Ensuring there are new entrants in the banking sector was among the first priorities listed by Travis Hill, the newly ...

Trump repeatedly signalled his intention to make the US a crypto haven during his election campaign last year, to the ...

On January 20, the day of Trump’s inauguration, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander struck a defiant tone. In a statement ...

The bank in April 2022 began raising its key interest rate from a low of 0.1 per cent to a peak of 4.75 per cent in May 2023.

By a number of metrics, Bahrain is both the most competitive and challenging banking environment in the Gulf Cooperation Council. Having long ceded its status as the region’s financial centre to Dubai ...

Standard Chartered announced a $1.5bn share buyback on Friday after reporting an 18 per cent rise in annual profit, driven by record growth in its wealth business and strong performance in its markets ...

President Trump’s move for greater control of federal banking regulators will be disruptive for lenders, say experts, with decreased capacity and politically motivated rulemaking quickly outweighing ...

In line with UK and Swiss markets — also confirmed in January — the European Commission said last week that the EU will transition to T+1 in October 2027, a move which now awaits approval from the ...

HSBC reported a pre-tax profit of $32.3bn for 2024 which exceeded analyst forecasts, and announced a new $2bn share buyback. For the final three months of 2024, pre-tax profit came in at $2.3bn, up $1 ...

Standard Chartered said on Monday that its Hong Kong banking division will partner with local software company Animoca Brands and Hong Kong Telecom to establish a joint venture aiming to secure a ...

Dennis Kelleher, chief executive of non-profit Better Markets, agreed strangling the CFPB of cash is an error. “ [The agency has] forced financial firms to return almost $20bn to 200mn ripped-off ...

On Monday the Supreme Court barred the Treasury from intervening in an appeal brought by car loan providers, ending its attempt to shield banks from big payouts, which some say could run into billions ...