Singaporean regulator outlines safety guardrails for financial AI agents
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has released a white paper, prepared with financial institutions and FinTech companies, on safeguards…
06 Jul 2026
Starling Bank to shed about 130 roles in restructuring drive – report
Starling Bank is set to remove roughly 130 positions as it reshapes parts of the business and increases automation after a fall in earnings, reported the Financial Times. Staff were…
03 Jul 2026
ECB weighs doubling banks’ minimum reserve requirement – report
The European Central Bank is examining whether to increase the share of funds that lenders must hold in a non-interest-bearing reserve account, reported Reuters. Such a step would lower the ECB’s…
03 Jul 2026
Intesa Sanpaolo migrates core IT systems to Google Cloud
Intesa Sanpaolo Group has completed the transfer of its core IT systems to the cloud under a digital overhaul conducted with TIM and Google Cloud. The project was intended to…
02 Jul 2026
Lloyds confirms plan to scrap 173-year-old Halifax brand
Lloyds Banking Group will replace the Halifax brand with Lloyds, with existing Halifax customers due to move to the Lloyds app in the months ahead and their accounts set to…
02 Jul 2026
Freedom gets regulatory nod to buy 99.32% of Turkish Bank
Freedom Finansal Hizmetler has received approval from Türkiye’s Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) and the Competition Authority of Türkiye for its planned purchase of 99.32% of Turkish Bank. The…
02 Jul 2026
Identity fraud: Increasingly regionally specialised and AI-driven
Identity fraud is no longer evolving uniformly, according to research released by Microblink. Instead, fraudsters are increasingly tailoring their techniques to specific regions, document ecosystems, and verification systems while using…