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New research shows how US and EU sanctions sever correspondent banking links, push banks toward the yuan and leave clean payments exposed.
Swift’s blockchain ledger is live and moving real money, but mBridge, Nexus and dollar stablecoins are chasing the same ground. Customers are still waiting for faster, cheaper transfers.
On September 30, Swiss National Bank board member Petra Tschudin told an audience in Zurich that…
InvestGB, the investment arm of Gulf Bank, has gone live on Avaloq’s platform. Wealth management, portfolio…
Appointments
View AllWillis, a WTW business, has named Trevor Madden Head of Captive and Insurance Management…
First Horizon Bank has promoted Catherine Wood to Senior Vice President, Head of Commercial…
Allianz Partners, a world leader in B2B2C insurance and assistance, has appointed Carsten Staat…
Income Insurance Limited has announced the appointment of Lim Sim Seng as Chairman of…
The former Deutsche Bank dealmaker brings over 25 years of experience as Standard Chartered…
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Mergers & Acquisitions
View AllFNBO has agreed to acquire Denver-based InBankshares Corp. in a cash deal valued at up to $204 million, expanding its presence across Colorado and northern New Mexico. The acquisition will add nine Colorado branches and four New Mexico locations, strengthening FNBO’s footprint in key Mountain West markets.
InsuranceDekho and RenewBuy are merging to create India’s largest insurance distribution platform, combining a ₹6,600 crore premium book, 600,000+ digital partners and access to 52 insurers across a pan-India network.
The deal brings a two-million-user youth banking platform into Barclays UK, with US…
Raiffeisen Bank International has now received acceptances covering more than half of Addiko’s…
Wealth & Investment
View AllSQN Capital Management and Jeremiah Silkowski have settled SEC charges and will exit advisory work, with a receiver set to wind down the firm’s equipment leasing funds.
Standard Chartered has launched the tenth sub-fund on its Variable Capital Company (VCC) platform, with…
SEI, a global provider of financial technology, operations, and asset management services, has opened an…
DBS and Avaloq have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their 18-year partnership, aiming…
Ebix has launched Ebix Meridian, a new operating platform built for independent U.S. financial advisory…