Emirates NBD stays in IDBI Bank bidding despite $3bn RBL Bank deal – report
Emirates NBD remains an active contender in the process to acquire a stake in IDBI Bank, even after announcing a…
14 Nov 2025
DFCC Bank agrees to purchase Standard Chartered’s Sri Lankan operations
DFCC Bank has signed a binding business sale agreement to acquire Standard Chartered Bank’s (SCB) wealth and retail banking businesses in Sri Lanka. The deal includes SCB Sri Lanka’s credit…
13 Nov 2025
Russia approves Citibank Russia sale to Renaissance Capital
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly authorised the sale of Citibank’s remaining Russian operations to Renaissance Capital, through a presidential decree. According to Reuters, the approval is required under Russian…
13 Nov 2025
ABN AMRO to acquire commercial bank NIBC for up to €960m
Netherlands-based bank ABN AMRO has agreed to buy local commercial bank NIBC Bank from the US asset manager Blackstone in a deal valued at about €960m ($1.11bn). Founded in 1945,…
12 Nov 2025
CDP opposes Nexi’s sale of majority stake in digital banking unit to TPG
Italy’s Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) is opposing the payments group Nexi selling a majority stake in its digital banking solutions business to private equity firm TPG, Reuters reported, citing two…
12 Nov 2025
JRF and DBL Group seek digital banking licence in Bangladesh
Japan Remit Finance (JRF) and DBL Group have filed an application with Bangladesh’s central bank for a digital banking licence to form Japan Bangla Digital Bank. The proposed bank received…
11 Nov 2025
UniCredit appeals to Italy’s top court over BPM bid conditions
UniCredit has reportedly appealed to Italy’s highest court, Consiglio di Stato (Council of State), over the government’s conditions on its failed bid to acquire Banco BPM. The appeal follows a…