Banking Sri Lanka becomes first in Asia to tighten policy in pandemic era The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) became the first in Asia, to raise interest rates since the pandemic began. The...
Banking Dutch bank ABN Amro resumes dividend payments as Q2 net profit beats Dutch bank ABN Amro said that it would resume dividend payments as an economic recovery in the Netherlands had...
Banking AIB becomes first Irish lender to kick off Covid – 19 writebacks Allied Irish Banks (AIB) became the first Irish bank to unwind provisions on bad loans related to the COVID-19 crisis. This is...
Banking BoE’s Broadbent sees reasons for inflation tide to ebb Bank of England Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent said that a current spike in prices is unlikely to create longer-term...
Banking Open banking driving financial innovation A new force is blasting through the European financial system. Open Banking is forcing traditional banks to share customer...
Banking Singapore bank DBS starts trading on London metal exchange Singapore bank DBS said that it has commenced commodity trading on the London Metal Exchange (LME). This is after...
Banking BOJ policymakers saw prospects of quicker recovery in April The massive stimulus measures deployed by advanced nations may help quicken the pace of recovery in the Japanese and...
Banking Asian bank’s trials with tokenized securities stuck in silos – industry body Asian financial regulators should do more to support large-scale trials of tokenized securities, said an industry body. This is...
Banking Irish government to begin phased exit from Bank of Ireland holding Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said that the Ireland’s government will begin to sell down part of its 13.9% shareholding...
Banking mPos technology: unlocking possibilities for business Contactless transactions are on the peak in the UK. Nine out of ten card transactions which were made in...