Finance Top StoriesEuropean Union incurs loss of €170 billion a year due to tax evasionGBO CorrespondentJanuary 29, 2020 GBO CorrespondentJanuary 29, 2020 Netherlands and Ireland are the biggest tax shelters in the EU, while...
Finance Top StoriesIn Indonesia, debit card spending may surpass credit card spend in 2019GBO CorrespondentJanuary 29, 2020 GBO CorrespondentJanuary 29, 2020 Digital payments may leap from Rp639.9 trillion to Rp821.2 trillion between 2019...
Finance Top StoriesBIS says more central banks may seek to launch their own digital currenciesGBO CorrespondentJanuary 28, 2020 GBO CorrespondentJanuary 28, 2020 According to the BIS study, around 20 percent of the 66 central...
Finance Top StoriesFintech startup Currencycloud raises $80 mn led by VisaGBO CorrespondentJanuary 27, 2020 GBO CorrespondentJanuary 27, 2020 Currencycloud, a financial technology startup based in the United Kingdom, markets payment...
Finance Top StoriesTilney in talks with FCA for approval of £625 million S&W dealGBO CorrespondentJanuary 24, 2020 GBO CorrespondentJanuary 24, 2020 Last September, the acquisition of Smith & Williamson was proclaimed by Tilney,...
Top StoriesKfW Bank to back 10,000 African SMEs with $33 mn credit facilityGBO CorrespondentJanuary 14, 2020 GBO CorrespondentJanuary 14, 2020 The German bank will support the African Guarantee Fund aimed at improving...
FinanceStandard Chartered forges deal with Chinese fintech LinklogisGBO CorrespondentJanuary 13, 2020 GBO CorrespondentJanuary 13, 2020 The bank has set up its digital banking centres in the African...
Top StoriesDon’t close American expats’ accounts, France tells its banksGBO CorrespondentJanuary 3, 2020 GBO CorrespondentJanuary 3, 2020 France asks banks to avoid closing of 40,000 US citizens’ accounts due...