Georgia: bank loans down in September 2022

Commercial banks in Georgia loaned GEL 42.94 billion ($15.62 billion) and received deposits of GEL 42.04 billion ($15.29 billion) in September, the latest data from the National Bank of Georgia showed. The volume of loans decreased by 0.64% in September compared to the previous month, while the number of deposits increased by 0.68% MoM. Last…

Lithuania: bank starts exchanging Ukrainian hryvnias

Siauliu Bankas has started converting Ukrainian hryvnias into euros, the first commercial bank to offer the service in Lithuania. However, only Ukrainians will be allowed to use the service to exchange up to 10,000 hryvnias. Converting the Ukrainian currency into euros became possible after Lithuania’s central bank signed agreements with its Ukrainian counterpart and Siauliu…

Poland: country banks among digital leaders

The degree of digitisation of the Polish banking sector is above the global average, a study by the consulting company Deloitte has shown. The “Digital Banking Maturity 2022” report, published on September 29, is based on an analysis of 304 banks in 41 countries. The banks analysed were divided into four categories: digital champions who…