Shares in Lloyds Banking Group rose 7.5 per cent, Close Brothers surged 21 per cent and Barclays’ rose 2.2 per cent this morning. It is the first day of trading since the UK’s highest court ruled ...

The European Central Bank has published the results of its 2025 EU-wide stress test, confirming that banks across the region remain resilient even under a severe hypothetical economic downturn.

UBS, which acquired Credit Suisse in a state-backed rescue in 2023, said the new agreement would “resolve all of Credit Suisse’s outstanding consumer relief obligations under the 2017 settlement by ...

“Frankly, if I find an amazing way of spending more money that gives the best returns for shareholders. I’ll do that instead, ...

Law enforcement authorities in Switzerland and France are investigating HSBC’s Swiss private bank in relation to alleged ...

Financial inclusion, when treated as a design challenge rather than a compliance issue, becomes a competitive advantage. The ...

Former fund manager Neil Woodford is not surprised by the level of activity. He believes UK banks are “absurdly cheap”, with ...

And the UK Supreme Court has partially overturned a previous judgment on the auto finance scandal, in what has reasonably been described (including by us, here at The Banker) as a win for banks; this ...

Amid an ever more crowded market that bombards customers with ‘cookie cutter’ rewards, consumers are focused on pursuing ...

Prudential regulation should focus on mitigating risks, regardless of the underlying technology. However, the proposed BCBS ...

Boost has come a long way from its fintech beginnings. It started as a digital payments platform launched by Malaysian ...

The UK’s highest court has largely sided with lenders in a case that could have cost banks billions in redress ...