(IN BRIEF) Experian has launched its Financial Crime Compliance Perpetual Monitoring solution, a system designed to improve how financial institutions conduct KYC checks by replacing static, manual reviews with continuous monitoring. The solution automatically detects data changes that may indicate … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AML, Anti - money laundering, APM, Automated Portfolio Monitoring, banking compliance, Experian, financial crime, financial crime compliance, fraud prevention, Grant MacDonald, Know Your Customer, KYC, Lloyds Banking Group, Perpetual Monitoring, Tom Martin, UK Financial Services
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global has announced the Innovation and Green Transformation Facility (IGTF), a €187 million programme combining EIB loans and EU grants to support private sector sustainability and innovation in the Western Balkans. The initiative, aligned with the EU … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Björn Gabriel, climate resilience, digitalisation, ecosystem-based tourism, EIB Global, EU Economic and Investment Plan, green transition, IGTF, Innovation and Green Transformation Facility, innovation ecosystems, Mid-Caps, New Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, partnership, research centres, SMEs, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, UNDP, Western Balkans, Western Balkans Investment Framework
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved up to €17.5 million in venture debt financing for Joltie SA, a Greek EV charging operator, to install about 2,200 new charging points in Greece and Cyprus by 2029. Supported by … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Cyprus, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Attica, Climate Action, Climate Bank Roadmap, Cohesion Regions, Cyprus, EIB, electric mobility, European Investment Bank, EV charging, Greece, green transition, InvestEU, Joltie, partnership, sustainability, sustainable transport, Transport Lending Policy, venture debt, Yannis Tsakiris
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global is driving the Greening Financial Systems programme in North Macedonia alongside the National Bank of North Macedonia, helping strengthen climate risk management and expand access to green finance. A survey of more than 300 enterprises found … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Björn Gabriel, BMWK, Climate Risk, EIB Global, GFS, green finance, Greening Financial Systems, IKI, International Climate Initiative, Komercijalna Banka, National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia, NBRNM, NDC Partnership, NLB Banka, NORTH MACEDONIA, partnership, ProCredit Bank, Sparkasse Bank, sustainability, sustainable economy, Trajko Slaveski
(IN BRIEF) flatexDEGIRO has expanded its crypto trading services to France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Austria, extending access to more than two million customers across Europe. Building on its launch in Germany in December 2024 and recognition as “Best Crypto … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Austria, Bitcoin, Broker-Wahl 2025, crypto savings plans, Crypto trading, DEGIRO, digital assets, ethereum, Europe, flatex, flatexDEGIRO, France, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany, Netherlands, Oliver Behrens, online broker, partnership, Spain, staking, wealth building
(IN BRIEF) SEB Kort has begun rebranding Eurocard’s corporate services to operate under the Airplus name starting in September 2025. Eurocard will continue as a consumer card, while Airplus becomes SEB Kort’s dedicated brand for corporate payments. The transition follows … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged acquisition, AirPlus, Airplus International, Andreas Bremo, consumer card, corporate card services, corporate payments, Eurocard, European payment solutions, Mads Krumhardt Enggren, partnership, Rebranding, SEB, SEB Kort, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) At the Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo, Swiss Re has highlighted how climate change, geopolitical uncertainty, and artificial intelligence are reshaping the global re/insurance market. The company warns that insured losses from natural catastrophes, which have exceeded … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged AI in underwriting, artificial intelligence, climate change, economic resilience, geopolitical risks, Gianfranco Lot, insurance industry, mitigation, Monte Carlo 2025, natural catastrophe losses, prevention, Public-Private Partnerships, Reinsurance Market, Rendez-Vous de Septembre, risk management, Swiss Re, Swiss Re Institute, Urs Baertschi
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group has named María Romano as the new Head of its Madrid Office, where she will lead institutional relations and coordinate support for major projects in Spain. Romano, who succeeds Fernando Torija, has extensive … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged appointment, Arcano Partners, digital transition, economic competitiveness, EIB Group, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Fernando Torija, finance, green transition, institutional relations, investment, leadership, Madrid Office, María Romano, Mid-Caps, Nadia Calviño, SMEs, Spain, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) EDF and the European Investment Bank have finalized the second €500 million tranche of a €1 billion financing package that will fund Enedis’ efforts to strengthen the French electricity grid and expand renewable energy connections. The investment will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Bernard Fontana, carbon neutrality, climate resilience, decarbonization, EDF, EIB, electricity distribution, electricity grid, Enedis, energy transition, European Green Deal, European Investment Bank, France energy infrastructure, grid modernization, partnership, power networks, renewable energy, REPowerEU, solar power, sustainability, wind power
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has sold its entire 5 per cent holding in the Bank of Cyprus, amounting to over 22.4 million shares, through an accelerated bookbuild on the Athens Stock Exchange. The EBRD first … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Cyprus, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged accelerated bookbuild, Athens Stock Exchange, ATHEX, Bank of Cyprus, banking sector, Cyprus, EBRD, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, eurozone crisis, financial sector recovery, Governance, Kristina Zagar, non-performing loans, partnership, recapitalisation, restructuring, Return on equity, stake sale
(IN BRIEF) Intesa Sanpaolo will launch a new share buyback programme between 8 and 19 September 2025 to support its 2024 and 2023 incentive plans, as well as severance arrangements. The programme, approved at the April 2025 Shareholders’ Meeting, authorises … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 2023 incentive plan, 2024 incentive plan, Consolidated Law on Finance, employee compensation, EU regulation, Euronext Milan, financial advisors, incentive system, Intesa Sanpaolo, Risk Takers, severance payments, share buyback, share capital, shareholder meeting
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has appointed Aimilia Pistrika as Head of its Nicosia Office, effective September 1. She succeeds Antonis Papageorgiou, who had served on an interim basis since the office’s inauguration in November by President … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Cyprus, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Aimilia Pistrika, Antonis Papageorgiou, appointment, blue economy, civil engineering, climate finance, climate resilience, Cyprus, EIB Group, energy security, European Investment Bank, Kyriacos Kakouris, leadership, Nadia Calviño, Nicosia Office, partnership, public-sector modernization, sustainable infrastructure, water management
(IN BRIEF) Wiener Börse AG has announced the outcome of its semi-annual index review, confirming that STRABAG SE and PORR AG will be added to Austria’s leading ATX index, replacing Telekom Austria AG and Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG. Alongside these changes, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Construction, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged ATX, Austrian indices, Austrian market, free float factor, index review, liquidity, Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG, Palfinger AG, PORR AG, STRABAG SE, Telekom Austria AG, Vienna Stock Exchange, Wiener Börse AG
(IN BRIEF) CAWL has appointed Jean-Luc Thérond as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2025, replacing Meriem Echcherfi, who has become CEO of the Fédération Nationale du Crédit Agricole. Thérond, a member of the Crédit Agricole S.A. Management … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged CAWL, Credit Agricole, Crédit Agricole Payment Services, Ecole Centrale Paris, Fédération Nationale du Crédit Agricole, Groupe BPCE, Jean-Luc Thérond, Laurent Bennet, merchant services, Meriem Echcherfi, Natixis Payment Solutions, payment solutions, Worldline
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA Crypto, Türkiye’s first bank-backed cryptocurrency platform, has introduced trading and transfers in Tether (USDT) via the Ethereum network. The addition of the world’s largest stablecoin enables users to trade USDT pairs and benefit from the stability … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Turkey
Tagged bank-backed crypto platform, Crypto trading, crypto transfers, cryptocurrency, digital assets, ethereum, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA Crypto, Onur Güven, stablecoin, Tether, Türkiye, US dollar peg, USDT
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has partnered with SAP Spain to integrate the SAP Multibank Connectivity solution into its corporate banking services via the BBVA Pivot platform. The agreement will roll out across all BBVA markets, enabling companies to manage payments, collections, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged BBVA, BBVA Pivot, Business Banking, corporate banking, David Arias, digital transformation, EBICS, Eva Rubio, financial services innovation, Global Transaction Banking, José Vallés, partnership, payments automation, SAP Multibank Connectivity, SAP Spain, SMEs, SWIFT, treasury management
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has financed the renovation of Hatne Secondary School near Kyiv with €1 million under the Ukraine Recovery Programme, enabling over 1,300 students, including 300 displaced children, to begin the new academic year in modernised … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Asier Santillán Luzuriaga, Auke Lootsma, displaced children, Education Infrastructure, EIB, EU Delegation to Ukraine, EU Support, European Investment Bank, Hatne Secondary School, Kyiv region, Oleksandr Palamarchuk, Oleksii Kuleba, partnership, school renovation, social infrastructure, Teresa Czerwinska, Ukraine recovery, Ukraine recovery programme, UNDP
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has provided a €200 million loan to BNP Paribas Leasing Services to stimulate more than €500 million of new investment in Poland, with a minimum of 30% allocated to climate projects such as solar … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Small Business, Technology
Tagged BNP Paribas Leasing Services, climate projects, EIB, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, green financing, heat pumps, housing associations, Jarosław Magielski, Mid-Caps, partnership, Poland, Polish economy, private individuals, renewable energy, SMEs, solar power, sustainability, sustainable growth, Teresa Czerwinska, €200 million loan, €500 million investment
(IN BRIEF) Indosuez Wealth Management has finalized the acquisition of Banque Thaler, securing 100% ownership and strengthening its footprint in the Swiss market. The transaction, announced in April 2025 and approved by regulators, aligns with Indosuez’s long-term growth strategy and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged acquisition, asset management, Banque Thaler, CET1 ratio, corporate finance, CRÉDIT AGRICOLE GROUP, financial services expansion, financing, fund servicing, Indosuez Wealth Management, Jacques Prost, Marc-André Poirier, partnership, Swiss wealth management, Switzerland, wealth advisory
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has integrated crypto asset portfolios into its Garanti BBVA Mobile app, enabling customers in Türkiye to track both traditional and digital investments in one place. The update allows users to view real-time prices, analyze gains and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Turkey
Tagged asset management, Ceren Acer Kezik, crypto integration, cryptocurrency, digital banking, financial technology, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA Crypto, Garanti BBVA Mobile, investment tracking, mobile banking, Onur Güven, portfolio management, real-time data, Türkiye, watchlists
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