire institutional investment firm Highland Associates
“Highland Associates has an attractive growth profile and a strong reputation for excellence serving the not-for-profit healthcare sector,” said John…
Nasdaq joins Microsoft to increase access to real-time US equity market data
Through Excel, Bing, MSN, and other platforms and services owned by Microsoft, the general public, including individual investors and students,…
Credit Agricole to invest £13.3bn for tech transformation
Credit Agricole said that it wants to align its technological fundamentals with the best standards on the market. In this…
Bank Frick acquires trade-finance start-up Tradico
The Liechtenstein company offers finance for goods purchasing to companies. The successful start-up is already operating profitably. Acquiring Tradico reinforces…