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Visa has terminated global debit card agreements with FTX

Visa has terminated global debit card agreements with FTX

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Visa Inc, the world’s largest payments processor, said on Sunday it was severing its global credit ca..

UK needs to make politically unpopular reforms to boost growth, business group says

UK needs to make politically unpopular reforms to boost growth, business group says

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government must be willing to make politically unpopular choices in areas such as immigration and..

Slovenia elects first female president

Slovenia elects first female president

By Katja Lihtenvalner LJUBLJANA (Reuters) -Natasa Pirc Musar, a lawyer, won the second round of Slovenia’s presidential election..

Germany warns its delegation of Egyptian spies at COP27

Germany warns its delegation of Egyptian spies at COP27

BERLIN (Reuters) – German federal police have warned their nation’s delegation at the COP27 environmental summit in Egypt ..

Black Panther’ sequel ignites box office with $330 million global debut

Black Panther’ sequel ignites box office with $330 million global debut

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Marvel Studios adventure “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” brought crowds to..

Musk halts Twitter’s coveted blue check amid proliferation of imposters

Musk halts Twitter’s coveted blue check amid proliferation of imposters

By Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Twitter Inc paused its recently announced $8 blue check subscription service on Friday as fake accounts mu..

Why teaching your children financial literacy from a young age will set them up for success

Why teaching your children financial literacy from a young age will set them up for success

By Marcus de Maria, Founder, and Chairman of Investment Mastery As the world we live in becomes more entrepreneurial, chil..

The Future of Payments: Biometrics Within the Financial Ecosystem

The Future of Payments: Biometrics Within the Financial Ecosystem

By Catharina Eklof, CCO, IDEX Biometrics Today’s Payment Landscape Enabled by huge advances in technology, our evolving..

Holding a mirror up to the finance industry on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

Holding a mirror up to the finance industry on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

By Rani Khalon, DEI Engagement Consultant at employee engagement consultancy Forty1 Ask yourself, are you actually carryin..

Are we witnessing the great return to the office?

Are we witnessing the great return to the office?

By Dr Alison Watson, Head of the School of Leadership and Management at Arden University We are now approaching three year..

An analysis of VC investment in the Defence sector and the MOD’s readiness to exploit digital opportunities

An analysis of VC investment in the Defence sector and the MOD’s readiness to exploit digital opportunities

    By Rupert Jones CBE, Advisor at social impact firm WithYouWithMe After decades of UK Defence under-investment, the stars..

How Blockchain Technology Can Help the Fashion Industry Make Verifiable Green Claims

How Blockchain Technology Can Help the Fashion Industry Make Verifiable Green Claims

    By Dave Sandor, CEO and Co-founder of Allinfra The fashion industry has increasingly come under fire for its negative im..

Why Make Fintech Products Accessible For All?

Why Make Fintech Products Accessible For All?

    By Jordan Richards, Founder and CEO of RCCO  Fintechs and financial bodies have a moral duty to ensure their digital pro..

Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy as more senior executives quit

Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy as more senior executives quit

By Katie Paul and Paresh Dave (Reuters) -Twitter Inc’s new owner Elon Musk on Thursday raised the possibility of the social medi..

Dollar set for biggest two-day fall since 2009 as rate outlook shifts

Dollar set for biggest two-day fall since 2009 as rate outlook shifts

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar headed for its biggest two-day drop in almost 14 years on Friday, as investors piled int..

Analysis-Europe’s retailers brace for cutback Christmas

Analysis-Europe’s retailers brace for cutback Christmas

By James Davey and Rachel More LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) – European retailers fear this Christmas could be the worst in at least a..

Wall St heads higher as Fed rate hopes dent dollar

Wall St heads higher as Fed rate hopes dent dollar

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks rose on Friday for a second day on hopes that peaking U.S. inflation means less ag..

Global economic crisis strangling progress for poor, warns U.N. development chief

Global economic crisis strangling progress for poor, warns U.N. development chief

By Laurie Goering SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Decades of development progress are at risk as economies..

Winter weather could be mild, German met office DWD says

Winter weather could be mild, German met office DWD says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany could be in for a mild winter, the meteorological office DWD said on Thursday, raising the possibi..

EU proposes tighter vehicle pollution emission standards

EU proposes tighter vehicle pollution emission standards

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Thursday broadly tighter limits for vehicle emissi..

Inflation dampens festive spirit as German retail faces slump

Inflation dampens festive spirit as German retail faces slump

By Rachel More BERLIN (Reuters) – German shoppers are tightening their purse strings this festive season, the HDE retail associa..

Behind FTX’s fall, battling billionaires and a failed bid to save crypto

Behind FTX’s fall, battling billionaires and a failed bid to save crypto

By Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson (Reuters) – On Tuesday morning, Sam Bankman-Fried, owner of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, caught ..

AstraZeneca lifts 2022 earnings outlook as cancer drugs boost results

AstraZeneca lifts 2022 earnings outlook as cancer drugs boost results

By Natalie Grover (Reuters) -AstraZeneca raised its full-year earnings outlook on Thursday after strong sales of its key cancer drugs ..

U.S.-sanctioned oil tanker stuck in Indonesia carries Venezuelan fuel

U.S.-sanctioned oil tanker stuck in Indonesia carries Venezuelan fuel

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) -A grounded oil supertanker under U.S. Treasury Department sanctions being refloated in Indonesi..

U.S., Ukraine agree to launch talks to upgrade 2008 trade accord

U.S., Ukraine agree to launch talks to upgrade 2008 trade accord

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Ukraine announced on Wednesday that they will launch negotiations to upgrade a bila..

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Twitter, social platforms could see spike in election misinformation

Twitter, social platforms could see spike in election misinformation

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Election misinformation is spreading across social media platforms like Twitter and Meta Platform’s Facebook, a..

Adapting payments to reassure consumers and safeguard profitability during times of uncertainty

Adapting payments to reassure consumers and safeguard profitability during times of uncertainty

By Jon Horddal, Group Chief Product Officer at emerchantpay The economic climate is in massive flux. With inflation in Se..

Republican ‘red wave’ fizzles, but midterm race for U.S. Congress tight

Republican ‘red wave’ fizzles, but midterm race for U.S. Congress tight

By Gabriella Borter and Tim Reid BIRMINGHAM, Mich./PHOENIX, Ariz. (Reuters) – Republicans made modest gains in U.S. midterm elec..

World stocks slip as markets await U.S. midterms outcome

World stocks slip as markets await U.S. midterms outcome

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stocks slid below recent seven-week highs and the dollar rose on Wednesday as investo..

Christmas shopping begins early as Britons face cash crunch

Christmas shopping begins early as Britons face cash crunch

By James Davey and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -British consumers are trying to navigate the hit to their finances by spreading out t..

Bobby Kotick Leads Activision Blizzard Through Economic Turmoil

Bobby Kotick Leads Activision Blizzard Through Economic Turmoil

Bobby Kotick is acutely aware that the video game industry isn’t entirely recession-proof. For the first time in years, video game sal..

Ahold turns to solar panels, lowers thermostats to save energy

Ahold turns to solar panels, lowers thermostats to save energy

By Richa Naidu and Toby Sterling LONDON (Reuters) – Supermarket group Ahold Delhaize is turning to renewable energy and lowering..

Britain’s Next buys failed furniture retailer Made.com, 400 jobs axed

Britain’s Next buys failed furniture retailer Made.com, 400 jobs axed

By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -British fashion retailer Next will buy the Made.com brand for 3.4 million pounds ($3.8 million) ..

Britain’s M&S warns of ‘gathering storm’ of higher costs and weak consumer

Britain’s M&S warns of ‘gathering storm’ of higher costs and weak consumer

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British retailer Marks & Spencer warned on Wednesday of a “gathering storm” of higher..

Citigroup to buy Deutsche Bank license in Mexico for wholesale unit

Citigroup to buy Deutsche Bank license in Mexico for wholesale unit

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Citigroup Inc said on Tuesday it would purchase Deutsche Bank’s Mexican license in order to continue its cor..

Adidas slashes 2022 outlook after Kanye West split

Adidas slashes 2022 outlook after Kanye West split

By Rachel More BERLIN (Reuters) -Adidas further slashed its outlook for 2022 on Wednesday as it weighed the impact of its split from Y..

Commerzbank keeps outlook as lower Q3 profit still beats expectations

Commerzbank keeps outlook as lower Q3 profit still beats expectations

By Tom Sims and Unknown 9629b5b2-3983-43b7-ac6e-49eba7f61a04 FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany’s Commerzbank said on Wednesday its ne..