How PayMe’s 3.3 million users and Hong Kong firms could start using stablecoins
For Hong Kong’s 3.3 million PayMe users, everyday transactions such as buying coffee or splitting bills with friends…
Bank branch closures reach 70 in Northern Ireland in the past five years – The Irish News
The number of major bank branches in the north is set to fall to just 100 from next…
Banks’ rates soar past 5.5 per cent amid Iran war volatility
Wednesday 25 March 2026 11:16 am | Updated: Wednesday 25 March 2026 11:17 am Lender’s pulled their deals amid…
Banking giant plots 20,000 layoffs in huge AI overhaul as jobs apocalypse spreads
Fears of an AI-driven jobs cull on Wall Street are intensifying after banking giant HSBC revealed it is…
Katie Price’s husband ran up huge bill at Dubai wedding hotel ‘and still hasn’t paid’
The news will be another blow to Katie who has hit back at critics over her new marriage.…
As China intensifies offshore tax hunt, exporters struggle with compliance
For those in China’s cross-border trade business, a sweeping tax crackdown is beginning to be felt. Heightened scrutiny…
Woman arrested after Glasgow city centre bank ‘vandalised’ overnight
The HSBC branch in Glasgow city centre was targeted overnight, with Police Scotland officers currently on the scene.…
HKMA warns of uncertainties as Hong Kong mirrors Fed decision to hold interest rate steady
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank has warned the public to beware of interest rate uncertainties this year…
Why the world has started stockpiling food again – The Irish Times
In the early 18th century, Finland was familiar with the fear of hunger. A famine fuelled by an…
Exclusive | Privacy risks to early users of PayMe mobile wallet app probed by Hong Kong watchdog
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog is investigating risks to early users of HSBC’s popular PayMe mobile app after the…