New breed of bank identifies as a tech firm with a banking licence, explains director of strategy.

Investors are understood to be lining up to litigate against the Swiss bank in London and Zurich.

Beijing is looking to reduce the scope of risky shadow banking operations, yet the sector is vital to country's economy. 

New investment deal may become casualty of tit-for-tat sanctions after the EU sanctioned China over its human rights abuses. 

Africa is the world's most conflict-torn continent and this is having a direct impact on its economic growth. 

Outlooks changed to stable for Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain, on the expectation that profitability will recover.

One of the Indian central bank’s priorities should be to ensure private and public banks operate on a level playing field.

Bank topped US rankings in growth, profitability and return-on-risk last year, according to latest data. 

Chairman Pier Carlo Padoan on takeovers, bad loans and the need to have more women in the workforce.

Central banks in southeast Asia are grappling with a rise in non-performing loans across the region.