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Number of UK banks reporting AI-driven productivity improvements doubles
Survey shows that half of UK banks will increase spending on artificial intelligence as more see AI-related productivity gains...
Banks Used Pretty Ladies To Woo Me For Deposits, But Sent Thugs When Things Fell Apart – Otedola
Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Femi Otedola has opened up about one of the darkest periods of his career. Otedola revealed how banks that once chased him with offers quickly turned hostile when his financial empire crumbled in 2009. This was contained in his upcoming memoir, Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business...
Banks direct EGP 3.9bn to priority service sectors in 2024: CBE
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced that the total contributions made by the banking sector to corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects reached nearly EGP 3.9bn in 2024. These contributions were primarily allocated to key service sectors, including healthcare, social welfare, education, and development initiatives, as well as programs focused on women’s empowerment and support
Central banks testing smart contract toolkit under BIS Project Pine
Central banks are experimenting with smart contracts to implement monetary policy in tokenized environments, signaling a growing interest in integrating blockchain technology into traditional finance (TradFi).According to a joint research study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Innovation Center and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub Swiss Centre...
Do you want cash with that? Banks compete for home loans
Navigation for News Categories Photo: 123RF Banks are competing for home loan business with offers of cash - and even some people who stay with their current banks are getting them, brokers say. Glen McLeod, head of Link Advisory, said an increasing number of lenders were offering cash back incentives for people who were taking
Banks’ Relentless Exclusion: The Covid-19 Loan Scheme That Was Never Meant for Black South Africans
By Sipho Tshabalala South Africa’s banks are not just financial institutions — they are gatekeepers of economic power, deliberately locking black South Africans out of financial prosperity. When Bongi Kunene, managing director of The Banking Association of South Africa, stood before Parliament, she painted a deceptive picture of banking transformation. What she didn’t say is
Tyra Banks reveals she’s been secretly living in Sydney for over a year
Tyra Banks has been living a double life—embracing the relaxed Australian lifestyle while working tirelessly behind the scenes to build her latest business empire. The supermodel and entrepreneur, 51, has spent the past 18 months bouncing between Los Angeles and Sydney, quietly establishing her ice cream brand, Smize & Dream, and blending in seamlessly with
ASX finishes flat after banks, miners retreat
Welcome to your five-minute recap of the trading day. The numbers The Australian sharemarket closed flat on Monday, after losses driven by the energy giants and ANZ were curtailed by growth in the consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors. The S&P/ASX 200 rose 2.1 points, up less than 0.1 per cent, to 8423 points at the
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NFL Analyst Raises Red Flags Over Arvell Reese’s Fit As Edge Rusher on PFSN’s Football Debate Club
As the 2026 NFL Draft approaches, few defensive prospects have generated as much intrigue as Ohio State’s Arvell Reese. Widely viewed as one of the most talented defenders in the class, Reese’s versatility has made him a standout on scouting boards. However, with that versatility comes an ongoing debate about how he projects at the
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Athena launches FabOrchestrator, an agentic AI platform for manufacturing execution systems
In short: Athena Technology Solutions, a Fremont-based MES integrator with roughly 120 employees, has launched FabOrchestrator, an agentic AI platform for manufacturing that automates reporting, support tickets, system modelling, and code generation for semiconductor and electronics factories. Built in partnership with Bangalore-based LLM at Scale.AI, it layers LLM capabilities on top of the Siemens Opcenter
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Concord’s in the Rap Game: Latest Tie-Up Sees Company Managing Pop Smoke, Ski Mask the Slump God Catalogs
Photo Credit: Concord + Victor Victor Worldwide Concord announces a multi-year partnership with Victor Victor Worldwide to expand Concord’s presence in hip-hop. Independent music company Concord has announced a strategic multi-year venture with Victor Victor Worldwide (VVW), a New York-based record label founded by global entertainment executive Steven Victor. The partnership will help drive VVW’s
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Want Your Music Featured on Netflix? Having a Major Label Helps
Music More Netflix blow-ups, please (Photo Credit: Yousafbhutta)Music Bagging...