Ancient community banking enters digital age in Cameroon
Yaoundé (AFP) - Joseph Ngono's face lights up with a smile as he looks at his smartphone, where a payment ...
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Swiss look at using Russian assets for Ukraine reparations
Geneva (AFP) - Swiss lawmakers on Thursday narrowly backed moves towards allowing the use of frozen Russian state assets to ...
Vietnam property tycoon on trial in $12.5 billion fraud case
Ho Chi Minh City (AFP) - A top Vietnamese property tycoon went on trial Tuesday along with dozens of others, ...
Swiss central bank head steps down in surprise move
Zurich (AFP) - The head of Switzerland's central bank, Thomas Jordan, will step down in September after 12 years in ...
HSBC reports ‘record profit’ of $30.3 bn in 2023
Hong Kong (AFP) - HSBC said Wednesday it achieved "record profit" in 2023 as pre-tax gains soared by nearly 80 ...
Capital One’s takeover of Discover reshuffles US credit card sector
New York (AFP) - Capital One's proposed merger with the US credit card specialist Discover has reshuffled the deck in ...
Capital One to buy Discover for $35.3 bn
New York (AFP) - US banking giant Capital One announced Monday it will acquire financial services company Discover in a ...
UK bank NatWest shakes off CEO turmoil as profits jump
London (AFP) - British bank NatWest on Friday said net profit jumped nearly a third in 2023 on higher interest ...
Shares in banking giants BNP, ING fall despite hefty profits
Paris (AFP) - Shares in European banking giants BNP Paribas and ING tumbled on Thursday as disappointing fourth-quarter results took ...
Santander posts record profit in 2023 after rate hikes
Madrid (AFP) - Spanish banking giant Santander posted a record 11. 1-billion-euro ($12 billion) net profit for 2023 on Wednesday ...
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