Banking
Michigan banks Independent, Highpoint to combine in $70.2M deal
Independent’s first acquisition since 2018 will bolster the bank’s footprint in the “high-growth corridor” between Grand Rapids and Lansing, the lender said.
Banking
Warren grills Fed nominee Warsh on Epstein ties
The senator questioned the Fed chair nominee over his interactions with the late convicted sex offender, saying it's “essential that Congress and the public fully understand” the extent of any connection between the two.
JPMorgan pilots software to monitor junior bankers' working hours
JPMorgan Chase is piloting a system that compares the self-reported time sheets of junior bankers with computer-generated estimates of their work weeks.
XTB Posts Record Revenue but Net Profit Falls 25% as Marketing Bill Balloons
XTB reported its highest-ever annual revenues in 2025, but the broker's bottom line told a different story as a near-doubling of marketing expenditure and swelling headcount costs dragged net profit down by almost a quarter, according to the company's consolidated annual report published today (Frid
Goldman Sachs to make performance-based staff cuts in April - Reuters
Goldman Sachs will axe a small number of underperforming staff in April, Reuters reported on Thursday.
Commodities
Sterling today: Pound slips as oil rally offsets hawkish BoE boost
US Forex Deposits Drop to Lowest Level in Over Two Years as OANDA Leads Industry Slide
Customer deposits held by US retail forex brokers fell sharply in January, with the industry's combined total dropping to $472.96 million, the lowest figure recorded in more than two years and well below a high-water mark of $557.5 million set back in June 2024.Every broker tracked in the monthly CF
Nasdaq gains SEC approval for trading tokenised securities
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq’s proposal to trade certain stocks as tokens on Wednesday.
Commodities
Sterling dips as oil rises, still set for weekly gain on hawkish BoE
Aveni launches agentic AI council
Scottish AI fintech Aveni announced the launch of the Agent Assurance Expert Council (AAEC) to combat agentic AI oversight in the industry.
HFM Teams Up with Arsenal, but F1 Beckons Other Brokers
Multi-asset broker HFM has struck a multi-year partnership with Arsenal, becoming an Official Global Partner of the north London side. “This partnership marks an exciting milestone for HFM as we align with one of football’s most iconic clubs,” Efthymios Mesis, Chief Marketing Officer at HFM, said.Jo
Starling rolls out agentic AI money manager
Starling Bank has rolled out the UK’s first agentic AI tool to manage personal finances.
Bitget Hits $6 Billion in CFDs as Investors Increase Activity Across Multi-Asset and Tokenized Products
Bitget said its contracts for difference business reached a record single-day trading volume of more than $6 billion. The company said this marks a new high and reflects its expansion into multi-asset trading including CFDs and tokenized equities, as the exchange broadened its product offering.The i
Finextra & Visa Direct release new survey report on the global state of commercial banking
Our latest Finextra global survey report ‘Commercial Banking in Transition: The Global Survey’, produced in association with Visa Direct, is now available to download.
Banking
Europe’s best private bank 2026: BNP Paribas Wealth Management
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Private banking awards national winners 2026: Austria
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Private banking awards national winners 2026: Belgium
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Private banking awards national winners 2026: Cyprus
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Private banking awards national winners 2026: France
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Private banking awards national winners 2026: Germany
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