Banking News
The latest developments, earnings reports, and strategic shifts across global banking.
UK's Standard Chartered posts record H1 2026 pre-tax profit of $4.8 billion; announces $1 billion buyback
Standard Chartered reported record H1 pre-tax profit of $4.8 billion, up 9% year on year, RoTE of 17.6%, EPS of 151.6 cents and a $1 billion buyback.
UK's NatWest Group posts H1 2026 attributable profit of £3.0 billion; RoTE of 19.7%
NatWest reported H1 attributable profit of £3.0 billion and RoTE of 19.7%, with the bank growing across all three of its main customer businesses.
Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International H1 2026 profit ex-Russia up 25% to €708 million; NII guidance raised
RBI reported H1 2026 consolidated profit excluding Russia of €708 million, up 25% year on year, and raised full-year NII guidance to above €4.4 billion.
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Q1 FY2026 profit jumps 33% on loan demand and rate moves
SMFG's April-June profit climbed 33% year on year as net interest income rose 26% on robust loan demand and higher rates; gross profit reached ¥1,403,446 million.
UK's Lloyds Banking Group H1 2026 statutory pre-tax profit rises 23% to £4.29 billion
Lloyds Banking Group posted H1 2026 statutory pre-tax profit of £4.29bn, up 23% YoY, with underlying profit up 18% to £4.22bn and after-tax profit of £3.1bn.
France's Societe Generale reports record Q2 2026 net income of €1.8 billion, RoTE of 12.2%
SocGen posted a record Q2 group net income of €1.8 billion with RoTE of 12.2%, revenue up 4.5% and costs down 4.1%, with a CET1 ratio of 13.2%.
Indonesia's BCA H1 2026 net profit rises 1.8% to IDR 29.5 trillion as loans cross IDR 1,000 trillion
BCA's first-half consolidated profit edged up to IDR 29.54 trillion as lending grew 8% to IDR 1,036 trillion, led by corporate loans, and non-interest income rose 11%.
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank posts record H1 2026 pre-tax profit of AED 4.3 billion, ROE of 28%
ADIB reported a record H1 2026 pre-tax profit of AED 4.3 billion, up 9% year on year, with return on equity of 28%.
Spain's BBVA posts record H1 2026 net profit of €6.05 billion; announces €2 billion buyback
BBVA reported record H1 net attributable profit of €6.05 billion, up 11.1% year on year, and announced a fresh €2 billion extraordinary share buyback.
Netherlands' ING Group Q2 2026 net result of €1.95 billion; pre-tax profit up 23% to €2.9 billion
ING posted Q2 net result of €1.95 billion and pre-tax profit up 23% year on year to €2.9 billion, with net core lending growth of €15.2 billion.
Austria's Erste Group reports H1 2026 net profit of €1.98 billion; record Q2 above €1 billion
Erste Group posted H1 2026 net profit of €1,975 million and a record Q2 above €1 billion, with operating result up 49.3% year on year and Q2 RoTE of 22.1% (19.6% for the half).
Mashreq Bank Q2 2026 net profit jumps 26% to AED 2.07 billion, beating analyst estimates
Dubai's Mashreq posted Q2 2026 net profit of AED 2.07 billion, up 26% year on year, beating analyst estimates, according to Reuters.