All articles by Vidya Sagar Maddela

Vidya Sagar Maddela

Metro Bank selects Infosys and Workday to transform finance operations 

Metro Bank will transition from older financial systems to a cloud-based platform using a suite of Workday financial management tools. 

JPMorgan Chase to enter German retail banking market in 2026 – report

JPMorgan plans to compete for a significant market share through its digital-only Chase offering.

HSBC expands Innovation Banking business to Singapore

Neil Falconer has been appointed to head HSBC Innovation Banking’s Singapore arm.

Generali and BPCE likely to abandon asset management merger – report

The talks may conclude without a deal due to opposition from the Italian government and potential management changes at Generali.

GBC taps Thought Machine to modernise core banking system

GBC will transition its core banking product development to Thought Machine’s cloud-based platform, Vault Core.

Barclays to acquire loan origination platform Best Egg for $800m 

Barclays plans to continue Best Egg’s model and retain a small portion of its new lending flow on its balance sheet.

Huntington Bancshares to buy Cadence Bank in $7.4bn deal 

This acquisition is expected to enhance Huntington’s presence in the southern US, particularly in Texas and Mississippi.

Emirates Investment Bank partners with Avaloq for digital transformation

Emirates Investment Bank, a Dubai-based private bank, has announced a partnership with Avaloq to digitally transform its private banking, wealth,…

Standard Chartered to sell Ugandan retail banking arm to Absa

The sale is part of Standard Chartered’s strategy to exit its wealth and retail banking sectors in Botswana, Uganda, and Zambia.

Danantara considers forming $8bn asset manager in Indonesia

Danantara plans to combine the asset management units of PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), PT Bank Mandiri, and PT Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI).