But it could be crunch time for those without a strong lending proposition.
Unlocking innovative financing solutions provides the opportunity to decarbonise and electrify HGVs, which could save millions of tonnes in carbon emissions.
The CEO of HSBC UK talks to Europe editor Anita Hawser about its new Innovation Bank and what’s in store in 2024 on the digital and financial fronts.
The CEO of UniCredit Bulbank and deputy head of UniCredit Italy talk about how UniCredit is advancing its digital transformation in Italy and Bulgaria.
Euro instant payments are to become universally available under a provisional agreement between the European Commission and European Parliament, but its requirements may pose challenges for banks.
The head of the Vienna Stock Exchange tells Michael Klimes why Europe needs a strategic vision to drive competition in the bloc’s capital markets.
A €100m World Bank bond was settled on a T+0 basis and listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
The country’s slow growth and investment outlook will reduce demand for mortgages, a key growth driver for its retail banks.
A break with the EU and embracing alternative payment rails is where the UK sees the future of financial service innovation.
Three decades on from the establishment of the Single Market, Europe’s capital markets are failing to keep up with rivals.
The much-hated bonus cap was chucked on the UK’s bonfire of EU regulation on October 31.
More needs to happen in the private and public sectors in richer countries if negotiations at COP28 later this month are to have any chance of reaching an ambitious conclusion, says Reclaim Finance’s founder.
Embracing digital, while retaining brick-and-mortar, is the Coventry’s recipe.
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Lenders are opting for the standardised approach to calculate their capital requirements, rather than internal models.
Banks and financial institutions in the Netherlands need to ensure that their sustainable claims are “fair, accurate and non-misleading”, says AFM.
As European regulators crack down on money laundering, Switzerland is the latest to announce reform and place a greater burden on banks.
Experts are divided on whether the government’s bold change of policy will help the sector.
The EIB’s head of ESG hopes for a more “switched on” private sector at this year’s COP28 meetings in Dubai, but says much more could be achieved if the COPs on climate change and biodiversity were combined.
A system enabling newcomers to port their credit scores to the UK is given a provisional industry welcome.