Finance Updates – Page 11 – Finance Updates

EU Banking Reform 2025: Simplified Rules, Stronger Banks & Shifted Timelines

Europe Policy Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

The EU is rolling out a broad banking reform ...

Basel III is largely in force from January 1,...

Crisis management and deposit insurance refor...

Supervisory processes, stress tests, and repo...

Europe’s Investment Banks Gear Up for 2026: Strategic Hiring & AI to Drive Deal Recovery

Europe Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

European investment banks expect a 2026 dealm...

Firms like UBS, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, R...

Muted European fee growth versus stronger glo...

AI-driven cost savings and persistent macro, ...

How FinTech Shapes Bank Credit Risk Across Regions: Boon for China, Mixed Results Elsewhere

Asia Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

FinTech adoption in Chinese banks is linked t...

These risk-mitigating effects are stronger fo...

International evidence is mixed: FinTech rais...

Overall, FinTech’s impact on bank risk and cr...

Bridging the Gap: How Fintech & Digital Banking are Transforming Global Financial Inclusion

Global Tech Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Digital banking is being reshaped by AI, mobi...

Global financial inclusion has expanded rapid...

Fintechs are entering a more sustainable phas...

Despite progress, 1.3 billion adults remain u...

How Vision 2030 Fuels Fintech Adoption in Saudi Banks: Trends, Drivers & Risks

Asia Tech Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

The article proposes a Technology–Organisatio...

Saudi Arabia’s strong regulatory support, Vis...

Rapidly improving digital infrastructure, ris...

Key risks and gaps remain around cybersecurit...

Barclays Invests in United Fintech to Accelerate Banking Innovation & Platform Growth

Global M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Barclays has taken a minority stake and full ...

United Fintech now owns seven fintech firms, ...

Its model offers banks pre-vetted, integrated...

The deal highlights both the strategic upside...

Loans vs Bonds in Corporate Finance: Choosing Between Flexibility & Market Power

Global Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Corporate funding choice between loans and bo...

Loans offer bespoke flexibility, renegotiatio...

Bonds suit larger, longer-term funding by loc...

Market data show a structural rise in bond fi...

Credit Markets Tighten: Spotlight on Rising Risks in Private & Low-Quality Credit

Americas Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Corporate and financial sector funding is bei...

Private credit’s rapid growth has made it a k...

Heavy refinancing needs for U.S. sovereign, c...

In this shifting environment, stronger balanc...

Challenges and Risks in the Booming Private Credit Market: What Investors Must Know

Americas Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private credit has rapidly expanded from a ni...

Growth is driven by banks’ reduced lending ap...

Risks are rising as yield premiums over publi...

Success in this maturing market hinges on car...

Corporate Credit at a Crossroads: Spreads Tight, Issuance Skyrockets, Risk Rising

Americas Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Investment-grade corporate bond spreads are n...

A large wave of corporate debt maturing betwe...

Expected record issuance in 2026, driven by t...

Macroeconomic and policy uncertainties sugges...