Adyen and ABN Amro report strong H1 2026 financial results

Adyen reported strong H1 2026 financial results, characterized by a 21% currency-adjusted increase in net revenue to €1.3 billion. Processed payment volume rose 24% year-over-year to approximately €804 billion. Growth was largely driven by existing merchants increasing their volume on the platform, with in-person transactions seeing a 28% rise. Following these results and recent acquisitions like Talon.One, Adyen raised its full-year revenue growth guidance to between 21% and 23%.

ABN Amro also posted robust second-quarter results, with net profit rising nearly 30% to €781 million, exceeding analyst expectations. The bank's performance was bolstered by mortgage and commercial loan growth, leading it to raise its 2026 commercial interest income outlook to €6.8 billion. Additionally, ABN Amro is accelerating its AI integration, with nearly 50 use cases in production, including generative AI assistants for customers and developers.

In the broader Dutch banking sector, several institutions reported strong earnings, though some analysts noted a trend of increasing office presence requirements for staff.