All articles by RanjithKumar Dharma

RanjithKumar Dharma

ING Luxembourg to transfer 18,000 customers to BGL BNP Paribas

This partnership aligns with ING’s strategy to focus on personalised financial services and grow its wholesale banking division.

Citi separates Mexico operations into two separate financial groups

Grupo Financiero Citi Mexico caters to institutional clients, while Grupo Financiero Banamex focuses on consumer, small, and middle market businesses.

Bank of Ireland divests Islamic home-finance portfolio to UK fintech Offa

The portfolio, valued at £17m ($21.6m), comprises over 350 home-purchase plans.

Mizuho Bank to merge with Defined Contribution Plan Services

After the merger, Mizuho Bank will retain its trade name, headquarters, leadership title, business activities.

BENEFIT, Tarabut launch open banking authentication solution in Bahrain

The platform uses BenefitPay e-wallet, as a trusted authenticator, streamlining the connection between consumers and banks.

Reem Finance taps Temenos to set up new digital bank in UAE

Temenos’ cloud-based service is expected to help Reem Finance rapidly scale operations in response to increasing demand.

Standard Chartered weighs sale of select African banking operations

The decision to explore the sale of its WRB units in Botswana, Uganda, and Zambia is part of a strategic refocus.

India’s Axis Bank expands IFSC Banking Unit at GIFT City

The new premises, covering nearly 8,000 ft², represent a significant expansion from the previous 2,700 ft² facility.

Credit Benchmark, Oliver Wyman unveil IRB model enhancement tool for banks

Using Credit Benchmark’s dataset, the solution offers banks benchmarking analytics to validate their IRB models.

Egypt’s CIB collaborates with Truecaller to boost banking security

Features such as Verified Business Caller ID will authenticate the bank’s brand.