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Millions of people to start receiving £100 in their accounts from Tuesday - see how

Customers will receive the one-off payment directly in their account as part of a building society's Fairer Share scheme

Chronicle Live · Jun 12, 2023

The Top 2 Bank Stocks to Watch This Week and 1 to Avoid

The U.S. banking sector has been under immense pressure following the collapses of three major regional banks. With the bank turmoil far from over, it could be wise to add fundamentally sound foreign bank stocks China Minsheng (CMAKY) and Grupo Financiero (GGAL) to your watchlist this week, which are positioned…

StockNews.com · Jun 12, 2023

JPMorgan reaches settlement with victims of late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

Two parties have reportedly reached a $290m ‘agreement in principle to settle’ the lawsuit brought last November by women who were abused by Epstein

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023

Krungsri upbeat on digital baht

The Bank of Thailand is working with three payment service providers to launch its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), a novel financial infrastructure it claims will improve the convenience and efficiency of financial transactions with lower costs.

Bangkok Post · Jun 11, 2023

Your options if your bank including Lloyds, Halifax, NatWest and HSBC is shutting its doors in the North East

Seventeen North East communities so far are losing their branches in 2023 as more people opt to use online services

Chronicle Live · Jun 11, 2023

Will increase Ladli Behna Yojana aid to ₹3,000 a month, says Chouhan

Crediting the first monthly instalment of ₹1,000 into the bank accounts of financially weak women under the Mukyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana on Saturday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that he had plans to increase the assistance to ₹3,000 a month in future. 

The Hindu · Jun 11, 2023

How two big Wall Street banks are rethinking the office for a post-pandemic future

From more air circulation to well stacked pantries, JPMorgan Chase and BNP Paribas are seeking to make the office a draw at a time when work-from-home is becoming commonplace.

WEKU · Jun 11, 2023

Iraq’s central bank to blame for dispute behind jailing of Australian Robert Pether, tribunal finds

Engineer’s family says International Court of Arbitration decision strengthens the case for freeing him

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2023

Erdogan's new central bank chief signals hope for Turkey's economic turnaround

Turkey's president has appointed a former U.S.-based bank executive to head the central bank

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

Who is Hafize Gaye Erkan, Turkey’s new central bank chief?

Erkan becomes the first woman to lead the central bank after her appointment by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2023