UniCredit stake in Commerzbank reaches 34.4%
UniCredit has lifted its directly held stake in Commerzbank to 34.4% through the takeover offer it began on May 5, a move…
03 Jun 2026
J.C. Flowers buys French banking arm of Monte Paschi
J.C. Flowers has acquired French banking arm of Monte Paschi Banque, for an undisclosed sum. The bank had operated as the French unit of Monte dei Paschi di Siena and…
02 Jun 2026
Absa gets approval to buy Standard Chartered Uganda assets
Absa Bank Uganda has secured approval from the Bank of Uganda to take over the wealth and retail banking business of Standard Chartered Uganda. Standard Chartered agreed in October 2025 to sell its wealth…
02 Jun 2026
OpenAI offers UK banks cyber tool access as Anthropic limits Mythos – report
OpenAI has made its GPT-5.5 Cyber system available to nine leading UK banks, while competitor Anthropic has not included them in early access to its Claude Mythos model, reported BBC. The two systems…
02 Jun 2026
Revolut plans to add 200 jobs in France
Revolut has revealed plans to add 200 positions in France by 2030, alongside a new €100m ($116.4m) investment, as the UK fintech expands its operations in Europe. The company said this comes in addition…
01 Jun 2026
Yorkshire and Leeds building societies weigh bids for Atom Bank – report
Yorkshire Building Society and Leeds Building Society are among the organisations examining a possible purchase of Atom Bank, reported Financial Times citing sources. The digital lender, whose shareholders include BBVA of Spain and Toscafund, has hired…
01 Jun 2026
Japan banks get OpenAI GPT-5.5 access to bolster cyber defences
Several Japanese financial groups have been granted access to OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 model for use in cyber defence, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said after talks in Tokyo with the company’s chief…