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Winning customer trust: The challenge of invisible embedded finance
As financial products become part of everyday transactions, brands are finding new ways to reach consumers. But while embedded finance may simplify customer acquisition, building brand recall and lasting relationships remains a bigger challenge.
AIFF Fixed Deposit Liquidation Blocked: What It Means For Federation Finances
AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey's controversial proposal to liquidate the federation's fixed deposit to cover significant deficits from recent international friendly matches has been stalled by members, raising serious questions about financial…
A-Leagues' financial woes: How solvent is Australia's top tier?
When Australia's professional football clubs separated from Football Australia back in December 2020, the vision was enticing. Finally unshackled from the national governing body like so many other football leagues around the world, A-Leagues clubs…
Lawyer urges probe into Crans-Montana finances
WHO candidate Hanan Balkhy: ‘The bottom line is that the funding is slimmer' Read more: WHO candidate Hanan Balkhy: ‘The bottom line is that the funding is slimmer' Swiss components also found in new Russian weapons Read more: Swiss…
As Trump eyes new attack, Iran vows to retaliate beyond the Mideast and target financial assets, while oil markets brace for generational damage
The clock is ticking toward a new round of fighting in the U.S.-Iran war, but this time the damage could be much more widespread, stretching to new regions and different types of targets. President Donald Trump has said he's contemplating…
Japanese Drifter's Road Trip to Korea Drives Uchiyama Takuya's 'The Blue Breaks' at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market
A man conceived through sperm donation, unsure of his place in the world, sets out on a journey to Korea in “ The Blue Breaks,” an adaptation of Machiya Ryohei's 2016 novel by Japanese filmmaker Uchiyama Takuya (“Numb”).
Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot will help finance after-school activities for children
A new initiative by Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot offers a one-off grant of NIS 1,000 to parents of children to fund after-school activities, as part of a Bank of Israel framework requiring banks to provide benefits to customers and amid the strain on…
KB Kookmin Bank to lead $9.45 bil. AI infrastructure financing
KB Kookmin Bank has secured the lead arranger role in a 12.6 trillion won ($9.45 billion) project to build artificial intelligence (AI) computing infrastructure in Korea, the lender said Sunday. Led by Brookfield, one of the world's largest…
HK to host two financial mega events, Q3 GDP expected to beat estimates: Paul Chan
Hong Kong will kick off the first week of November by hosting two major global financial events and announcing third-quarter economic growth, which Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po expects to beat market estimates on accelerating exports and…
Adesugba Urges Finance Sector to Recognize African Creative Assets
Professor Adesoji Adesugba urged African financial institutions to treat creative works and royalty income as assets, saying local production capacity and stronger rights enforcement could help creators retain more value. Nigeria's News Agency of…
Pakistan Assumes G-24 Chair With Development Finance Reform Agenda
Pakistan assumed the chairmanship of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four (G-24) on Nov. 1, with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb pledging to seek affordable development finance and greater influence for developing economies in global…
ISS backs Lee Jae-keun's appointment as KB Financial chairman
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recommended that shareholders vote in favor of appointing Lee Jae-keun as chairman of KB Financial Group. In its voting recommendations report obtained by The Korea Times, Sunday, the world's largest…
Election pledges inflate Victoria's runaway health budget despite dire finances
Victoria's next government faces urgent pressure to curb runaway health spending to begin repairing the state's finances, even as both major parties unveil billions of dollars in health promises during an election-year splurge that economists have…
Financial sector rise in October: AI shift lifts CBOE, crypto rout hits COIN
The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) gained 5.23% during the month, outperforming the S&P 500 (SP500)'s 1.40% decline, as investors assessed third-quarter earnings. However, the sector ranked seventh among the 11 S&P 500 sectors.
Andy Burnham's Government cause '£49bn black hole in UK finances
Kemi Badenoch has claimed that John Healey has left the UK facing a staggering £49bn black hole that will demand significant tax hikes to plug. The Conservative party leader warned that Labour would need to raise taxes by £1,700 per…
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