PwC | Global news | Banking

An overview of PwC global news in the Banking industry:

United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Most central banks considering own digital currency One-in-eight of the world’s central banks have considered launching a central bank digital currency, according to a new study.
21 April 2022
Canada

North America | Canada

Federal government appoints PwC's Abraham Tachjian as open banking lead Department of Finance Canada has appointed Abraham Tachjian, a director at PwC, as open banking lead.
28 March 2022
Europe

Europe | Regional

Europe’s best government digital currencies: Ukraine and Sweden Ukraine and Sweden are the most mature European markets for central bank-backed digital currencies and coins – the more credible alternative to cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more.
19 May 2021
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

PwC's Experience Centre hosts region's top FinTech start-ups A cohort of eleven start-ups has graduated from a FinTech bootcamp, with the grand finale hosted at PwC’s Dubai based Experience Centre.
03 March 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Two-thirds of UK banks have no net zero target While a glut of private and public entities have been publicising plans to become carbon neutral before 2050, a new study has revealed that only around one-third of Britain’s largest banks have net z
09 November 2020
United States

North America | United States

Guidehouse and PwC to support Fed's Main Street Lending Program Management consulting firms Guidehouse and PwC have been selected to help manage the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Main Street Lending Program, which offers loans to small- and medium-sized enterp
17 July 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

British Business Bank hires Deloitte, KPMG and PwC Three of the Big Four accounting firms have won contracts to support the British Business Bank, which will pay out £20 million in consulting fees for their work.
17 June 2020
Canada

North America | Canada

Canadian banks tackle upskilling as talent worries continue Canadian banks tackle upskilling as talent worries continue As banks increasingly deploy technologies such as data dashboards, chatbots, and analytics, they need to make sure that employees can work
12 March 2020
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

Financial crime on the up in the Middle East, shows PwC survey Fraud and financial crime is on the rise in the Middle East, according to the latest survey from professional services firm PwC, but there may be some broader local issues hidden in the data.
06 March 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC appointed to probe Goldman Sachs reporting The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is understood to have appointed PwC to undertake a "skilled person's report" on Goldman Sachs International.
03 March 2020
India

Asia | India

PwC's financial services lead John Garvey on India's banking sector Rising proportions of non-performing loans (NPLs), an increasingly pervasive credit crunch and complex restructuring processes are the primary challenges currently facing India’s banking sector.
05 February 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

JP Morgan poaches three dealmakers from PwC When Annabelle Mooney early August announced she was leaving PwC for investment banking giant JP Morgan, her employer PwC was understandably disappointed.
16 October 2019
Ghana

Africa | Ghana

PwC Director to support Bank of Ghana implement insolvency procedures The Bank of Ghana is clamping down on insolvent financiers in the country, and is looking to wind down these operations smoothly.
20 August 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Financial sector focuses on digitalisation over Brexit preparations The financial service sector in the UK continues to face tough market conditions, with Brexit uncertainty and regulatory change on the horizon.
05 August 2019
Australia

Oceania | Australia

PwC's Annabelle Mooney returns to investment banking roots Two years after leaving investment banking for merger & acquisition consulting, Annabelle Mooney has returned to her roots.
05 August 2019
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Analysis of how major banks in South Africa have performed last year Following reports that the South African financial services firms ended last year with modest growth, new analysis from global professional services firm PwC has reported that the major banks in the
27 May 2019
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

South Africa's major banks registered modest growth and diversification last year Global professional services firm PwC has released its latest analysis of the forum Major Banks in South Africa – Absa, FirstRand, Nedbank and Standard Bank – and has found them amid stable growth an
26 March 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Bank of England orders Visa to hire PwC after IT error Multinational financial services corporation Visa has been instructed to hire consultants to help complete the recommendations of an independent review, following an IT outage that caused chaos in 20
18 March 2019
United Arab Emirates

Middle East | United Arab Emirates

UAE banking and finance educators sign MoU with PwC's Academy ME
12 March 2019
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Increasing productivity is the way to go for financial services firms As the financial services sector in South Africa looks to sketch a path to recovery following a period of sustained struggle, global professional services firm PwC has revealed that a focus on increa
25 February 2019
Canada

North America | Canada

Canadian banks see revenue grow 6.1% to $159 billion in FY18 According to a recent analysis from PwC Canada, the Big Six Canadian Banks increased total revenues by 6.1%, reaching a collective $159 billion compared to the previous year’s $149 billion.
31 January 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Brexit and looming economic crisis hit financial services optimism The levels of optimism among the UK’s financial services sector remains at a worrying low, according to a new report co-authored by the country’s representative body for business interests.
21 January 2019
India

Asia | India

Indian NBFCs need to evolve in line with contemporary market trends Despite an expanding market across India for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), the number of NBFCs in the country has declined sharply over the last few years, primarily due to dominance of th
19 November 2018
United Arab Emirates

Middle East | United Arab Emirates

PwC and Commercial Bank of Dubai sign digital innovation deal The Middle East branch of PwC has signed an agreement with the Commercial Bank of Dubai to foster greater digital innovation at the financial services and banking provider.
27 September 2018
India

Asia | India

The industries that draw the most gross bank credit in India Ten industries make up 90% of the credit on offer for the industry division in India’s banking sector, according to a new report from global professional services firm PwC.
03 September 2018
Mexico

Latin America | Mexico

Strength of Mexican fintech industry displays Latin American potential in Industry 4.0 era Latin America may have skipped a beat whilst Asia reaped the rewards of the internet revolution from the 1990s onwards, however The New World is aiming to capitalise on the fourth industrial revoluti
23 August 2018
India

Asia | India

Macroeconomic and global trends affecting India's ATM industry A new report from global professional services firm PwC has revealed that the ATM industry in India has been a steadily lucrative one over the years.
23 July 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Drones to add £21 billion to UK public sector and financial services New research by PwC suggests that the ‘drone economy’ could add £42 billion to UK GDP by 2030.
29 May 2018
United States

North America | United States

PwC advises lenders on client engagement in Digital Mortgage 2.0 era An emerging ‘homeownership ecosystem’ will bring technology firms and other outsiders into the mortgage mix, a new report from PwC predicts.
16 May 2018
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

South Africa's Big Four banks record growth in headline earnings On the back of strong growth in the banking sector across Africa, South Africa registered growth in liquidity over the course of 2017, according to analysis conducted by global professional services
02 April 2018
Liberia

Africa | Liberia

PwC and GN Bank host SME financial management seminar in Liberia Global professional services firm PwC has, in collaboration with GN Bank in Liberia, hosted a one-day financial management seminar for budding entrepreneurs in the country.
20 March 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Yorkshire-based motor dealership aims to sue PwC and Lloyds bank for £55 million PwC and Lloyds Banking Group are set to face a £55 million legal battle with a motor dealership which will alleges they colluded to force it out of business.
15 March 2018

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