Standard Chartered, HSBC Mark Blockchain-Based Transaction
Standard Chartered and HSBC have completed the first interbank transaction executed on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger, Standard Chartered said in a Wednesday (Aug.…
HSBC spends $68m on ‘biggest cull since financial crisis’
HSBC cut its largest number of senior bankers last year, spending nearly $70 million in the process, the…
HSBC and Standard Chartered execute first live tokenised deposit transaction on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger
Milestone signals next step for cross-border payments as regulated deposits issued by banks are connected through Swift’s digital…
‘We have been ignored for most of our life,’ says FTSE 100’s newest bank
Monday 17 August 2026 11:48 am | Updated: Monday 17 August 2026 11:49 am Lion Finance joined the FTSE…
HSBC insurance business chief ‘to leave for external opportunities’
Edward Moncreiffe, global chief executive for insurance business at HSBC, is set to step down from his position…
Natwest banked company used by MFS founder to ‘siphon off’ cash
Wednesday 12 August 2026 5:00 am | Updated: Tuesday 11 August 2026 6:34 pm Natwest provided the banking services…
World Cup leads spending boost as confidence rises, Barclays says
Tuesday 11 August 2026 4:19 am | Updated: Monday 10 August 2026 5:28 pm British pubs got a spending…
Prudential Zenith, Standard Chartered Partner on Bancassuran
Prudential Zenith Life Insurance and Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited have announced a strategic bancassurance partnership aimed at…
Is the City of London Britain’s Real Tax Haven?
The City of London covers 1.12 square miles, houses fewer than 9,000 residents, and still sits at the…
HSBC’s bulwark against a bank tax
This article first appeared as part of the Boardroom Sensemaker newsletter – The Observer’s weekly newsletter for the…
NatWest customers gain access to Equifax UK’s ‘Verification Exchange’ solution
Source: Equifax UK Equifax UK has announced that NatWest will be the first UK high street bank to…
HSBC’s £14.5bn profit surge sparks fresh battle over bank taxes – London Business News
HSBC has fired a warning shot against higher bank taxes after revealing a surge in profits, arguing that…