Monte Paschi launches €34bn bids for Banco BPM and Banca Generali
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) has set out plans to acquire Banco BPM and Banca Generali in two…
21 Aug 2026
Santander completes $12.2bn purchase of US bank Webster
Santander has completed the acquisition of US-based Webster Financial in a $12.2bn deal. The transaction was originally disclosed in February this year. The deal was finalised after shareholder and…
20 Aug 2026
Revolut applies for Finnish banking licence to support European expansion
Revolut has applied for a banking licence in Finland, continuing its push to broaden its footprint across Europe. Revolut Bank EU chief executive Kuba Fast said the lender is seeking…
20 Aug 2026
Standard Chartered, HSBC transfer tokenised deposits on Swift blockchain
HSBC and Standard Chartered have carried out the first live cross-border interbank transaction using tokenised deposits on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger. The banks said the move showed that tokenised deposits can…
19 Aug 2026
AUSTRAC operation finds suspected mortgage fraud across Australian banks
AUSTRAC’s Fintel Alliance have identified coordinated mortgage fraud and control weaknesses across Australia’s lending sector. The findings emerged from Operation Claw, which examined data from ten major Australian banks. The…
19 Aug 2026
Personetics integrates Plaid open banking data
AI-driven cognitive banking platform Personetics has partnered with Plaid to offer banks and credit unions a wider view of their customers’ finances. The arrangement brings together a bank’s own account…
18 Aug 2026
Identity and Access Management in Agentic Systems, Banking Edition: New Celent report alert
Celent has released a new report, entitled Identity and Access Management in Agentic Systems in two parts, the first covering banking and the second, the insurance sector.Ask the Chief Information…