Credit Agricole

The decision, followed by a statement from Societe Generale, to provide banks with another $13.6 billion (10.5 billion euros) was based on the fact that top executives don't get a bonus for 2008. As bonuses are being withheld, the banks will also have to keep up their lending and are being urged to restrict dividend payouts to strengthen their capital. In the first round of the financing, the cash was provided to the country's six biggest lenders in the form of loans. 

Norkom Technologies has announced that Banco Santander, one of the world’s top 10 banks and the largest bank in the euro zone, has selected its AML Solution for implementation in Santander AML Units, marking Norkom’s official foray into the Spanish financial services marketplace.