Standard Chartered announced a $1.5bn share buyback on Friday after reporting an 18 per cent rise in annual profit, driven by record growth in its wealth business and strong performance in its markets ...

By a number of metrics, Bahrain is both the most competitive and challenging banking environment in the Gulf Cooperation Council. Having long ceded its status as the region’s financial centre to Dubai ...

Trump repeatedly signalled his intention to make the US a crypto haven during his election campaign last year, to the ...

On Monday the Supreme Court barred the Treasury from intervening in an appeal brought by car loan providers, ending its attempt to shield banks from big payouts, which some say could run into billions ...

Ensuring there are new entrants in the banking sector was among the first priorities listed by Travis Hill, the newly ...

Soumya Kanti Ghosh, group chief economic adviser at State Bank of India, says some banks are careful in monitoring cash flows ...