Banking news in Europe

An overview of news, trends and research in the Banking industry in Europe:

The EU AI Act: The impact on financial services institutions The EU AI Act is arguably the most significant and wide-reaching AI regulation to date issued by any jurisdiction.
07 January 2025
Richard Whiting on 4most’s expansion plans in the European banking sector Europe’s banking landscape is set for a raft of risk and regulatory changes in the coming year.
25 November 2024
FRP Advisory completes €91 million sale of Laiki Bank share portfolio The liquidator of the former Laiki Bank, FRP Advisory, has achieved a key milestone in the bank’s long-time restructuring process, with the completion of the sale bringing in around €91 million.
22 November 2024
Banca Investis partners with Bain & Company for AI-investment platform Banca Investis, an Italian investment and private bank, has launched a new investment advisory platform powered by generative AI, concepted and delivered in collaboration with Bain & Company.
22 November 2024
Banking-as-a-Service platforms: Considerations for selecting the right BaaS provider The use of Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platforms is gaining popularity among non-banking companies, providing them a ready-to-go platform to digitize and streamline their operations and rapidly scale
11 November 2024
Risk Data Aggregation and Reporting: Understanding the BCBS 239 Framework The BCBS 239 framework is crucial for strengthening banks’ risk data aggregation and reporting. Despite its importance, achieving compliance remains challenging for many banks.
05 November 2024
ESG data in banking: Turning a headache into a strategic advantage The role of data as a driver of ESG transformation within banking is unmistakable. Yet its sheer volume, complexity and scattered accountability makes data a hard to grasp phenomenon.
30 October 2024
European and US corporate and investment banks book higher revenues and profits Major corporate and investment banks in Europe and the United States have enjoyed a good first half of 2024, with both revenues and profitability higher on the same period the year previous.
06 September 2024
ABN Amro Clearing signs IT consulting and services partnership with Levi9 ABN Amro Clearing has signed a partnership with Levi9, with the two companies to work together in the Netherlands and Romania on enhancing the bank’s technology capabilities.
29 August 2024
The world's top 10 investment apps (according to Sia Partners) Investment apps have brought revolutionary changes to the investment market, allowing individuals access to the stock market.
16 July 2024
Deutsche Bank division cuts external consultancy spend by 70% Deutsche Bank’s private banking division has slashed spending on external consultants by 70% under its new head, Claudio de Sanctis, as part of a broader effort to boost profitability following a fai
08 July 2024
Responsible Investments: A progressing and changing landscape While the shift to responsible investment to support ESG strategies has been on the rise for some time now, there are a number of significant challenges in the transition, including obstacles to Resp
31 May 2024
TBC Bank adopts hybrid workplace concept in new Tbilisi HQ TBC Bank, one of Georgia’s largest privately-owned banks, will soon unveil a new landmark office building to house its headquarters in Tbilisi.
03 May 2024
The challenges of climate risk stress testing for banks Since the launch of the Climate Risk Stress Test, banks in Europe are obliged to conduct a stress test based on a set of different climate scenarios.
01 May 2024
Twinxter helps international bank with Obeya transformation process When the HR leadership team of Austria-based Erste Group Bank wanted to effectively prioritise its key objectives for the coming years, and align those to the bank’s overarching strategy, they setup
27 March 2024
Boosting credit risk assessments in banking with AI The assessment of credit risk demands a great deal of manual effort.
13 February 2024
Preference for cash over digital payments varies across Europe Despite the continued rise of digital payments, cash still is king in many European countries, according to a survey from BearingPoint, which asked respondents in Germany, Finland, France, Ireland, t
08 February 2024
Digital euro is coming, but some Europeans are not yet convinced The prospect of a digital euro is coming – and one in five Europeans said they would use it at least once a week, according to a survey from consultancy BearingPoint.
09 January 2024
Implementing ISO 20022 for cross border payments In March 2023, the ISO 20022 standard adoption for cross-border payments went live for SWIFT and EUR RTGS systems (Target 2 and EBA).
19 May 2023
Swiss government taps Alvarez & Marsal for Credit Suisse rescue The Swiss government has hired consultants from Alvarez & Marsal to facilitate its role in the acquisition of failed Swiss bank Credit Suisse by UBS.
05 May 2023
UBS selects Oliver Wyman to oversee Credit Suisse integration Multinational investment bank UBS has hired Oliver Wyman to guide the integration of Credit Suisse. UBS agreed in mid-March to buy Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.35 billion) in stocks.
21 April 2023
Using fintech to digitise value streams in financial services A range of market developments are forcing financial services institutions to rethink their competitive edge in the marketplace.
03 April 2023
Commerzbank hires Bain & Company for strategy update German bank Commerzbank has hired global consulting company Bain & Company to update its strategy with an eye to increasing revenue while reducing costs.
09 March 2023
Hellenic Bank selects GEP for procurement consulting and technology Following a competitive review process, Hellenic Bank has selected GEP as its partner for a multiyear procurement transformation.
02 March 2023
Seven components for building the (digital) bank of the future Banks across all corners of the globe are aiming at building the (digital) bank of the future.
20 December 2022
Innopay launches German edition of ‘Everything Transaction’ Following previous editions in Dutch and English, Innopay’s award-winning management book ‘Everything Transaction’ has now made its debut in German bookstores.
18 November 2022
Fincog helps banks with strategy development and new product launch Fincog has recently completed two engagements with clients in the banking sector. A round-up of the projects and their impact.
26 October 2022
Antonio Alvarez III: 'Banks and investors are tightening the reins' With dark clouds gathering over the economy, banks and investors are tightening the reins.
18 October 2022
How to design a target operating model in banking A target operating model is the core of any bank, providing the fundament for how a bank delivers value to its customers and stakeholders, as well as how the bank actually runs itself.
14 October 2022
Fincog's 'Banking for Tomorrow' outlines the future of banks Fincog, a consultancy for the financial services sector, has released a new report on the future of the banking industry, providing in-depth analysis of the key trends disrupting the scene,
22 September 2022
Banks can emerge in a ‘better place’ from today’s perfect storm Ever since the global financial crisis of 2008, the banking system has been facing mounting pressure to change.
20 September 2022
Boosting mortgage processes with data-driven ways of working The use of data science can offer mortgage providers major opportunities to enhance their services and operations.
25 August 2022

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