(IN BRIEF) The CESEE Bank Lending Survey by the European Investment Bank (EIB) reveals a recovery in credit demand and supply across Central Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, driven by increased consumer confidence and improved lending conditions, particularly for SMEs. Retail … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Retail, Small Business
Tagged banks, CESEE, Debora Revoltella, economy, EIB, Kyriacos Kakouris, retail, SMEs, ‘Credit conditions
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has been ranked as the 13th most advanced bank globally in artificial intelligence (AI) by the Evident AI Index, which assesses AI and data integration in the world’s top 50 banks. BBVA ranks first in Spain and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged AI, Awards, banks, BBVA, leadership, Ricardo Martín Manjón
AS A REGULATED E-MONEY ISSUER, JIFITI IS NOW ABLE TO FURTHER SERVE ITS BANK, LENDER AND MERCHANT CUSTOMERS IN EUROPE, AS WELL AS END-USERS, WITH AN EVEN MORE ROBUST SET OF PAYMENT SOLUTIONS. (IN BRIEF) Jifiti, a leading white-labeled embedded … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Sweden, Technology
Tagged banks, Electronic Money Institution, embedded lending, EMI, EMI license, fintech, ISO 27001, Jifiti, lenders, license, merchants, PCI/DSS, SOC 2, Yaacov Martin
(IN BRIEF) Groupe BPCE and ESCP Business School have signed an agreement to create a new Chair to study the role of mutual and cooperative banking in the world. The Chair will focus on the resilience of mutual and cooperative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Financial, France, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged appointment, banks, Christophe Moussu, Cristina Peicuti, ESCP Business School, Groupe BPCE, leadership, Nicolas Namias, Professor Leon Laulusa
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 11-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (STO: SEB-A) (SEB), a Swedish financial group leader on the Nordic market, has announced that it has been ranked as the best bank by Nordic financial institutions in Prospera’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Financial, Management, Sweden
Tagged 181 asset managers, Adam Gavel, Ann Magnusson, banking relationships, banks, best bank, head of Institutional Banking, hedge funds, improved score, insurance companies, Nordic countries, Nordics, number one ranking, number two ranking, Overall Performance score, Prospera’s Institutional Banking 2022 survey, ranked, SEB, survey, ten different categories, Tier 1, Tier 2, top ranking overall
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 15-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (STO: SEB-A) (SEB), a Swedish financial group leader on the Nordic market, has announced that its sustainability advice practice has been ranked top in a Kantar’s Prospera report across … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Environment, Financial, Management, Sweden
Tagged banks, financial institutions, Hans Beyer, Jonas Ahlström, Prospera, SEB, surveys, sustainability
USD 2 billion sustainability-linked revolving credit facility signed Transaction underlines the confidence in Ericsson’s financial and sustainable performance (PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 30-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company, has announced the signature of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged banks, carbon neutrality, Carl Mellander, climate action targets, credit facility, Ericsson, Heather Johnson, HSBC, KPI, revolving credit facility, SEB, sustainability, sustainability work, sustainable performance, Swedbank
(PRESS RELEASE) COPENHAGEN, 17-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Saxo Bank, a Danish investment bank specialized in online trading and investment, has announced the 20th anniversary of its partnership with Portugal’s Banco Carregosa, a wealth management specialist offering advisory, asset management and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Denmark, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Portugal
Tagged advisory, asset management, asset managers, Banco Carregosa, banks, brokers, digital solutions, digital transformation, digitisation, financial advisors, FinTechs, Francisco Oliveira Fernandes, hedge funds, Henrik Alsøe, institutional business, investment specialist, Kim Fournais, Maria Cândida Rocha e Silva, Mário Carvalho Fernandes, online brokerage services, online trading, online trading solution, Saxo Advanced Solutions, Saxo Bank, Steen Jakobsen, trading platform, wealth management specialist, White Label client
(PRESS RELEASE) SINGAPORE, 8-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — British multinational banking and financial services group Standard Chartered has announced it has joined the international banking network IBOS Association (IBOS). IBOS members, some of the world’s largest banks, collaborate to serve each … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) COLOGNE, 18-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — KfW Group subsidiary Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft – DEG announced it will help Myanmar improve its healthcare system by providing a $12 million long-term loan to Asia Royal Company Ltd. (Asia Royal). The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Investment
Tagged Asia Royal Company, banks, Barbara Schrahe-Timera, DEG, Dr. Myat Thu, financing, healthcare system, hospital bed, loan, Monika Beck, Yangon hospital
Deutsche Bank joins JPMorgan’s Interbank Information Network (PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 17-Sep-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank announced it is joining JPMorgan operated Interbank Information Network (IIN). The blockchain based network allows its member banks to exchange information on … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, News, Technology
Tagged ancillary payment, banks, Blockchain, case-handling, cross-border payments, Deutsche Bank, Ethereum blockchain, EUR clearer, Frank Hartmann, fraud detection, IIN, Interbank Information Network, J.P. Morgan, KYC, Ole Matthiessen, Quorum, screening, USD clearing
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 11-Sep-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD and Crédit Agricole Romania sign €20 million loan, in Romanian lei equivalent, to help support local micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), a vital sector of Romania’s economy in terms of wealth … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, News, Romania, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged agribusiness, banks, Crédit Agricole Romania, EBRD, Emporiki Bank, loan, MSME, Romania, SME
(PRESS RELEASE) HONG KONG, 20-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — New partnership has been agreed on by Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center and the premier technology platform The Floor Hong Kong. Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center is Intesa Sanpaolo Group‘s arm that oversees, implements … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Italy, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged banks, CHINA, Dongguan, fintech, Foshan, Guangzhou, high-tech giants, HK ecosystem, Hong Kong, Huizhou, Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, Jiangmen, Macau, Maurizio Montagnese, Moises Cohen, Shenzhen, startup acceleration, technology patents, Tel Aviv, The Floor, The Floor Hong Kong, The Greater Bay Area, tier-1 banks, wealth management technology, Zhaoqing, Zhongshan, Zhuhai
(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, 16-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Statement with reference to recent media reporting on the non-binding recommendation of the ECB to all banks directly supervised by the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) regarding the coverage of the secured and unsecured NPL … Read the full press release
MOSCOW, 19-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Sovcomflot (SCF Group) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a new USD 264 million six-year revolving credit facility with a consortium of five leading international banks, including: Citibank; DVB Bank; ING Bank; Société … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Russia
Tagged banks, credit facility, loan, Nikolay Kolesnikov, revolving credit, SCF Group, Sovcomflot, Tanker
PARIS, 10-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Orange Bank’s Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Paul de Leusse, who succeeds André Coisne as Chief Executive Officer of Orange Bank, a role he will occupy alongside his role as the Orange … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, France, Management
Tagged André Coisne, appointment, banks, finacial, Orange Bank, Paul de Leusse
European footprint improved through increased investment Digital Corporate Banking platform developed to support multi-country banking More complete range of services available to institutional clients and global corporates Enhanced offering boosted by new hires in Europe LONDON, 26-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Internet & Online, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged BANKING, banks, Barclays, corporate banking, David Farrow, digital platform, Financial, Mark Hewlett
MUNICH, 30-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Digitalization and new business models have created a growing gap between product creation and product sales in the banking sector. Digital platforms are already giving incumbent banks’ competitors access to the majority of their customer base … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, Management, Retail, Technology
Tagged BANKING, banks, digitalization, digital_disruptions, European Retail Banking, retail_banking, Roland Berger, survey, Wolfgang Hach
LONDON, 27-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays has been named on Fortune Magazine’s 2018 Change the World List. The list recognizes companies that have had a positive social impact through activities that are part of their core business strategy. Barclays is one of only four … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Financial, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged 2018 Change the World list, banks, Barclays, Fortune Magazine, LifeSkills program, Stephen Doherty
Deutsche Bank today announced that it has received approval from the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII) to underwrite corporate bonds in China’s Inter-bank Bond Market (CIBM). Frankfurt am Main, Germany/Hong Kong, Beijing, China 13-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Investment
Tagged banks, bonds, bond_underwriting_license, CHINA, CIBM, debt_financing, Deutsche Bank China, Inter-bank Bond Market, Werner Steinmueller
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