2026 will be a big year for The Banker as we celebrate our centenary. Our publication is still going strong, 100 years after it was first launched in London by Brendan Bracken, a highly influential ...

Yet banks are unlikely to find 2026 to be plain sailing. Though lenders avoided any targeted tax rises in November’s Budget, ...

BBVA is launching a €4bn share buyback after it failed to buy rival Sabadell. The Spanish lender said today it will launch an ...

Central bank demand for gold is predicted to continue rising into 2026, even as record high prices fuel fears the asset is ...

Open banking in the UK has crossed a threshold. Industry figures cited by the Financial Conduct Authority show more than 16mn ...

If AI agents operate on sensitive data, they may unintentionally store, explore, disclose or misuse sensitive or proprietary ...

There are some positive signs. Recently announced changes to the S&P Global Ratings methodology for rating multilateral ...

Polish regulators have approved Erst Group Bank’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Santander Bank Polska. KNF said it ...

Others frame the recent restructuring as a “de facto shadow split” or “wait and see” strategy, which gives HSBC the option to ...

The UK will bring crypto asset companies under the supervision of the Financial Conduct Authority from October 2027, the ...

Central banks are undergoing a silent change in mandate. The evolving global economic order and geopolitics have reshaped ...

Goldman Sachs rode this year’s wave of megadeals, ending 2025 as the world’s top mergers and acquisitions adviser and setting ...