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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. Exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0701 GMT – Private credit in Southeast Asia hasn't really taken off amid bank dominance and concern from private…
Finance minister vows livelihood support amid FX, financial volatility
Korea's finance minister on Wednesday vowed to roll out efforts to stabilize people's livelihoods amid lingering volatility in foreign exchange and financial markets. Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol made the remarks during a meeting with…
Bajaj Finance falls Wednesday, underperforms market
Shares of Bajaj Finance Ltd. 500034 dropped 3.07% to 1,010.25 Indian rupees Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the BSE SENSEX Index 1 falling 2.15% to 76,503.60. Bajaj Finance Ltd. closed…
Revolut Is Building An AI Brain For Banking, And It Could Change Finance Forever
As banks race to turn AI from isolated tools into enterprise-wide intelligence, Revolut's PRAGMA model offers a glimpse of where digital banking and financial services may be heading next. Revolut is taking a very different approach to AI in…
Inbank and Eurobank to establish an embedded finance joint venture in Greece
AS Inbank's subsidiary, Inbank Holdings OÜ, has entered into an agreement with Eurobank S.A. to establish a 50/50 joint venture to launch an embedded finance business in Greece. The joint venture will combine Eurobank's local market presence…
Ways to interpret Islamic finance
THIS is with reference to the editorial ‘Islamic banking' (July 6). For decades, Muslims have debated whether bank interest is the riba that is forbidden in Islamic law. However, this might be the wrong question. The real focus should be on…
Financial Planning Considerations For Americans Moving To Europe
Shane Clark is President of EuroAmerican Financial Advisors, providing investment advice for Americans moving to or living in Europe. Americans move to Europe (registration required) for a variety of reasons, most often retirement, a career…
Students honored for essays exploring AI use in finance, digital assets
Woori Bank CEO Jung Jin-wan, fifth from left, poses with Korea Times President-Publisher Oh Young-jin, left, and winners of the 22nd Korea Times English Economic Essay Contest during an award ceremony at Lotte Hotel Seoul, Wednesday. From left are…
How Murky Finances are Haunting Reform UK's Farage
Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing Reform UK party and architect of Brexit, is facing an uncertain future after damaging media reports about his financial affairs. Farage, who maintains he hasn't broken any rules, announced his resignation as a…
Joint statement from Prime Minister Starmer and Prime Minister Carney of Canada on defence financing: 8 July 2026
The UK and Canada recognise the shared challenge facing like-minded partners in scaling defence industrial capacity, strengthening resilience, and supporting deterrence and defence. We welcome the growing interest among allies and partners in…
TGS Q2 2026 Operational and Financial Update
OSLO, Norway (8 July 2026) – TGS, a leading global provider of energy data and intelligence, routinely publishes a quarterly operational update six working days after quarter-end. The table below shows TGS' normalized Ocean Bottom Node (OBN)…
Warning approved financial checks on punters will drive them to black market
NEW financial checks on punters will drive them to the black market — putting them at risk of harm, critics warn. The Gambling Commission has approved the measures despite opposition from the horseracing industry and betting firms. Your info…
Nigel Farage quits as MP amid scrutiny over finances
Nigel Farage has announced he is to resign as the MP for Clacton to fight a byelection, after revealing he is under a second investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over undeclared gifts. In a high-stakes move, the Reform UK leader…
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[ECONOMIC ESSAY CONTEST] The future of AI in finance: Building trust before fraud happens
A few months ago, I received a call from an unknown number, and the caller identified himself as a government agency in Korea. As an international student, I often deal with unfamiliar bureaucracy and calls, so everything seemed quite convincing.
Korean won's internationalization key to financial advancement: official
The internationalization of the Korean won is a key task in the government's efforts to advance the country's foreign exchange and financial markets to the next level, a senior official said Wednesday. Second Vice Finance Minister Huh Chang made…
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