January 2026 – Page 22 – Finance Updates

EU Court Slams Backlash Over “Killer Acquisitions”: Impacts of the Illumina-GRAIL Ruling

The ECJ ruled on 3 September 2024 that the Co...

This overturns the Commissions 2021 policy ai...

DMA Article 14 forces gatekeepers to inform t...

Scrutiny of risky below-threshold acquisition...

Regulators Challenge Google’s $32B Wiz Deal Over Cloud Competition & Digital Sovereignty

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Google plans to buy cloud-security firm Wiz f...

European policymakers worry the acquisition c...

The European Commission must decide by Feb. 1...

The outcome could reshape cloud-security comp...

SEBI Charges BofA Over Leaked Block Trade Data in Aditya Birla AMC Deal

Americas Risk Depository Credit Intermediation

Indias SEBI says Bank of America leaked price...

SEBI alleges the information spread beyond th...

The regulator also says BofA initially misled...

BofA may seek a multimillion-dollar settlemen...

Citi’s APAC Investment Banking Surge: $514M in 2025 Through Strong Cross-Border Deals

Asia Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Citi’s APAC investment-banking client revenue...

Results were driven by strong M&A and equity-...

For 2026, Citi expects robust cross-border an...

Outperformance in APAC IB will hinge on local...

Why Google’s CAPTCHA Lock Hits You & How to Restore Secure Web Access

Global FYI Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals

Bloomberg/Google blocked access with a CAPTCH...

The page provides a block reference ID and re...

Common triggers include shared IPs, VPN/proxy...

Solving the CAPTCHA and cleaning up the netwo...

How Community Banks Can Win with Fintech, API Integration & GenAI Investments

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Smaller banks can compete with fintechs by us...

Bank tech priorities skew to near-term securi...

McKinsey argues tech spend rarely creates dif...

Winning strategy combines inward customer-dat...

How Fintechs Are Outpacing Banks: Innovation, AI & M&A as the Leap Forward

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Fintechs are growing far faster than banks (~...

They also lead AI execution, driving ~70% of ...

To close the innovation gap, banks are accele...

More permissive regulation on charters and co...

OBOS Bank Chooses Netcompany Banking Services for Core Banking Overhaul

Europe Firms Depository Credit Intermediation

OBOS Bank will switch from Tietoevry Banking ...

The framework deal covers core banking plus d...

NBS is the merged Netcompany-SDC banking unit...

The move aims to improve OBOS’s digital capab...

Corporate Bonds Shine as Spreads Tighten — But How Much Gain Can You Still Grab?

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

U.S. corporate bond spreads have tightened to...

Moderating inflation, steady jobs, and solid ...

Reduced new issuance amid high borrowing cost...

With spreads already near historic tights, an...

China’s 2025 Interbank Debt Hits ¥10.1 Trillion as Private Issuers Surge

Asia Markets Depository Credit Intermediation

China’s interbank market debt issuance reache...

Outstanding interbank debt instruments exceed...

Average issuance rates fell to roughly 2.05%,...

Issuance broadened to new and private firms, ...