Tag: banking
Top banks in Spain unite to swap information in fight against financial crimes
THREE SPANISH banks have come together to exchange information and data to fight and prevent financial crime.
BBVA, Banco Santander, and CaixaBank have formed a...
Spain’s banks told to pay out more to savers as interest rates climb
BANKS in Spain have been told to start paying clients better rates for their savings as interest rates continue to climb.
The call has come...
Freeze mortgage rates, says Spain’s labour minister after BBVA posts record profits
SPAIN’S deputy prime minister and labour minister, Yolanda Diaz, on Wednesday called on the banking sector to freeze mortgage interest rates and curb its...
Sabadell Bank says ‘no plans’ to close branches this year in Spain as profits soar
SABADELL BANK says it has no plans for any further branch closures in Spain this year as it reported a bumper profit for 2022.
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Number of bankers in Spain earning over a million euros grew from 128 to 221 in 2021
THE NUMBER of bankers in Spain who earn more than €1 million a year grew considerably in 2021, to a total of 221. This...
Bankia and CaixaBanks will be unable to transfer cash through Bizum for several days
CUSTOMERS will be unable to make cash transfers through Bizum for several days ahead of a scheduled cut in services.
The hault in services -...
EXPLAINED: What Caixabank merger with Bankia means for customers
Last month two of Spain’s high street banks completed a merger to become Spain’s largest banking entity, but what does that mean for those...
CaixaBank takeover of Bankia to create Spain’s biggest bank set to be done by this Friday
PLANS to create Spain's largest retail bank through CaixaBank buying out Bankia have cleared a major legal hurdle and should be sealed by this...
Wall Street warns Calatan crisis is still risk to Spain’s economy
According to a report released by the bank, it outlined that Catalunya continued to dictate events not only in the Spanish banking system but also more globally.
State-owned Spanish bank Bankia to repay investors €1.8 billion
The state-owned bank are giving the investors three months to claim back their original investment plus 1% interest
Fears mount over new financial crisis as Spanish stocks are rocked
The IBEX 35 dropped 4.4% on February 8, its steepest fall since August
Barclays offloads Portuguese assets to Spanish bank Bankinter SA
Chairman John McFarlane continues rebalancing strategy
Spain to pay EU billions back in bailout loans ahead of schedule
The economy ministry has announced that €2.5 billion will be transferred to the European Union
ECB cuts rates causing euro to weaken dramatically
The changes are aimed at forcing banks to lend
Expat pensioners battle banking giant ‘scam’
Elderly expats crammed into Rothschild ‘scam’ case at Marbella court
Should your bank hard-sell you insurance?
Columnist Danni Worth, of Op de Beeck & Worth, explains how to beat the bank bullies
Spanish bailout no more than a sticking plaster
€100 billion bailout of Spain banks dismissed as a temporary solution
Jail for Santander bank boss
CEO of Spanish bank Santander has been given a jail sentence
LATEST NEWS FROM THE OLIVE PRESS
NASA images show the dramatic impact of the ongoing drought in Spain: Andalucia and its olive groves are among...
A STARTLING report by NASA has illustrated the drought enveloping Spain - and in particular the olive groves of Andalucia, the world’s leading olive...
