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Openbank becomes 100% digital
8 years agoOpenbank ...
European bank secures licence
8 years agoKlarna has been granted a full banking licence by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority...
BBVA secures €143m mezzanine funding to support Spanish SMEs
8 years agoThe European Investment Bank (EIB) along with the European Investment Fund (EIF) have agreed to provide...
The SBCI lends almost €660m to SMEs
8 years agoThe Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) has now delivered almost €660m to Irish SMEs,...
ABN AMRO and EIB sign €250m SME loan agreement
8 years agoABN AMRO has agreed to borrow €250m from the European Investment Bank (EIB) as part of a wider SME...
Digital bank to invest €10m through P2P platform
8 years agoBanco BNI Europa has agreed to invest €10m through Portuguese peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Raize over...
Barclays to sell €190m loan book
8 years agoBarclays has agreed the sale of a portfolio of largely non-performing, unsecured consumer Italian loans,...
ESCB welcomes new foreign exchange codes of conduct
8 years agoThe European System of Central Banks (ESCB) has welcomed the publication of the Foreign Exchange Global...
Masthaven welcomes World Economic Forum report
8 years agoSpecialist bank Masthaven has backed a report from the World Economic Forum which revealed that the...
Barclays sells Egyptian arm
8 years agoBarclays Bank PLC has completed the sale of its retail and corporate banking business in Egypt...
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Temenos partners with ClearBank for cloud payments
Banking software company Temenos has formed a strategic relationship with ClearBank to provide banks with a faster route to market for real-time cloud payments...
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Unity Trust Bank registers 34% rise in profits
Unity Trust Bank increased profits by 34% in 2019...
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Believe the hype – why explainable AI is a trend that’s here to stay
Technology has become a ubiquitous part of our day-to-day lives...
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Piloting tech updates: ‘The bigger the bank, the harder it is to get anything done’
In the latest Medianett filmed roundtable session, we discussed how important technology is in the banking space, and what impact the industry expects it to have on its businesses in the future...
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What banks need to know about cloud security
One of the most common perceived concerns when adopting the cloud is the issue of security...
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OakNorth sees 95% increase in pre-tax profits
OakNorth Bank has announced a 95% rise in pre-tax profits in 2019 to £65.9m, up from the £33.9m recorded in 2018...
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Redwood Bank signs up to Women in Finance Charter
Redwood Bank has announced that it has signed up to the Women in Finance (WIF) Charter...
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Masthaven launches digital Women in Leadership programme
Masthaven Bank has launched a new Women in Leadership digital development programme for female senior leaders...
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Protecting against supply chain disruption and the domino effect
Disappointingly, many UK SME business owners don’t understand their supply chains...
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Confused about which Isa to choose? Hopefully this mini-guide will help…
We are now firmly in Isa season, so you’re likely to read multiple articles about the most competitive Isa products in the market and how best to make the most of your Isa allowance before the end of the tax year...
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Garden shed entrepreneurs contribute £16.6bn to the UK economy
Entrepreneurs who run their businesses from garden sheds contribute £16.6bn annually to the UK economy, according to a recent study...