27 Feb 2026

Plaid valued at $8bn in new funding round – report  

US fintech firm Plaid has reached an $8bn valuation following its latest investment round, reported Bloomberg.   The round was intended to provide liquidity for employees holding shares in the privately held San Francisco-based company, the news agency said citing unnamed sources.   The exact sum…

27 Feb 2026

DBS, SMFG others vie for HSBC Indonesia retail unit – report

Several major Asian banks are preparing to submit offers for HSBC’s retail banking business in Indonesia, reported Bloomberg.  The group of interested parties includes Singapore’s DBS Group, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.…

26 Feb 2026

Citigroup invests in Japan’s Sakana AI

Citigroup has invested in Sakana AI, marking the US banking group’s first such investment in Japan. The investment size was not disclosed, though both sides described it as “strategic”. In…

26 Feb 2026

Santander aims for €20bn profit by 2028

Banco Santander plans to exceed €20bn ($23.6bn) in profits over the next three years by leveraging cost cuts and expansion in the US and UK markets.  On 25 February, the bank released its strategic objectives…

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