All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Plaid valued at $8bn in new funding round – report  

The round was intended to provide liquidity for employees holding shares in the privately held San Francisco-based company. 

DBS, SMFG others vie for HSBC Indonesia retail unit – report

Interested banks include DBS Group, OCBC, UOB, Malaysia’s CIMB Group, and Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.

JPMorgan plans worker redeployment amid AI push – report

The CEO discussed JPMorgan’s strategy for moving staff into different roles as automation advances across its operations.

Santander aims for €20bn profit by 2028

The bank intends to grow its customer base from a projected 180 million in 2025 to over 210 million by 2028. 

OTP Bank targets central Asia for further growth – report

The interest in the region comes after OTP’s acquisition of Ipoteka Bank in Uzbekistan in 2023.  

US Fed moves to drop reputation risk in bank reviews 

Instead, supervisory focus would shift to risks posing a direct threat to a bank’s stability and soundness.

Citi enters $2.5bn deal to sell 24% of Banamex to investors 

The divestiture is part of its planned exit from its Mexican retail banking unit. 

NAB launches integrated banking centre in Chatswood, Australia  

The centre brings together support for everyday banking, private and premier banking, and fraud assistance, among others. 

Starling’s Engine expands into New Zealand with SBS Bank tie-up  

SBS Bank is expected to update its core banking infrastructure using Engine’s cloud-based platform.  

Swedbank faces new AML compliance probe in Sweden 

The probe will assess the lender’s due diligence measures from December 2023 through November 2025.