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What if Revolut Isn’t the Only Threat? How Santander Is Quietly Targeting the US

There’s no question that the competitive threat to U.S. finance from abroad is real. What remains murky is whether U.S. banks truly appreciate how many directions it’s coming from.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global M&A Nears $4T as Megadeals Defy Geopolitics

Global mergers and acquisitions are on track to reach roughly $4 trillion in total value in 2026. That's up 13% from 2025 — only the second-highest spike to the pandemic-era peak of 2021 — that figure obscures a market increasingly defined by a handful of blockbuster transactions.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Ecobank Bets $450M Africa’s Biodiversity Can Be Saved

In May, Togo’s Ecobank became the first commercial bank in Africa to issue a nature bond, mobilizing $450 million that...

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.

Technology

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What if Revolut Isn’t the Only Threat? How Santander Is Quietly Targeting the US

Global M&A Nears $4T as Megadeals Defy Geopolitics

Ecobank Bets $450M Africa’s Biodiversity Can Be Saved

Digital By Design

PwC, OpenAI Prep AI Treasury Agents

Bolivia Plans New Electricity Law Amid National Crisis

US Banks Ace Fed’s 2026 Stress Test

Nike Names New CFO as Turnaround Stumbles

Citi Taps Gaming Exec as India M&A Chief

Assessing Alan Greenspan’s Legacy

Banks Send in the Clones

JPMorgan Names Aiyengar as Head of Investment Banking

A Commercial Real Estate Reckoning in the Making