Competition authorities target retail banks

Payment cards under scrutiny Retail banks should expect more scrutiny from the European Commission over their operations, especially in the area of payment cards, following a public hearing in Brussels on July

BOC drops out of Emporiki race

The Board of Directors of Bank of Cyprus Pcl unanimously decided to submit an application to the Hellenic Capital Markets Commission for the revocation of its public tender offer for 100% of

19,367 new viruses detected

With the absence of widespread virus alerts, the first six months of 2006 has seemingly been a relatively quiet period, the Computer Crime Research Center reports. Yet this apparent calm is the

BOC awaits CB verdict on EMP bid

Bank of Cyprus is now waiting for the verdict of the Central Bank of Cyprus, which for the Bank’s Management sake will not grant a permission to bid for control of Emporiki