AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 minutes agoBanking Compliance & Governance: Iraq’s Region Trade Bank (RTB) says it has formed the country’s first board built around international leaders in financial integrity, sanctions policy, payments and banking supervision, signaling a push for top-tier compliance. Regulatory & Risk Outlook (India): The RBI’s Financial Stability Report projects India’s gross bad loans (GNPA) edging up to 1.9% by March 2028, while stressing banks remain resilient on capital, liquidity and profitability. Banking Operations & Customer Impact (UK): Lloyds Banking Group will close its Braintree branch on Oct 29, part of a wider Essex/UK branch shutdown plan as customers shift to digital and phone banking. M&A in Banking (India): Kotak Mahindra Bank agreed to buy Deutsche Bank’s India retail, private banking and wealth management business for Rs 281.7 crore, with about 1,000 employees expected to transfer. Payments & Digital Finance: Arab Bank Switzerland opened ABS (Middle East) Limited in Dubai’s DIFC to expand Middle East wealth and cross-border services. Insurance & Consumer Finance: Missouri insurers have paid more than $2.9B in claims after the 2025 severe weather season, with residential property the biggest share. Stablecoins & Enterprise Payments: Open USD (OUSD) is launching on Solana with 140+ partners including Visa, Mastercard and Stripe, using consortium governance and zero-fee minting/redemption. Cybersecurity: Four largest Iranian banks are still facing a third week of outages blamed on cybersecurity failures.
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