All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Neobank Starling seeks expansion in US 

The London-headquartered bank aims to engage US banking specialists this summer to commence the acquisition process. 

BBVA introduces digital bank in Germany

The German proposition offers a checking account with a 3% interest rate for the first year.

Metro Bank’s majority shareholder open for stake sale – report  

Gilinski Bacal controls a 52.87% interest through Spaldy Investments in the bank.  

Santander completes cloud migration in Spain with Gravity platform 

The Spanish banking group’s future plans include deploying Gravity in Brazil and Mexico. 

Dutch Central Bank levies €15m fine on ABN AMRO 

The bank is found to have violated regulations prohibiting of bonus payments to executive members in banks that received state aid. 

UniCredit likely to withdraw Banco BPM bid amid regulatory hurdles 

The bank had earmarked capital to cover potential losses if the Russian assets were to be nationalised. 

ANZ renews Knosys contract and seeks cloud migration 

Additionally, the companies collaborating on the integration of an AI assistant into the bank’s knowledge management portal.  

Ireland launches sale of final stake in AIB Group

This step is part of a broader strategy to return the banking sector to private ownership.

Sabadell considers sale of UK subsidiary TSB Bank  

The valuation Sabadell anticipates for TSB has not been made public, but reports suggest a sale could generate £1.7-2bn.  

BPCE seals $7.4bn deal to acquire Portugal’s Novo Banco

The deal is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026, following consultations with employee representative bodies.