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Verdict Staff

DBS net profit rises slightly in Q3

Singapore-based lender DBS has reported a net profit of SGD1.07bn ($768m) for the third quarter of 2016, a slight change compared to the SGD1.06bn earned in the same period last year.

ICICI Bank UK, Inpay launch remittance service in Sweden, Norway, Denmark

ICICI Bank UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of ICICI Bank, has partnered with payments service provider Inpay to introduce Money2India Europe, an online money transfer service in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

National Bank of Canada to axe 600 jobs

National Bank of Canada has announced plans to shed about 600 jobs to adapt to a digital shift by customers in the financial services sector.

US regulator to set up fintech innovation office

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has revealed plans to set up a dedicated fintech innovation office to identify, understand, and respond to financial innovation affecting the federal banking system.

ABN Amro, TU Delft partner to develop blockchain applications

Dutch banking group ABN Amro has joined forces with Dutch university TU Delft to develop complex blockchain applications.

Australia’s ‘big four’ banks fined A$178m for advice failures

The big four banks of Australia and wealth manager AMP have been fined a total of more than A$178m by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for charging customers for advice services they never received.

The expansion of the prepaid footprint and digital innovations In Europe

One day, four sessions, and multiple keynote speakers from leading Italian and European companies, have outlined the situation regarding the state of the art prepaid market and its future prospects

RBS reports attributable loss of £469m in Q3

RBS has reported an attributable loss of £469m for the third quarter of 2016, compared to profit of £940m a year earlier.

Deutsche Bank to offload Mexico subsidiaries to InvestaBank

Deutsche Bank has agreed to sell its subsidiaries in Mexico to local lender InvestaBank, Institucion de Banca Multiple for an undisclosed sum.

CIBC partners with Borrowell to offer one-click online loans

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) has teamed up with local fintech lender Borrowell to offer ‘one-click’ online lending for clients.