All articles by Vidyasagar Maddela

Pepper Money in early talks to acquire Westpac’s RAMS portfolio 

The Australian company said it is part of a consortium negotiating with Westpac over the acquisition of the RAMS portfolio.

JPMorgan Chase to enter German retail banking market in 2026 – report

JPMorgan plans to compete for a significant market share through its digital-only Chase offering.

Metro Bank selects Infosys and Workday to transform finance operations 

Metro Bank will transition from older financial systems to a cloud-based platform using a suite of Workday financial management tools. 

GBC taps Thought Machine to modernise core banking system

GBC will transition its core banking product development to Thought Machine’s cloud-based platform, Vault Core.

Barclays to acquire loan origination platform Best Egg for $800m 

Barclays plans to continue Best Egg’s model and retain a small portion of its new lending flow on its balance sheet.

HSBC teams up with ValidiFI for enhanced fraud monitoring

HSBC will leverage ValidiFI’s data intelligence to verify account ownership, detect fraudulent activities, and identify suspicious patterns across bank accounts.

Huntington Bancshares to buy Cadence Bank in $7.4bn deal 

This acquisition is expected to enhance Huntington’s presence in the southern US, particularly in Texas and Mississippi.

Standard Chartered to sell Ugandan retail banking arm to Absa

The sale is part of Standard Chartered’s strategy to exit its wealth and retail banking sectors in Botswana, Uganda, and Zambia.

Huntington Bancshares completes $1.9bn acquisition of Texas-based Veritex 

Emirates NBD decides to quit IDBI deal due to delays-report 

Dubai-based financial institution is reportedly shifting its focus to RBL Bank, due to delays in the completion of the IDBI deal.