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Banking

Japan’s SMBC Buying Stake In Yes Bank

India’s Yes Bank expects to sell a 20% stake to Japan’s second-largest bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, for $1.58 billion, pending regulatory approvals from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Competition Commission of India.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Nippon Steel, U.S. Steel Tie-Up Could Be A ‘Game Changer’

The deal by Japan’s top steelmaker creates a formidable global competitor and helps revive U.S. Steel’s competitiveness.

Banking

Spain: Post-Pandemic Champion

Spain’s economy keeps outpacing Europe, thanks to tourism, immigration, and a budding pharma sector. But tariff threats and structural challenges loom.

Migration to ISO 20022: Delayed, Not Dead

Needed, a global standard in banking.

News

Private Credit Survey

Insurance

Global Insurance: New Capital Frontiers

Insurers are reassessing traditional approaches to risk transfer—and the markets are responding.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

US To Stop Producing Its Penny

After 232 years, the US is bidding farewell to the penny.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

United States: Plan For Remittance Tax Sparks Global Concerns

A proposed 3.5% remittance tax on money sent from the US to noncitizens abroad has sent shockwaves through countries that rely on international transfers.

Digital By Design

Digitizing more than 80% of its retail banking services proved a timely strategic move for Sberbank, Russia's largest bank. During the pandemic, customers could access most banking services while socially distancing and the bank launched new services quickly that helped customers facing financial hardship and uncertainty.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

News & Features Archive

Japan’s SMBC Buying Stake In Yes Bank

Nippon Steel, U.S. Steel Tie-Up Could Be A ‘Game Changer’

Spain: Post-Pandemic Champion

Migration to ISO 20022: Delayed, Not Dead

Private Credit Survey

Global Insurance: New Capital Frontiers

US To Stop Producing Its Penny

United States: Plan For Remittance Tax Sparks Global Concerns

Digital By Design

Corporate Loan Markets In US, Europe Rebound After April Plunge

World’s Most Peaceful Country 2025 Global Peace Index

Syria: If Sanctions Are Lifted, Will Syria ‘Shine?’

Stellantis: New Chief Tapped To Guide Automaker

Corporate Banks Transform Digitally for Post-Covid

Open AI: Ex-Instacart Head Takes Top Spot At AI Innovator