AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoBanking Appointments & SME Push: Lloyds Bank named Fiamma Morton managing director for UK SME banking, backing £9.5bn of new SME finance in 2026. Digital Banking & Sharia Finance: Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) became the first in Bahrain to offer Sharia’a-compliant financing via BenefitPay, while Al Salam Bank launched Flexi Auto Finance with a guaranteed showroom buyback after three years. Crypto & Market Structure: Swissquote cut 2026 guidance as crypto income slid, even as client assets hit a record; meanwhile, the U.S. CLARITY Act debate over stablecoin rewards heads toward a September Senate vote. Fraud & Scams: Australia’s ASIC warned AI is making investment scams more convincing, and police in Bahrain cautioned against DSF salary-tax phishing texts that steal card details. Banking System Snapshot: The Philippines’ deposit insurance boost helped push total financial system resources to a record ₱38.31tn in Q2. Corporate Insolvency: Ice-cream maker Rebel Creamery filed for Chapter 11 after a $23.8m trademark packaging loss to Van Leeuwen.
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