Interviews Jul 30, 2026 Can Standard Chartered redesign cross-border payments for a multi-rail world? Standard Chartered's Naveen Mallela argues cross-border payments' next phase hinges not on new rails but on integration,... 1830
Weekly Brief Jul 30, 2026 DTCC survey quantifies $300–$400 billion Treasury clearing gap ahead of mandate Financial Market Weekly: DTCC's Treasury clearing readiness, BNY's launch of digital transfer agency for tokenised funds... 1373
Bank Results Jul 30, 2026 Indian banks post stronger first-half profits as lower provisions offset weak revenues Indian lenders posted stronger first-half profits as lower loan provisions boosted earnings, but weak revenue growth and... 523
Weekly Brief Jul 30, 2026 Airtel Money prepares London listing, three African central banks hold rates TAB Africa Weekly Brief: Airtel Africa prepares a London listing for Airtel Money, South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana hold ... 1317
Weekly Brief Jul 30, 2026 X enters financial services with accounts, cards and payments Retail Finance Weekly: X launches X Money, Upstart secures a conditional bank charter, PayPal lifts payment volume to $4... 2433
Interviews Jul 29, 2026 BRI connects customers, merchants and corporates through one financial ecosystem Bank Rakyat Indonesia is connecting retail customers, corporates, merchants and rural communities through BRImo, Qlola, ... 1480
Interviews Jul 29, 2026 How advisory-led wealth management fuels CIMB Thailand's next phase of growth As Thailand’s retail banking environment shifts away from product-led growth and toward fee-driven wealth strategies, ... 1182
Weekly Brief Jul 29, 2026 Southern Africa's regional payment system adds Angolan kwanza as second settlement currency Transaction Finance Weekly: SADC-RTGS added the Angolan kwanza as its first new settlement currency since 2013, Visa par... 1302
Weekly Brief Jul 29, 2026 ADCB profit rises 28% as Gulf bank earnings diverge TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: ADCB extended its profit streak to 20 quarters as Gulf earnings diverged, DIFC surpassed 1... 1191
Interviews Jul 28, 2026 Standard Chartered leverages private-market access and technology-enabled advisory model for UHNW clients Standard Chartered is targeting $200 billion in net new money over four years, a timeline accelerated from five. This is... 454
Research Notes Jul 28, 2026 Can Citi turn its tokenised deposit first into a lasting competitive edge? Siam Commercial Bank’s adoption of Citi’s integrated 24/7 USD Clearing and Token Services extends round-the-clock to... 365
Current Account Jul 28, 2026 India’s Bank of Baroda data breach exposes customer records after employee email compromise A compromised employee email account allegedly exposed customer identification documents, loan records and internal audi... 9366
Datafiles Jul 27, 2026 UniCredit's Commerzbank takeover is a watershed moment for European banking UniCredit’s path to taking full control of Commerzbank by the end of 2026 represents a decisive test of European banki... 574
Weekly Brief Jul 27, 2026 Berenberg discloses attempts to influence regulatory capital and profit Governance failures, capital defences and a wave of buybacks define this week's brief, as banks from Berenberg to Emirat... 1122
Datafiles Jul 27, 2026 Leading financial platforms sustained over 40% payment growth from 2022 to 2025 Fintech platforms have evolved from payment apps into formidable competitors to banks, using payments as a gateway to cr... 314
Interviews Jul 27, 2026 How much authority should banks give AI agents? Lee Wan Sie, Cluster Director of AI Governance and Safety at Singapore’s IMDA says agentic AI brings greater autonomy ... 1549
