It seems the Australian banking scandal has caught up with Westpac.

A deluge of negative transatlantic headlines overshadows the achievements of Ukraine’s reformers.

The country’s positive real interest rates shine like a beacon for international banks.

Brazil’s currency hit an all-time low nominal value on November 18, closing trading at R$4.20 to the dollar.

The country’s Supreme Court overturns a curveball decision from July, to the benefit of distressed debt investors.

Finance minister Olaf Scholz has laid out Germany’s negotiating position for the completion of banking union, a pre-requisite for much-needed consolidation.

Santander targets US retail deposits, as Goldman's Marcus finds online lending tougher than expected.

The benefit of banking digitally is that customers have an immediate record of their spending, but they don't want an app that judges them at the same time.

A merger is still CEO Martin Zielke’s only real hope.

Saudi Aramco’s intention to list aims to clear up any doubts wealth managers may have about investing on behalf of women, but it also draws attention to the fact that, despite reforms, the full inclusion of women in Saudi society is still a distant reality.

The US private label RMBS market is set to surge if Fannie and Freddie stop guaranteeing higher debt-to-income mortgages in 2021, but eager investors should approach the sector with care.

Crowdfunding platform Kiva is an example to everyone in finance who wants to make systemic impact.

Next year promises to be such an exciting year in banking that our resident soothsayer, Mystic Maca, couldn’t wait to share his predictions…

Third-quarter earnings show it is time for decisive action.

The ridesharing company’s foray into financial services is a questionable decision given the company’s dismal financial results.

The political and regulatory backlash has driven leading payments companies out of the Libra association, but a new version of the revolutionary stablecoin may yet appear.

The bank has rejigged its historic numbers to reflect its new structure, but the result throws up an interesting glimpse of just how small its equity capital markets business will be in future.

While the IMF highlights mispriced corporate debt as a systemic danger, so too is misvalued unlisted equity.

Brazil should be careful of learning the wrong lessons from Chilean protests.

A look at what fees Slack might have paid in a traditional flotation shows how talk of IPO banks losing out to direct listings looks misguided.

Life goes on, but with extra security, incongruous graffiti and smashed ATMs.

The intersection of fintechs and digital banks is getting increasingly blurred, but Euromoney is here to help.

Consolidation in payments is inevitable, but while some believe that only those with state-of-the-art technology – such as blockchain – will reign victorious, that’s not the case.

IMF conversations positive but with a streak of caution.

Many thought the trade war would have derailed the promise by the CSRC to let foreigners fully own their mainland securities operations.

Clients have had a much easier time than their banks in Germany, but fintech innovation is creating ways for the likes of Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank to thrive, even in the country’s SME heartlands.

Why it doesn’t make sense that economic theory has kept natural capital as an externality.

SoftBank and its roughly $100 billion Vision Fund face growing questions about their use of leverage and the size of stakes built in technology-related companies.

The fiasco of the failed IPO of WeWork has embroiled some of the most prominent figures in global finance, including SoftBank chairman Masayoshi Son and JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon.

Sustainable finance initiatives are great, but now is a good moment to take stock of the progress on commitments already made.