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‘Magic Pill’ or Placebo?: Black Politicians and the Crypto Lobby

Young Black congresspeople are winning their seats with support from the crypto industry. But can investing in crypto help close the racial wealth gap?

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Review into Face-to-Face Banking Services

Communities, businesses and organisations have been invited to share their views on accessing face-to-face banking services. Former Which? director and former board member of the FCA Richard Lloyd OBE, seeks views as he begins his Independent Review. The Review, commissioned by the UK Treasury last month, is examining the impact of changes in access to […]

Bank of Laos Responds to EU Sanctions Against Lao Bank

The Bank of Laos (BOL) has publicly addressed European Union (EU) sanctions imposed on the Joint Development Bank (JDB), which threatened the bank’s international operations. The EU announced on 14 May that it would restrict JDB as part of its latest sanctions package targeting Russia. The measures bar EU-based banks from conducting financial transactions with […]

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Trump Gives Banks Ridiculous Order as Immigration Crackdown Ramps Up

Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will require U.S. banks to take a closer look at their clients’ citizenship details.

The Tuesday order, titled “Restoring Integrity To America’s Financial System,” directs bank regulators and the government agencies to look into the legal status of people applying for credit cards, loans, or opening bank accounts.

“My Administration will not…

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Whoops: Russia’s Attempt To Block VPNs Causes Major Banking Failure

VPNs (when integrity is maintained and the owners aren’t sleazy scammers) have long been the mortal enemy of shitty, surveillance-happy governments. And when shitty, surveillance-happy governments try to block or degrade the use of VPNs, bad things can happen. As Russia found out recently when a ham-fisted effort to block VPN users from accessing Telegram […]

Full list of shop closures for April 2026 including GAME and The Original Factory Shop

Several stores have announced closures and others have revealed they’ve fallen into administration (Credit: Getty)

Dozens of shops on the British high street are facing closure in April 2026.

Popular retail chains like GAME and The Original Factory Shop are shutting multiple branches, while other retailers like TG Jones are warning of closures.

It’s not just high street shops, however, as bank…

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France pulled all its gold from the NY Fed — and made $15 billion doing it

France sold all 129 tonnes of gold it had stored at the New York Federal Reserve, then rebuilt its position by buying from other European central banks — booking a €13 billion capital gain in the process. Every ounce of French gold is now held domestically, deep in the vaults of La Souterraine, the Banque de France's underground storage facility south of Paris. — Read the rest

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The Latest Tactic for Silencing Ecuador’s Environmental Defenders: Shuttering Their Bank Accounts

It was a sweltering January afternoon in the Amazonian town of Puyo when Andrés Tapia realized his daughter’s public school fees were due. Like many Ecuadorians, he reached for his phone to make a mobile transfer. Carrying cash is too risky these days. Ecuador is in the grip of an ongoing security crisis, with transnational […]

Poll: What is Ireland’s new bank-to-phone payment service and will you use it?

Ireland’s three main banks, AIB, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB, have launched a new mobile payment service called Zippay that allows customers to send and receive money instantly using just a phone number. The service is designed to rival fintech payment apps such as Revolut and N26, but it works inside existing bank apps […]

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