FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Banks / 13 October 2026
Banks: sector news on Tuesday 13 October 2026
Average tone +3.9 (positive) across 6 companies with relevant coverage, from 91 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC | +3.3 | 30 | Coverage focused on HSBC's plan to phase out fixed-pay allowances for senior staff from 2028 and move to bonuses, which was treated mostly as neutral to mildly positive. |
| Standard Chartered | +6.2 | 28 | Coverage was dominated by the launch of RLUSD custody through its Dubai branch, with plans for an LMAX collateral link, which reads as a positive new product. |
| Lloyds Banking Group | +3.7 | 19 | Coverage leaned positive, with a new CTO hire from HSBC, a JPMorgan price target increase and favourable pieces on digital strategy and share returns. |
| NatWest Group | −0.5 | 8 | Coverage was mixed: branches were named among the worst for customer satisfaction, while a historic Northampton branch reopened after a £400,000 refit. |
| Barclays | +2.0 | 4 | Most coverage was Barclays analysts changing price targets on other companies, which says little about the bank itself. |
| Lion Finance Group | +9.0 | 2 | Coverage centred on Bank of Georgia signing $118 million of loan agreements with the IFC, with the stock said to be in focus as a result. |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +9.2 Lion Finance’s Bank of Georgia signs $118 million IFC loan agreements
Bank of Georgia secures $118 million IFC funding, supporting lending capacity - +9.2 Lloyds Banking Group (LSE: LLOY) Shares Deliver 26% Return As Bears Underestimate Digital Strategy
Positive coverage of 26% share return and digital strategy. - +8.3 Why Is Lion Finance Group (LSE:BGEO) Stock In Focus After Bank Of Georgia Secures New IFC Credit Lines As FTSE 100 Holds Steady?
Stock in focus after new IFC credit lines for Bank of Georgia - +8.3 Hong Kong Stock Market Movers | HSBC Holdings (00005) rises over 2%; JPMorgan forecasts an 11% year-on-year increase in the company's adjusted pre-tax profit for the third quarter
Shares up over 2%; JPMorgan forecasts 11% profit rise. - −8.3 Standard Chartered Kenya Downgraded to Tier Two as Market Share Slips Below Regulatory Threshold
Kenya unit downgraded to tier two as market share slips - −7.5 HSBC Bangladesh staff allege pressure to ‘waive legal rights’ over redundancy
Staff allege pressure over redundancy in Bangladesh. - +7.5 NEWS: Standard Chartered among new OKX investors at $25bn valuation
Named as new investor in OKX at $25bn valuation - +7.5 Standard Chartered to Custody Ripple's RLUSD Stablecoin in Dubai, Enabling Trading Without Asset Transfers
Custody of RLUSD in Dubai enabling trading without transfers - +7.5 Standard Chartered launches RLUSD custody; stock pre-market at EUR 25.72 - ad-hoc-news.de
Launch of RLUSD custody service, a new product - +7.5 Standard Chartered starts institutional custody for RLUSD, seeks collateral use
Starts institutional RLUSD custody and seeks collateral use - +7.0 Standard Chartered brings Ripple's RLUSD into banking custody after $765 million quarterly surge
Brings RLUSD into banking custody amid strong growth - +6.7 HSBC, Ant Put Tokenized Deposits to Work in AI Agent Payment Test on Jovay
Tokenized deposit AI payment test with Ant.