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Italy Is Awash With M&As
With M&A ramping up in Europe, Italy is leading the way with a dynamic financial sector, boasting seven active deals.
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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.
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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.
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Protecting Your Business from AI-Enabled Cyber Threats
Cybercriminals are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to create convincing and hard-to-detect attacks. To stay ahead, companies need smarter defences and a clear, adaptable strategy, says Aaron Chiew, Head of Digital Channels for DBS’ Institutional Banking Group.
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World’s Best Banks 2025—From Growth To Pressure
Industry invested in market expansion and technology, but tariffs loom.
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Germany Approves UniCredit Stake In Commerzbank
Last month, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office approved Italy’s second-largest lender’s plan to purchase a major stake in state-backed Commerzbank.
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Digital Assets Break Out
Banks, asset managers, and corporates push crypto and digital currencies into the mainstream amid shifting financial dynamics.
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M&A Booms Globally, But Tariffs Freeze US Deals
M&A activity got off to a strong start in 2025, with global deal value surpassing $1.2 trillion through April, according...
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How European Banks can Accelerate AI Adoption
Bankers across Europe are signalling a strategic shift in their operational focus, as highlighted in the latest Infosys Bank Tech Index edition.
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Former Top-Rated Bank Governor Mark Carney Elected To Lead Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada pulled off a stunning upset in the national election. By choosing Mark Carney—the former governor...
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Financing The Future: Q&A With Standard Chartered’s Abbas Husain
Abbas Husain, Standard Chartered’s global head of Infrastructure and Development Finance, discusses the rapid pace of change and innovation in...
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Critical Minerals, Critical Moves: Q&A With BMO Capital Markets’ Ilan Bahar
Ilan Bahar, co-head of BMO Capital Markets’ Global Metals & Mining Group—winner of Best Investment Bank in Metals & Mining—considers...
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Making Record Profits: Emirates NBD Group CEO Shayne Nelson Q&A
Shayne Nelson, group CEO of Emirates NBD, Dubai’s government-owned bank and one of the largest banks in the Middle East...
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Financial institutions double down on AI — but will it deliver?
Financial institutions are accelerating investments in artificial intelligence, with 2025 budgets projected to rise by 25% industry-wide, according to an HFS and Infosys study — representing 16% of total technology spending.
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Tapping Growth Potential: NBK CEO-Kuwait Salah Al Fulaij
Salah Al Fulaij, CEO-Kuwait at National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), discusses Kuwait’s path toward economic and banking reform and NBK’s...