Banking

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Lloyds Banking Group shuts down all crypto credit card transactions

Are we witnessing the murder of Bitcoin? Knives are out for the biggest and (so far) bestest crypto on the block. HAL WILLIAMS looks...
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak leaving Number 10

Boris out! UK SMEs voice drop of confidence in PM

THE MAJORITY of UK SMEs want Boris Johnson to step aside — with 63 percent saying they would like to see him forced out. In...
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IMF warns of debt ‘timebomb’ thanks to ‘cheap money’ borrowing policies

THE International Monetary Fund warns that low interest rates are encouraging companies to take on a level of debt that could become a “timebomb”. The...
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UK MPs look into SME funding challenges

A CROSS-PARTY committee of UK MPs is to examine the key challenges SMEs face when seeking finance. (Click here to see stock prices for the...
UK currency, pound stering

Jingle of coins and rustle of banknotes: noises of the past?

By Hal Williams IT’S A CONFUSING time for cash in Britain — maybe even crunch time in the run-up to the Budget. The roll-out of limited...
Emir Bektešević, Denis Čivgin and Adnan Bogunić

At the top of its game and on-target for future growth

VAKUFSKA Banka Sarajevo has been operating in the Bosnia-Herzegovina market for 26 years, and has gained an enviable reputation for professionalism. The commercial bank has...
Bitcoin and dollars

Banking group’s Bitcoin block ‘won’t halt crypto trading’

Lloyds Banking Group has blocked credit card transactions for cryptocurrency purchases, but that lacks logic – and may even increase demand, say experts By HAL...
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Are you on the rails? Vital infrastructure for payments

By TOM BENTLEY ANY BUSINESS that deals with transactions and transfers must also deal with payment rails, which provide the infrastructure needed to carry money...

Credit Suisse chief steps down over bank’s corporate espionage scandal

CREDIT Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam has resigned after a boardroom battle over a corporate spying incident. Shares in Credit Suisse dropped four percent at news...
European Central Bank

Saxo Bank chief calls for fair play on rate hikes

Consider this more than an op-ed — it's a call to action, says CEO and founder of the Danish bank KIM FOURNAIS IN THE...