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Canada’s TD Bank to grow internally to expand business in US

Canada-based Toronto-Dominion (TD) Bank is planning internal growth and small deals than major acquisitions to expand its business in the US.

NatWest to launch Help to Buy mortgage guarantee products in January 2014

NatWest Intermediary Solutions, a UK-based intermediary mortgage arm of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group, will launch its Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme products through brokers in January 2014.

Belgazprombank deploys SmartVista payment system

Belarus-based Belgazprombank has deployed a new payment system, SmartVista, developed by BPC Banking Technologies.

First Financial Bancorp to acquire First Bexley Bank in Ohio

First Financial Bancorp, a parent company of First Financial Bank, has signed a deal with First Bexley Bank to acquire the business and merge it with First Financial Bank for approximately $44.5m.

Ecobank opens two new branches in Harare, Zimbabwe

Ecobank Transnational, a Togo-based pan-African banking group, has expanded its presence in Zimbabwe with the opening of two new branches at Msasa and Graniteside in Harare.

BB&T to acquire 21 branches in Texas from Citibank

American lender BB&T has entered into an agreement with Citibank to acquire its 21 retail banking branches in Texas.

MyState installs TCS BaNCS core banking platform

MyState, an Australia-based financial group, has installed a new core banking platform, TCS BaNCS, developed by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), to offer improved products and services to consumers and support its growth opportunities.

Nationwide deploys Firco Continuity to tackle illegal transactions

Nationwide, a UK-based mortgage, current accounts, credit cards and person loans provider, has deployed Firco Contiuity, a real-time transaction filtering solution developed by FircoSoft, to fight against illegal transactions.

Santander Branches to Donate $350,000 to local non-profits

Santander, one of the largest retails banks in the United States by deposits will be giving a total of $350,000 to local non-profit organisations.

Turkey has the worst credit addiction in Europe – ING

Turkey has the worst credit addiction in Europe, according to research by Dutch-owned bank, ING.