All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Monte dei Paschi di Siena secures 86.3% of stake in Mediobanca 

The transaction will be finalised on 29 September 2025, when the payment for the shares will be made. 

Paga rolls out US‑based digital bank accounts for African diaspora

The initial deployment is aimed at Nigerians in the US and is presented as the opening phase of a wider international expansion.

PRA to remove 37 bank reporting templates

The PRA aims to bring the changes into effect on 1 January 2026 .

BBVA raises takeover bid for Banco Sabadell 

The updated offer translates to one new BBVA share for every 4.8376 Banco Sabadell shares.  

Credit Agricole exploring merger of Italian arm with Banco BPM 

UniCredit reportedly eyes M&A opportunities in Poland 

UniCredit is bolstering its team in Poland by recruiting investment bankers, including those from a former Santander team. 

Lloyds, Broadcom extend technology agreement to aid transformation

Lloyds plans to use VMware Cloud Foundation to assist with consolidating its data centres.

SMBC to purchase additional 4.2% stake in India’s YES Bank

The acquisition of the additional stake will raise SMBC’s ownership in YES Bank to 24.2%.

Mashreq’s digital retail bank in Pakistan makes commercial launch

It is the first time that Mashreq’s digital banking platform has been deployed outside the UAE.

JPMorganChase and Plaid renew data sharing agreement 

The collaboration between the two firms includes a pricing structure for data access.