International banking

The Spanish bank says it can connect small and medium-size U.S. businesses with local market experts on its newly launched digital platform Navigator Global.

A national bank charter will help UBS Bank USA to expand offerings for wealth management clients, according a company memo.

Citigroup's Banamex received an offer that would put full control of the Mexican franchise in the hands of Grupo Mexico.

The Brazil-based neobank has 122.7 million customers in three countries and is focused on international expansion.

Citi had been courting wealthy investors to buy a chunk of Banamex that could be built into a controlling stake after a plan to sell the Mexican unit outright fell apart,

Between 2021 and 2025, the Japanese bank SMBC has raised its stake in the U.S. investment firm from 4.5% to 20%.

AIB was on the verge of collapse when it was bailed out by the Irish government in 2010. Why did its turnaround, which hit a key milestone earlier this year, take so long?

Starting Tuesday, the Spanish bank is allowing retail clients in Germany to trade Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, Polygon and Cardano. Openbank will expand the number of available tokens over the coming months. 

The bank's senior leadership is seeking a solution to perhaps its biggest challenge in over a decade: A $26 billion increase in capital requirements leveled by its home government, Switzerland. 

The megabank will continue its international retail strategy by opening business in Germany next year, starting by offering savings accounts to consumers.

Growth in TD's home market has become even more important for the bank after its U.S. anti-money-laundering settlements imposed a cap on its American retail operations.

The Canadian bank's stateside unit is hiring bankers and investing in growth, according to RBC Chief Executive Dave McKay, following a rough 2023.

The ongoing turmoil in the Middle East has highlighted the complexities of successful anti-money-laundering compliance in a conflict zone. U.S. banks need to step up their game in order to stay safe.

The all-cash transaction will make the enlarged company the U.K.'s third-largest lender by some measures.

Marianne Lake will oversee strategic growth and the company's fast-growing overseas consumer bank. 

As the Canadian economy weakens in the face of US tariff uncertainty, Royal Bank of Canada and other large banks north of the border are putting aside more money for loans that are still in good standing.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a course correction for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, while saying that they serve "critical roles," and that the Trump administration is willing to work with them.

As steep tariffs on Canadian goods took effect this week, banks on both sides of the border expressed concern about the economic fallout and the uncertainty their customers face.

The Canadian bank's U.S. unit is restructuring its balance sheet and managing the fallout of anti-money-laundering compliance failures, but there were some positive indicators in last quarter's results.

As part of the transaction, Scotiabank will take a 20% ownership stake in Davivienda, Colombia's third-largest bank, which has operations in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama and Miami.