The UK prudential regulator is considering whether or not to copy US regulators and delay bank capital hikes, but UK banks are urging the regulator to resist and follow the... Read more

Rising regulatory and compliance demands are holding up mergers and acquisitions among banks, say experts. Data from Refinitiv shows a sharp, global decline in bank M&A activity this year. While... Read more

When a fintech firm wants to become a bank, they immediately face an existential dilemma. As disruptors they are used to innovating and dreaming outside the existing lines but, once... Read more

Proposed changes to US capital requirements will threaten the “business viability” of certain banking units, experts say.  The warning follows the release on July 27 of a sweeping set of... Read more

Biodiversity loss is fast becoming the latest risk frontier for banks, but technical challenges make it difficult to assess and quantify. Figuring out how complicit and exposed banks are to... Read more