The UK’s highest court has largely sided with lenders in a case that could have cost banks billions in redress ...

Australia’s ANZ and Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mizuho and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group have been accused of failing to conduct adequate human rights checks and contributing to ...

Law enforcement authorities in Switzerland and France are investigating HSBC’s Swiss private bank in relation to alleged ...

The amount of short bets against Close Brothers has fallen ahead of a landmark ruling later today that could have billion-pound consequences for banks. A long-awaited Supreme Court decision on hidden ...

Former fund manager Neil Woodford is not surprised by the level of activity. He believes UK banks are “absurdly cheap”, with ...

Lenders in Saudi Arabia and the UAE are once again the big winners in the The Banker’s Top 100 Arab banks ranking for 2025. The Arab world’s two largest economies between them account for 32 of this ...

Amid an ever more crowded market that bombards customers with ‘cookie cutter’ rewards, consumers are focused on pursuing ...

“Frankly, if I find an amazing way of spending more money that gives the best returns for shareholders. I’ll do that instead, ...

This is especially vital in economies where over 54 per cent of the workforce is informally employed, 32.5 million people in ...

Saudi lenders remain the dominant force within the banking industry in the Arab world, accounting for a third of Tier 1 capital for the region. The country now has five lenders in the region’s top 10, ...

Wells Fargo said on Thursday its board plans to appoint chief executive Charlie Scharf as chair and grant him a one-time special equity award worth $30mn.

The emerging markets-focused lender, which generates the bulk of its income in Asia and Africa, outpaced a $3.8bn average forecast from 15 analysts compiled by the bank. The result compares with ...