Germany’s DekaBank has scored a major win, bagging a crypto custody license from BaFin, the country’s financial watchdog, and ...

High interest rates have allowed banks to build cash reserves for takeovers, although national concerns could be hindering ...

The European banking industry has been supposedly on the verge of a flood of mergers and takeovers for at least a decade — ...

Helmut Schlesinger, the former president of the Bundesbank who has died at the age of 100, was regarded as the German central bank’s key intellectual power long before he unexpectedly rose to the top ...

European stocks closed higher on Friday, as investors made some purchases at several counters as markets resumed trading after ...

European stocks were broadly higher on Friday as trading resumed after a two-day break for Christmas holidays. The pan-European ...

DekaBank secures crypto custody license in Germany from BaFin and ECB. It has expanded its role in digital assets and EU ...

Italy wants UniCredit to disclose full terms of its proposed takeover of smaller rival Banco BPM under "golden power" rules ...

Comments from head of Italy’s largest bank Carlo Messina come as rival UniCredit battles opposition from Berlin and Rome ...

The Italian government is growing concerned about the prospect of an increased French presence in its finance industry, with two major deals in the works that could potentially reshape the market.