Global Banking Monitor

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Stripe employees get to sell $1bn of shares

It's good news for the Stripe employees...

Strategies for Upskilling Your Workforce in an AI-Driven Economy

In an era where artificial intelligence (AI)...

Five Strategies for Enhancing Internal Communications in Banks

In the fast-paced world of banking, effective...

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Chinese Parliament Pushes Banks for Increased Involvement in Property Finance

China’s banks should step up funding for property developers to reduce the risk of additional defaults and ensure completion of housing projects, members of...

Slok Warns of Sustained Elevated Funding Costs for Regional Banks

US regional banks are seeing “permanently” elevated funding costs relative to their major competitors in the wake of the March turmoil that upended the...

Incumbent Banks, Fintech Start-Ups Eye Vast Opportunities in Africa’s Unbanked Demographic

Africa has the most profitable banking sector in the world and its massive unbanked population is creating enormous opportunities for incumbent banks and fintech...

China Directs Banks to Limit Early 2024 Loans, Redirects Some Forward

China’s central bank has encouraged lenders to cap the amount of new loans they issue in early 2024 and shift some forward to this...

Blackstone Edges Closer to Acquiring Signature Bank’s $17 Billion Loan Portfolio

Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX) is on the brink of acquiring a substantial $17-billion commercial property loan portfolio from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), as...

Italian Banks Place Substantial Bets on Romania’s Thriving Economy

Romania is turning into a deals hotspot for Western Europe’s financial industry. UniCredit SpA and Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Italy’s largest banks, are expanding their...

Recognizing the Technological Success of Sohar International Bank’s Merger with HSBC Oman

It gives us immense delight to announce that Sohar International has earned our Technology Excellence Award for its successful merger with HSBC Oman completed...

Central Banks Increase Gold Reserves Amid Accelerated De-Dollarisation Efforts

Central banks across the world may continue with the gold buying spree in the coming months. Amid the recent downgrade of the US by...

US Small Banks Not Fully Prepared for Emergency Borrowing from Fed

The lightning-fast collapse of Silicon Valley Bank this spring laid bare an inconvenient truth: Some U.S. banks are not prepared to borrow from the...

Factbox: US Banks’ Forecasts on Costs for Replenishing FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Fund

U.S. banks have started to detail the expected impact to their costs from the "special assessment" fee they have to pay to replenish the...

EU Banks to Undergo Liquidity Checks in 2024 Following 2023 Crises

European Union banks’ plans for surviving a major crisis without having to tap central bank money will undergo intense scrutiny next year, the bloc’s...

Why Banks Are Nervous About Bigger ‘Capital Cushions

US regulators want to require banks to add billions of dollars to their capital cushions in the aftermath of the collapse of several lenders...

China Likely to Lower Banks’ Reserve Ratio in August to Boost Cash Supply

China’s central bank may cut the reserve-requirement ratio for major banks as soon as this month in an effort to boost lending and revive...

European Banks Benefit from Profit Boost Amid Resilient Loan Books

Most European banks beat profit estimates for the second quarter, with surprisingly robust loan portfolios providing a major boost to their earnings. Societe Generale’s credit...

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