BNP Paribas

Hundreds of thousands of jobs have disappeared on Wall Street since the 2008 financial crisis and some of the biggest banks haven't stopped cutting. Still, some firms managed to reverse the trend and are slowly boosting staff levels.

The French banking giant has spent months winding down its holdings in the $20 billion-asset bank.

Banks need to stake out a presence on platforms that have nothing to do with banking.

BBVA, BNP Paribas and MUFG recently used BBVA's blockchain to reach an agreement within 24 hours — instead of two weeks — to lend a Spanish power company $150 million.

A group of large banks is using its considerable size and influence to build standards for trade finance, including agreements on payments processes, documentation and risk—giving the consortium its own ecosystem to counter the myriad forces in technology and e-commerce that threaten to upend traditional practices.

A big acquisition engineered by Claudine Gallagher catapulted BNP Paribas into the top 10 U.S. mutual fund administrators.

The French banking giant said Tuesday that it had signed a pledge that guarantees paid parental leave, insurance and the right to unionize to all of its 200,000 employees worldwide.

Nine of the world's biggest banks won dismissal of a lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to rig bonds issued by government entities and institutions like the World Bank, after a federal judge said the investors who sued didn't show how the alleged collusion led to higher prices for the securities.

CEO Nandita Bakhshi explains how the bank is investing in renewable energy, female entrepreneurs and underserved consumers.

The French company's stake in First Hawaiian will fall to about a third after the secondary offer is completed, and First Hawaiian will buy some of the shares.