All articles by BV Swagath
BV Swagath
UK CMA launches probe into £1.6bn merger of OneSavings, Charter Court
The competition watchdog, which has initiated a phase 1 investigation, is evaluating if the OneSavings Bank, Charter Court merger will…
LHV Pank to acquire Estonian private loans of Danske Bank for £363.82m
According to LHV, the volume of the loan portfolio of the unit it will acquire was worth €470m (£417.06m), as…
SIA bags tender to manage Bank of Italy CAI register
CAI is the digital archive of illicit bank and postal cheques and credit and debit cards that help in ensuring…
Worldpay launches solution to optimise payments under PSD2 regulations
Under the SCA requirement, only an acquirer can file exemptions with issuers on behalf of the merchant. Worldpay’s Exemption Engine for…
Atria Wealth Solutions Completes Acquisition of NEXT Financial Group
NEXT, an independent wealth management firm based in Houston, TX, adds more than 500 independent advisors who collectively manage nearly $13 billion in…
Mastercard invests in UK RegTech start-up Konsentus
The investment from Mastercard in Konsentus was made through a multi-million-pound Pre Series A financing round led by the payment…
Tech Mahindra, Strands partner on AI-powered digital banking solution
By offering data-driven analytics of user behaviour, the new digital banking solution, is expected to help financial institutions come up…
CMA begins phase 1 probe into NSF’s £1.3bn bid for Provident Financial
The CMA has started phase 1 of its inquiry into the potential merger between NSF and Provident Financial to investigate…
Global Payments to buy rival payment technology company TSYS for £17bn
The merger between Global Payments and TSYS is expected to create a major pure play payment technology company with operations…
Nasdaq withdraws £620m offer to acquire Norway’s Oslo Børs VPS
Recently, European stock exchange operator Euronext, which has also been trying to acquire Oslo Børs VPS, was given clearance by…