All articles by Swagath Bandhakavi
Swagath Bandhakavi
NatWest Group registers 36.4% surge in Q1 2025 profit to £1.25bn
Total income for the quarter reached £3.98bn, marking a 4.1% increase from the previous quarter and a 14.5% rise year-over-year
HyperBit Exchange launches HyperBit Go to deliver mobile-first digital asset trading
HyperBit Exchange introduces “HyperBit Go,” a newly developed mobile trading platform built for speed, security, and on-the-move market access
ING Group reports 7.8% decline in Q1 2025 net profit to €1.45bn
ING Group reported total income of €5.63bn in Q1 2025, reflecting a 1% year-on-year increase and a 4.3% rise compared to the previous quarter
Mid Penn Bancorp completes acquisition of William Penn Bancorporation
The consolidated assets of the combined company total approximately $6.3bn
Banco Santander Q1 2025 profit rises 19% to €3.4bn
The Spanish banking group reported a 1% rise in total income to €15.54bn in Q1 2025, or 5% in constant euros, with net fee income reaching a record €3.37bn, up 9% on the same basis
Cross River expands borderless finance with launch of international payments powered by smart-routing
Rail agnostic solution simplifies and streamlines cost-effective international money movement for businesses
Visa’s net income for Q2 2025 falls 2% to $4.6bn
The company recorded a 9% year-on-year increase in revenue to $9.6bn for the quarter ended 31 March 2025, supported by growth in payments volume, cross-border flows and transaction processing
Atom bank selects Provenir for risk decisioning and data orchestration
The U.K.’s first app-based bank to deploy Provenir’s award-winning AI Decisioning Platform to support multiple consumer and business banking products
HSBC reports 25% drop in Q1 2025 profit to $9.5bn
HSBC’s revenue decreased by $3.1bn, or 15%, to $17.6bn for the quarter, primarily due to the effects of previous business disposals
Mastercard unveils end-to-end capabilities to power stablecoin transactions – from wallets to checkouts
Latest partnerships with OKX and Nuvei will unlock a 360-degree approach where consumers can spend stablecoins and merchants can receive them, creating a seamless ecosystem