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Sat, 07 Dec 2024 20:33:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/ant-international-sees-robust-growth-across-pillar-businesses-of-payments-digitalisation-and-inclusive-financial-services-in-2024/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 20:24:34 +0000 https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/?p=808536 Numbers show Alipay+ expands a vibrant wallet-based payment and digitalisation space that further strengthens WorldFirst and Antom, the two business fintech services.  Starting with over 11 million underserved SMEs and individuals in Southeast Asia and South Asia, the new Embedded Finance segment deepens Ant International’s ecosystem by offering a rich array of FX, treasury management, […]]]> https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/athletics-unselfish-act-earns-norwegian-decathlete-skotheim-international-award/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 22:50:12 +0000 https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/?p=806755 (Reuters) – Norwegian decathlete Sander Skotheim has been given the International Fair Play Award by World Athletics, for the unselfish support he showed to teammate and gold medallist Markus Rooth at the Paris Olympics. The 22-year-old Skotkeim failed to clear a height in the pole vault — the eighth of the 10 decathlon disciplines — […]]]> https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/exclusive-whatsapp-use-by-credit-suisse-staff-scrutinised-by-uk-regulator-documents-show/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 22:15:38 +0000 https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/?p=806825 By Stefania Spezzati LONDON (Reuters) – The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is scrutinising allegations that some former Credit Suisse employees shared confidential information over the WhatsApp messaging platform, documents seen by Reuters show. The FCA, which regulates financial firms in the United Kingdom, is reviewing the conduct of several Credit Suisse staff in its roughly […]]]> https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/factbox-whats-in-the-newly-finalised-eu-mercosur-trade-accord/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 22:00:49 +0000 https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/?p=806708 MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – The European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay finalised a free trade agreement on Friday, although it faces a tough battle to secure approval by the 27 EU member states. The trade deal would be the EU’s largest in terms of the population of its […]]]> https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/soccer-just-scoring-goals-not-enough-for-chelsea-says-maresca/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:11:03 +0000 https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/?p=805817 (Reuters) – Chelsea are scoring goals for fun but still have many areas to work on if they hope to match up to the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool, manager Enzo Maresca said on Friday ahead of a Premier League meeting with Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea, who are second in the standings, thrashed Southampton […]]]> https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/eu-and-south-america-strike-trade-deal-set-to-hit-pushback-in-europe/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 20:39:26 +0000 https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/?p=805808 By Lucinda Elliott, Lisandra Paraguassu and Philip Blenkinsop MONTEVIDEO/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc struck an agreement on a long-delayed free trade deal on Friday, which now, however, faces a tortuous battle for approval in Europe, where there is stiff opposition from France. After negotiations spanning over 20 years, and five […]]]> https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/after-yoons-martial-law-order-south-korean-protester-recalls-strongman-military-rule/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 19:37:55 +0000 https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/?p=805607 By Sebin Choi and Eduardo Baptista SEOUL (Reuters) – When President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, for the first time in South Korea since 1980, 70-year-old Lee Chul-Woo was reminded of his youth, much of it spent protesting right-wing military strongman rule. The swift rejection and failure of Yoon’s move partly stems from that […]]]> https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/uks-prince-william-to-attend-re-opening-of-notre-dame-cathedral/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:59:30 +0000 https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/?p=805546 LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William will visit Paris on Saturday to attend the re-opening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which was gutted by fire over five years ago, Kensington Palace said on Friday. William, Prince of Wales, is attending the ceremony on behalf of the UK at the request of the British government, the palace […]]]> https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/exclusive-bp-seeks-buyers-for-us-natural-gas-pipeline-system-stake-sources-say/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:29:39 +0000 https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/?p=805517 By Sarah McFarlane, David French and Ron Bousso LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – BP is seeking buyers for a stake in its U.S. natural gas pipeline network, four people with knowledge of the matter said. The British energy company could raise up to $3 billion from the sale, two of the people said, with one of […]]]>