Chilean Retailer Ripley Corp Regains A+ Rating as Debt Falls
Chile's Ripley Corp was upgraded to A+ in June 2026 by Feller Rate and Humphreys, as mall profits and lower...
August 3, 2026Topic
Banking
Banco de Chile Adds US$53 Million to Provisions in the Second Quarter
Banco de Chile added US$53 million in provisions in Q2 2026 as macro and geopolitical risk and higher retail delinquency...
August 3, 2026
Colombia’s Bancolombia Migration Fails, 20M Locked Out
A failed Bancolombia system migration in February 2026 knocked its app and online banking offline for five days, hitting more...
August 3, 2026
Itaú Colombia Sells Retail Unit to Banco De Bogotá
Itau closed the sale of its Colombian personal banking business on 31 July 2026. About 267,000 customers moved to Banco...
August 2, 2026
StanChart Kenya Pays 522 Pensioners as Fresh Claims Emerge
Standard Chartered pension payout has reached 522 of 629 Kenyan retirees, part of a KES 7.2 billion settlement after a...
July 28, 2026
Argentina’s Central Bank Opens Door to Dollar Payroll Accounts
Argentina's Central Bank authorised dollar payroll accounts, setting rules for deposits and withdrawals as everyday dollarisation deepens.
July 28, 2026
Colombian Banks Post 44% Higher Profit as DaviPlata Becomes a Neobank
Colombian banks profit soared 43.8% to COP 6.9 trillion by May 2025 as Davivienda rebounded 208.3% and DaviPlata transformed into...
July 18, 2026
Barbados Tells Banks to Fix the Spending Limits on BiMPay, Its Payment App
Barbados' central bank orders banks to match BiMPay limits with existing customer caps after the app processed $1.3B in its...
July 14, 2026
Panama’s New Bank Credit Falls 7% as Housing Finance Dries Up
New bank lending in Panama fell about 7% in early 2026, with construction and housing finance hit hardest, a warning...
July 14, 2026