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Residents in Lebanon Flee as Israel Strikes Hezbollah-Affiliated Financial Institution

The New York Times: Banking

Branches of Al-Qard al-Hasan, which functions as Hezbollah’s de facto banking arm but also operates as an alternative bank for Lebanese, were targeted around Beirut and across the country’s south and east.

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Navigating the Future of Banking: Insights from Producers Savings Bank

Global Banking & Finance

The role of technology in banking has never been more critical, especially as financial institutions navigate an evolving landscape defined by rising customer expectations, regulatory challenges, and increasing competition.

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Sports Investment Banking: How to Win the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the Same Year

Mergers and Inquisitions

This partially explains why sports investment banking has become a hot field, with JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs launching their own sports coverage groups. For a long time, sports teams and franchises were not worth that much, so banks rarely put their “A-Teams” on these deals. What is Sports Investment Banking?

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Second Circuit Adopts "Transfer-by-Transfer" Approach to Bankruptcy Code's Safe Harbor for Securities Contracts Payments

JD Supra: Mergers

883 (2018), that a debtor may itself qualify as a "financial institution" covered by the safe harbor by retaining a bank or trust company as an agent to handle payments, By: Jones Day Supreme Court suggested (but did not hold) in Merit Mgmt. FTI Consulting, Inc.,

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Regulators Seize Republic First, a Troubled Philadelphia Bank

The New York Times: Banking

The relatively small bank, the first to fail this year, will have its deposits assumed by another Pennsylvania lender, Fulton Bank.

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Fearing Losses, Banks Are Quietly Dumping Real Estate Loans

The New York Times: Banking

Some banks are trying to avoid that fate. If landlords can’t pay back loans on office buildings, the lenders will suffer.

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GFO-X names ABN AMRO Clearing, IMC, Standard Chartered Bank and Virtu Financial as strategic partners ahead of launch

The TRADE

ABN AMRO Clearing, IMC, Standard Chartered Bank and Virtu Financial have been named as strategic partners for GFO-X ahead of its launch in Q1 2025. The venue added that it looks forward to announcing additional partnerships with leading financial institutions in the immediate future.

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