28% of bank switchers recommend Credit Unions - survey A new survey shows that 28% of recent bank switchers would recommend a Credit Union for banking needs, while 21% would recommend a FinTech. Business • 12 Sep
How switching bank may not be as simple as you think Mary* has been a customer with Ulster Bank for 30 years. Business • 18 Mar
Firms finding it difficult to access credit - Linked Peer-to-peer lender Linked Finance almost doubled the value of loans it issued in 2021 compared to the previous year. Business • 17 Feb
Brexit boosts international banks' Irish balance sheets The Irish balance sheets of large systemically important banks with international operations run from Ireland have grown by as much as €200bn since the UK … Business • 18 Jan
EU pledges application of global bank capital rules The European Union has today published draft laws to "faithfully" implement the final batch of tougher global bank capital rules from 2025, two years later … Business • 27 Oct 21
Irish Banking Culture Board says more work needed Progress on banking culture is being made but the industry needs to continue to learn lessons and a focus on fair customer outcomes is still … Business • 06 Oct 21
Pay cap considerably disadvantages Irish banks - report A new report on the future of the banking industry finds Ireland's retail banks are at a "considerable and growing disadvantage" compared to other lenders … Business • 29 Sep 21
Ireland named as bank tax haven by Tax Observatory European banks have not reduced their presence in tax havens, despite several scandals that have revealed the dubious practices multinationals use to avoid taxes, according … Business • 06 Sep 21
Credit Review Office to be put on statutory footing The Government is bring forward draft legislation that will put the Credit Review Office (CRO) on a statutory footing. Business • 06 Jul 21
EU fines banks €371m over bond trading cartel The European Commission has today fined top banks including UBS and Unicredit a total of €371m for running a bond-trading cartel during the worst years … Business • 20 May 21
Progress made on bank culture but public trust low There is a very substantial number of customers who believe that banks handle their data securely, according to the chair of the Irish Banking Culture … Business • 17 May 21
Why is Ireland seen as unattractive by banks? Plenty of lenders have dipped their toes in the Irish banking sector, only to discover in recent years that the temperature of the water is … Analysis and Comment • 16 Apr 21
Ulster Bank tops Financial Ombudsman complaints list Ulster Bank Ireland had more complaints against it upheld by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) last year than any other financial services provider. Business • 30 Mar 21
Good progress on sustainable finance - Mazars A new study shows that the average percentage of banks developing a responsible product offering is now 82%, an increase from 47% last year. Business • 22 Mar 21
Call for transparent debate on future of banking The Financial Services Union is calling on the Government to convene a forum for what it calls an' open and transparent' public debate on the … Business • 11 Mar 21
Irish banks 'latecomers' on digital services - Deloitte Irish banks lag behind their global counterparts when it comes to their digital services offering. Business • 10 Feb 21
CCPC rejects Irish banks' Revolut-style app application A plan by the main banks here to develop a person to person money transfer app to rival Revolut and N26 has been dealt an … Business • 21 Jan 21
Govt engages with banks on further repayment breaks The Government is engaging with the banking sector to ensure borrowers who need loan repayment breaks as a result of the further increase in Covid-19 … Business • 06 Jan 21
Some banks not ready to implement new security rules The Department of Finance has said that some banks and businesses may not be fully ready to implement new security rules for electronic payments that … Business • 21 Dec 20
Podcast: Banks, Brexit and Biden Fianna Fáil's management of the public finances during the banking crisis over a decade ago is widely blamed for a significant demise the party's fortunes. Your Politics • 17 Dec 20
Outlook for Irish economy highly uncertain - Commission The European Commission has said the outlook for the Irish economy is "highly uncertain" and that risks are "elevated". Business • 18 Nov 20
BN Amro shares fall as bank stays wary of Covid impact ABN Amro shares fell almost 6% today, as the Dutch bank said it remained cautious despite reporting a much better than expected third-quarter profit helped … Business • 11 Nov 20
Culture board warning over bank customer treatment The chief executive of the organisation set up to drive banking culture reform has said the way in which those institutions support vulnerable customers through … Business • 08 Oct 20
World stocks sink on fears of second Covid-19 wave European stocks have posted their worst fall in three months as fears of a second wave of Covid-19 infections hit travel and leisure shares, while … Business • 21 Sep 20
Banks in bonus balancing act as economies shrink Major international banks may still pay out big bonuses to high flyers this year even as the pandemic saps the global economy, as fears of … Business • 26 Aug 20
