22 more banks join the SWIFT blockchain proof of concept (PoC). SWIFT has designed the PoC to validate whether the technology can help banks reconcile their international nostro accounts in real time. The PoC is part of SWIFT’s ‘gpi’ (global ...
Royal Bank of Scotland Group (LON:RBS) has drawn criticism from a group of so-called challenger banks over its alternative plan to selling 300 Williams & Glyn branches. ...
Global investment banks are set to benefit from a more supportive operating environment in 2017 as US President Donald Trump and his European counterparts look to ease the tighter regulations slapped on the industry in the wake of the global ...
As Frankfurt, Paris and Dublin vie for financial jobs that may move from London after Brexit, two of Japan’s biggest banks have been quietly building their presence elsewhere: Amsterdam. ...
Hong Kong shares headed toward fresh 18-month highs on Monday, resuming a recent rally, as mainland lenders traded in the city pulled investors amid low valuations and stable Chinese economic conditions. ...
The UAE Banks Federation will host, on Monday 16 November, the third annual Middle East Banking Forum in cooperation with Financial Times Live, and The Banker, under the sponsorship of Daily News Egypt. ...
Nigeria’s central bank has ordered commercial lenders to double provisions on performing loans to 2 percent to build adequate buffers against unexpected losses, the regulator said in a circular. ...