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Banks tighten standards on loans to companies of all sizes: Fed

CFO Dive

Demand for commercial and industrial loans fell during the third quarter as the Fed pushed up the benchmark interest rate to a 22-year high.

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The Innovators 2025: Middle East

Global Finance

Regional Winners Most Innovative Bank in Middle East| ARAB BANK Acabes, Arab Bank’s in-house development factory, enabled the bank to launch an updated version of its Reflect banking app in 2024. Customers can also use Salary Transfer and instant transfer features with these currencies.

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Lending yields set to shrink in FY26 as banks play it safe

CFO News

Mumbai banks anticipate lower lending yields this fiscal year. Repricing of loans linked to external benchmarks will impact private banks. Caution in unsecured loans and slower retail growth contribute. Policy rate cuts also play a role. Analysts predict a yield drop to 8.6%. Net interest margins may contract.

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NowRx: Digital Identity Benchmarks Help Healthcare Industry Set Tone For Privacy

PYMNTS

Merchants and their banks must therefore keep a close eye on how privacy and open banking trends are changing, as well as what data they can use to help authenticate these customers under these emerging laws. Deep Dive: How Merchants Can Keep Pace With Changing Digital Identity Needs As Open Banking Progresses. million U.K.

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Top 3 Banking Secrets to Stay Relevant with Gen Z Consumers

Speaker: Brian Muse-McKenney, Chief Revenue Officer & Matt Simester, Cards and Payments Expert

In this new webinar, Brian Muse-McKenney of Episode Six and Matt Simester of Payments Consultancy Limited will explore the challenges regional and community banks have faced in implementing tailored credit card programs with flexible payment options as a tool to attract and retain the next generation of customers. Save your seat today!

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Bringing digital innovation & entrepreneurship to SME banking

Global Finance

Global Finance: Can you share the key tenets of your SME strategy and how it aligns with the banks overall vision? Abdullah Al Mejhem: At Boubyan Bank, our SME strategy is built on three key pillars: Customer-Centricity, Digital Innovation, and Financial Empowerment. GF: Boubyan Bank has positioned itself as a one-stop shop for SMEs.

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Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Dumps US Bank Stocks For Gold

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Berkshire Hathaway ’s unloading of billions of dollars from bank stocks is exacerbating the hurt on the nation’s biggest financial institutions, Reuters reported. Once worth $32 billion, Berkshire has dropped more than half of its Wells Fargo shares, as the bank was hurt by scandals, Reuters reported. Morgan by 62 percent to 22.2

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