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Brokerages back Klarna's growth story, flag higher costs

(Reuters) -Brokerages are largely bullish on buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) lender Klarna as they begin co...

6th October, 2025

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Rouble-backed token targeted by sanctions sponsors top crypto conference

By Rae Wee and Elizabeth Howcroft SINGAPORE/PARIS (Reuters) -The business behind a rouble-backed cry...

3rd October, 2025

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Five police officers injured in clashes at Gaza protest in Geneva

GENEVA (Reuters) -Swiss police said on Friday that five of their officers were injured during clashe...

3rd October, 2025

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Finance

ECB picks AI startup to prevent digital euro fraud

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank said on Thursday it had picked a Portuguese startup f...

2nd October, 2025

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Finance

Widely-used stablecoins need to be regulated like money, BoE's Bailey says

LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday that any stablecoin that...

1st October, 2025

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Exclusive-Austria's Raiffeisen fails in new effort to sell stake in Russia, sources say

By John O'Donnell and Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich VIENNA (Reuters) -Raiffeisen Bank International has...

1st October, 2025

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Austria's Raiffeisen bolstered as Strabag Russian claim dropped

VIENNA (Reuters) -A legal claim that could have triggered a penalty against Raiffeisen Bank Internat...

30th September, 2025

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SWIFT and top global banks working on blockchain-based overhaul

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Global financial messaging network SWIFT and more than 30 global ban...

29th September, 2025

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SNB, ECB explore linking up instant payment systems

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The Swiss National Bank said on Monday it was exploring with the European Centr...

29th September, 2025

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UK banks press on with tokenised deposits after BoE stablecoin warning

By Phoebe Seers LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's biggest lenders are pushing ahead with plans to launch t...

26th September, 2025

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ECB to conduct new digital euro experiments next year

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank said on Friday it would conduct new experiments next...

26th September, 2025

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Ticketmaster commits to clearer pricing after Oasis tour complaints

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's competition regulator has secured formal commitments from Ticketmaster t...

25th September, 2025