FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Banks / 30 September 2026
Banks: sector news on Wednesday 30 September 2026
Average tone +3.4 (positive) across 6 companies with relevant coverage, from 109 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Chartered | +2.2 | 39 | Coverage was mostly about the bank's crypto research note on Ethena, ESG awards, a new brand campaign and government talks in Pakistan. |
| HSBC | +6.3 | 23 | Coverage was dominated by HSBC naming its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin 'RedCoin' ahead of a launch, which reads as a positive product step. |
| NatWest Group | +4.0 | 19 | Coverage was mostly about NatWest lending, including £246m for Housing Plus Group and a £30m West Midlands investment, alongside an industry-first trial and an analyst target price. |
| Barclays | +2.0 | 14 | Coverage was mixed: UBS backing, corporate lending strength, the India equities push and new products were positive. |
| Lloyds Banking Group | +2.8 | 12 | Coverage leaned positive on Lloyds completing live stablecoin settlement trials with Visa, plus a Moderate Buy analyst consensus. |
| Lion Finance Group | +3.2 | 2 | Coverage was mainly two Kalkine Media pieces on investor attention and the latest quarterly payment, which lean mildly positive. |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +10.0 UBS backs Barclays as corporate lending surge powers UK banks
UBS backs Barclays amid corporate lending surge. - +8.7 Visa and Lloyds complete live trials of stablecoin settlement
Live trials completed successfully with Visa - +7.8 Visa and Lloyds pilot stablecoin settlement for cross-border payments
Pilot of stablecoin cross-border settlement with Visa - +7.5 HSBC prepares for the launch of HK$-backed stablecoin, RedCoin
Preparing launch of HK dollar stablecoin - +7.5 HSBC Names Hong Kong Stablecoin 'RedCoin' Ahead of Retail Rollout
Names stablecoin ahead of retail rollout - +7.5 HSBC to Launch Hong Kong Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin "HSBC RedCoin" by Year-End
Stablecoin due by year-end - +7.5 HSBC Names Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin ‘RedCoin’ Ahead of H2 2026 Launch
Stablecoin named ahead of 2026 launch - +7.5 HSBC names stablecoin 'HSBC RedCoin' amid strong digital asset demand
Stablecoin named amid strong digital asset demand - +7.5 HSBC announces RedCoin pegged to Hong Kong dollar late 2026
Stablecoin product launch plans in Hong Kong - +7.5 Lloyds Banking : and Visa test faster, round-the-clock cross-border settlement using stablecoins
Stablecoin settlement trial with Visa shows innovation - +7.3 HSBC Names New Hong Kong Stablecoin ‘RedCoin’ as Launch Nears
Stablecoin launch nears - +7.3 HSBC RedCoin stablecoin set for Hong Kong launch
Stablecoin set for Hong Kong launch