Neom Green Hydrogen and other flagship Saudi projects are linked to forced labour, according to worker testimony © Balkis Press/ABACA Some of the world’s largest ...

Africa is home to some of the world’s fastest growing lenders. As a bloc, The Banker’s Top 100 African Banks for 2025 registered a 3.3 per cent increase in assets for 2024, nearly double the figure ...

A six-place climb in global rankings cements Standard Bank South Africa’s leading role across the continent © Bloomberg Africa is home to some of the world’s ...

The Financial Conduct Authority’s continued push for “non-financial misconduct” has UK banks contemplating whether their current risk management frameworks are up to the task. Harassment, ...

The FSB noted that costs and settlement times had stagnated and even worsened in many corridors in 2024, raising fresh questions about the correspondent banking model — underpinned by Swift — that has ...

For banks, the case against reducing reporting frequency is strong, too. Quarterly disclosures provide early signals of credit deterioration, liquidity pressures, and shifts in risk appetite. When ...

Sabadell board member and third-largest shareholder David Martínez said on Tuesday he would support BBVA’s improved hostile takeover offer, boosting the prospect of consolidation between the two ...

Given the time horizon for monetary policy only extends out two to three years, by the time climate change becomes a defining issue for financial stability, it may already be “too late”, Carney, who ...

The fintech has e-money licences in the UK, Ireland and Lithuania, which it can passport to operate across the continent. Other UK fintechs have also targeted the somewhat underserved small business ...

Biases in AI model training can reinforce inequality, and heighten risks of manipulation and cyber threats, including fraud and market volatility as a result of algorithmic trading. A broader risk is ...

Volatile currencies and uneven economic growth across Latin America hurt the fortunes of the region’s banks in 2024, prompting a broad shake-up in the region’s Top 200 ranking by Tier 1 capital.

Once a niche financial instrument, significant risk transfers have grown into an important risk management tool for banks. Banks issued SRTs on €260bn of underlying loans in 2024, up from €55bn in ...