The US ambassador to Germany urges Berlin to deny Iran’s request to transfer $350 mn from German bank accounts.

France's second-biggest bank Societe Generale says it has reached an agreement with US and French authorities to settle inquiries into its dealings in Libya.

Around one million bank employees went on strike across India, demanding better pay and a government crackdown on companies who willfully default on loan payments.

Human Rights Watch says Israeli banks are contributing to the regime’s war crimes and rights violations against Palestinians by funding its illegal settlement activities on the occupied territories.

Small German banks say they plan to maintain their dealings with Iran even after the United States reinstates sanctions against the country in November. 

Germany's leading bank slashes thousands of jobs to recover from years of losses.

Britain’s leading lender Barclays says a top court has dismissed allegations of fraud against it over a 2008 emergency fundraising campaign that involved Qatar.

Mexican officials says hundreds of millions of pesos have been illegally withdrawn from several Mexican banks in possible cyber attacks.

An executive ordinance is to enable Indian authorities to seize the properties of super-rich fugitives whose economic offences or crimes involve sums over 1 billion rupees ($15 million).

India's federal police filed charges against Canara Bank's former chairman over allegations that he helped a company defraud the bank of about $10.5 million taken in loans.