Morgan Stanley rates Alpha, Eurobank and Piraeus overweight with targets from €4.90 to €11.30, NBG and CrediaBank stay neutral ahead of Greece's DM upgrade.
Category: Finance
UOB’s $2 Trillion ASEAN Wager: One Bank, 500 Offices, and a 2026 Test
UOB's Edmund Leong lays out the One Bank for ASEAN strategy, the $2 trillion trade map, and the 2026 targets testing a multi-year cross-border bet.
Ukraine’s Banks 78% Aligned With EU, With 50 New Laws to Come
Ukraine's banks sit 78% aligned with EU standards, the central bank governor says. Fifty new laws are coming, and a $588 billion reconstruction bill is waiting.
Cyprus Banks Shut 370 Branches and Cut 4,634 Jobs in a Decade
Cyprus banks shut 370 branches and cut 4,634 jobs over the ten years to 2025, per ECB data analysed by Phileleftheros. Eurobank's 300-staff scheme is still open.
SBP Qard Ban Cuts Islamic Bank Arms Off From Conventional Parents
SBP’s June 12 circular bars Islamic banks from placing funds with conventional parents on Qard terms, days after easing Islamic window rules.
Cyprus Card Payments at 74.5% in H1 2025, Second in Eurozone
Cyprus card payments hit 74.5% of non-cash transactions in H1 2025, but the digital payments story runs deeper. A money stack is being built underneath.
Autobooks Adds Pay by Card to Every Bank Bill Pay Client
Autobooks made credit card bill payment a standard feature for every bank and credit union on its bill pay solution, in partnership with Global Payments.
Nucleus Software Taps Azentra to Push Deeper Into Indonesia Banks
Nucleus Software's Indonesia deal with Azentra sent shares up 18% on June 10, 2026, formalizing a nearly two-decade push into the country's banks.
Dorking’s Permanent Banking Hub to Open This Summer on High Street
Dorking's permanent banking hub at 14 High Street opens summer 2026, replacing a Pippbrook site. Leatherhead residents still wait after appeal loss.
Cyprus Banks Head to Brussels With EU-Beating Data in Hand
Cyprus's three systemic banks took Central Bank data to Brussels showing a CET1 of 25.8% and an NPL ratio below the EU average for the first time since 2014.