by Khalil | Nov 11, 2025 | News, News & Blog, News & Blogs
Banking in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has always been a balancing act between growth and risk. In recent years, that balance has been tested harder than ever: slowing economies, rising non-performing loans, and volatile deposits have left lenders under pressure....
by Khalil | Nov 11, 2025 | News, News & Blog, News & Blogs
Small and medium sized enterprises across Central and Eastern Europe are the rhythm of local economies. Think of a family owned manufacturer in Transylvania that ships furniture to Vienna, a logistics firm in Silesia opening a branch in the Czech Republic, or a...
by Khalil | Nov 11, 2025 | News, News & Blog, News & Blogs
As 2025 unfolds, banks in Central and Eastern Europe stand at a crossroads. The past two years have exposed fault lines, sluggish growth, rising non-performing loans, and regulators keeping a far closer watch. Deposits remain volatile, moving quickly to perceived safe...
by Khalil | Nov 10, 2025 | News, News & Blog, News & Blogs
Across Europe, including EU, EEA, and CEE markets, lenders navigate evolving supervisory expectations from the EBA and national authorities, horizontal data and resilience rules like GDPR and DORA, and open-payment/data frameworks under PSD2, all while enforcing...
by Khalil | Oct 27, 2025 | News, News & Blog, News & Blogs
Oman’s banking sector is moving decisively toward a digital-first model under Oman Vision 2040 and the oversight of the Central Bank of Oman (CBO). The question is no longer whether to digitize, but how to do it credibly across origination, scoring, risk, and...
by Khalil | Oct 15, 2025 | News, News & Blog, News & Blogs
Western Europe’s transition to cashless payments is no longer just a payments story—it is fundamentally reshaping credit. Every instant transfer, card tap, and digital wallet top-up generates behavioural data that can transform underwriting, portfolio monitoring, and...
