All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Bank of America to acquire 49.9% of India’s Jio Credit 

The deal will bring together Jio Financial Services’ digital distribution with Bank of America’s financial services capabilities. 

HSBC backs AI financial services software firm Model ML

The new capital is intended to aid the AI software provider’s expansion.

Bendigo Bank faces penalty over cyber deficiencies

In 2023, an unknown hacker accessed about 257 customer accounts and conducted 286 unauthorised transactions.

Reserve Bank of India governor urges banks to make AI board-level priority

Sanjay Malhotra said AI was not comparable in a simple way with earlier changes in technology.

US bank Erebor nears $1.5bn funding round at $8bn valuation – report  

Sources said likely participants in the round include Lux Capital, Human Capital, Valor Equity Partners, and Andreessen Horowitz. 

Revolut secures banking licence in France

The firm has been growing its presence in Western Europe and over the past year, committed more than €1bn to the region.

US regulator turns down bunq’s bank charter application

The regulator rejected the filing, saying the company had not given enough detail on how it planned to run its US business.

Unipol seeks over 30% of future BPER-MPS business – report

The insurer has reached an agreement to purchase a business made up of about 635 MPS branches.

Belize Bank ties up with Backbase for AI-native platform

The project will cover both retail and business banking and is intended to reshape the bank’s digital operations in Belize.

ABN AMRO partners with Mistral to develop AI tools 

The work will bring together ABN AMRO’s banking knowledge and Mistral’s AI technology.