Commerzbank rallies shareholders against UniCredit takeover offer
Commerzbank has turned down the takeover proposal by UniCredit, stepping up its opposition to the cross-border approach. UniCredit is now…
18 May 2026
Emirates NBD receives all approvals for majority stake acquisition in RBL Bank
Emirates NBD has obtained the remaining regulatory and government clearances needed for its planned purchase of a controlling stake in RBL Bank, after receiving approval from the Government of India. …
18 May 2026
Anthropic to share Mythos-linked cyber weakness findings with financial regulator
Anthropic has agreed to brief leading finance ministries and central banks on cyber security weaknesses in the global financial system identified by its latest AI model, the Financial Times reported…
15 May 2026
UK finfluencer content is mostly “low quality”, research warns
Advice shared by online financial influencers (finfluencers) is generally “low quality”, according to new research, despite widespread use of such content by UK adults. The study by Queen Mary University…
15 May 2026
Mistral AI pitches sovereign security model to European banks – report
Mistral AI, the French AI startup, is holding talks with European banks about a cyber-focused model it has been developing, reported Bloomberg. The discussions centre on a tool intended as a counterpart to…
15 May 2026
UK government launches review of face-to-face banking access
Ministers have begun an independent examination of access to face-to-face banking services across the UK, alongside plans to introduce powers that would allow intervention where local provision is under threat. …
15 May 2026
Fintech firm Stitch secures $25m in Series A round
Financial technology company Stitch has closed a $25m Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z. The transaction is a16z’s first investment in the GCC and takes…