Summary: With Police reports being released, so too has additional information concerning the robbery that happened at the Bank of America at 5144 82nd Street in Lubbock.

Summary: The European Central Bank will reveal on Monday how serious it is about countering rising bond yields.

Summary: 2018 was a good year for Afriland First Group SA, a Switzerland-based company that oversees a network of banks across Africa.

Summary: The Central Bank of Nigeria has acknowledged the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, for his counsel in support of the regulation of digital currencies which has sparked some controversies among Nigerians after an order from the apex bank to commercial banks to restrict cryptocurrencies related transactions.

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Summary: Bitcoin as a money is just very unremarkable. Yet this digital coin is well on its way to becoming one of financial history’s great epic stories. Its promotors just hit lucky in finding themselves in the midst of a monetary inflation whose virulence intensified during a great pandemic.

Summary: Nigeria's central bank is seeking asset managers for a new $2.6 bln infrastructure investment company set up to develop the country's crumbling transport networks and boost economic growth.

Summary: Despite a ban from the Central Bank of Nigeria restricting banking interactions with crypto-based activities, the vice president of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, sees the potential for cryptocurrencies and blockchain. As reported [/nigeria-may-ease-ban-on-bitcoin-following-calls-for-regulation/] by BTC PEERS, mixed reactions have trailed the ban on cryptocurrencies by Nigeria’s apex bank. Some officials have likened the ban to staying static while the rest of the world moves forward. Nigeria’s VP i

Summary: Nigerian VP Prof. Yemi Osinbajo spoke at a Banking Committee meeting on Feb. 26 and called for Nigeria to regulate, not ban, crypto.

Summary: Terry Johnston admitted she got several notices last fall from her bank, Wells Fargo, but they went unopened for several months. She should have opened them. It was the bank warning her that one of her four bank accounts has been inactive.

Summary: The FBI noted the bank robber also has a tattoo on the left side of their neck.

Summary: While Wyoming was luring crypto businesses, such as Ripple Labs, New York’s AG was bringing enforcement action against Bitfinex.

Summary: JASPER, IN / ACCESSWIRE / February 26, 2021 / SVB&T Corporation (OTCQX:SVBT), the parent company of Springs Valley Bank & Trust Company, announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan. Under the program, the Corporation may spend in aggregate up to $2 million to repurchase shares of its common stock if and when such shares become available. This repurchase program is for the purposes of increasing return on

Summary: New settlers keep arriving every day in the West Bank, a Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently ordered the construction of 800 new se…

Summary: SALINAS, CA / ACCESSWIRE / February 26, 2021 / 1st Capital Bancorp (OTC Pink:FISB) announced today the retirement of Chief Financial Officer, Michael Winiarski. "We appreciate Mike's contribution over the past seven years and wish him well in retirement," said Sam Jimenez, chief executive officer. Tamara Allen has been designated as the interim Chief Financial Officer until the search process is completed and a successor

Summary: TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – The Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's Economic Committee says a report on the activities of cryptocurrencies is being prepared to be proposed to the parliament in the form of a motion to legalize the matter.

Summary: Two close allies had already received shipments before the halt. One is looking at an embassy in Jerusalem, the other is a strong supporter of Israel in the EU.

Summary: Crude prices may return to levels unseen since 2014 and hit $100 per barrel over the next few years, Bank of America analysts predict. The bullish bet comes as oil prices continue rising from coronavirus lows.

Summary: Bordier & Cie partner with digital asset bank Sygnum to offer crypto trading to clients.

Summary: Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane warned that inflation may become difficult to tame, prompting more assertive policy action.

Summary: Introduction With the People’s Republic of China (PRC) a frontrunner in the global race towards digital currency, the central bank People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has taken several steps this year to explore the international use of a digital yuan. Although there is no official timetable for the launch of China’s sovereign digital currency, economic planners are reportedly aiming to …

Summary: A businesswoman who sued Barclays for hundreds of millions loses court case, but judge accuses bank of "deceit".

Summary: Anchorage has raised million in a Series C round led by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC with participation from a16z, Blockchain Capital, Lux, and Indico. “Largest sovereign wealth funds leading rounds in global crypto-asset custodians,” commented Su Zhu, chief executive officer, and chief investment officer at Three Arrows Capital. Earlier this year, Anchorage received […]

Summary: As China keeps paving the way to adopt its central bank digital currency (CBDC), scammers are also actively emerging on the scene.

Summary: Citigroup Inc. restated fourth-quarter results after writing down a portion of a loan to Revlon Inc. it now owns after losing a court battle.

Summary: Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he would be open to exploring a digital dollar during a Senate hearing this week. This while opting to discontinue the M2 money stock metric. This spells bad news for the USD. The Federal Reserve is looking to smoothly tr...

Summary: A Massachusetts man told women he met at online dating sites fantastic stories about being involved in explosions on foreign oil rigs and needing money to get out of a French jail to scam them out of more than $500,000, federal prosecutors said.

Summary: A 177-year-old bank in Switzerland has enabled cryptocurrency trading within its services, with expectations to expand.

Summary: German bank Ten31 has acquired a stake in the Swiss blockchain company DexTech AG.The partnership will improve the current crypto standards on which the

Summary: The 177-year-old private bank’s move to allow clients to hold and trade cryptocurrencies comes as a comprehensive Swiss blockchain law comes into effect The venerable Swiss private banking firm of Bordier & Cie has become the latest bank to jump into the cryptocurrency business, offering its customers a variety of trading and custody services. The move comes as the first phase of Switzerland's new “blockchain law” comes into effect, amending company law and financial market legal infrastructure.

Summary: Senior officials from Europe have urged the World Bank's management to expand its climate change strategy to exclude investments in oil- and coal-related projects around the world, and gradually phase out investment in natural gas projects, according to three sources familiar...

Summary: Bordier & Cie SCmA partners with digital asset bank Sygnum to offer cryptocurrency trading to its clients.

Summary: Barclays Plc won a bitter fight with deal-maker Amanda Staveley over a rescue package she helped engineer at the height of the financial crisis more than a decade ago.

Summary: Myanmar police launched a crackdown overnight in a Yangon district after breaking up a protest to oppose a military appointed local official, as ...

Summary: A bank teller told Lubbock police the suspect handed her a note that made threats and demanded money.

Summary: Bordier clients can also hodl cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.

Summary: Arizona Cardinals QB Kyler Murray donated 60,000 meals to the North Texas Food Bank following the devastating winter storm that hit his home state.

Summary: The Swiss financial institution Bordier & Cie, announced a partnership with digital asset bank Sygnum, allowing its customers to buy cryptocurrency.

Summary: As the US Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise rates soon, Asian central banks’ ability to take the lead is limited. Instead, policies that target credit growth and build buffers to protect the lenders and borrowers can help prevent overheating.

Summary: Indonesia’s TNI military gave up a role in politics and never tried to get it back. Myanmar’s Tatmadaw take note: TNI is now Indonesia’s most trusted institution.

Summary: HSBC has announced it is the first financial institution to use software firm - R3s blockchain platform Corda Enterprise and move it onto Google Cloud.

Summary: High-profile financier sought £660m damages saying bank bosses misled her as she helped secure deal to save bank in 2008

Summary: India's micro, small and medium businesses contribute about 30% to the nominal GDP and the sector is the second-largest employer, according to the RBI.

Summary: The digital asset custody firm pulled in enough to practically start its own bank. Conveniently, it already holds an OCC charter.

Summary: "This new round of funding will help us help institutions participate in new ways," Anchorage said in a blog post.

Summary: Bank of England Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden said the central bank was keeping a close eye on financial markets after recent volatility, but that trading in British government bonds remained orderly.

Summary: Just the sort of thing you’d do if you want your national cryptocurrency to be broadly accepted

Summary: On Feb. 25, 2005, authorities arrested Dennis Rader for the so-called BTK serial killings that terrorized Wichita, Kan.

Summary: The digital currency research institute of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has joined an international research project for cross-border payments using central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), ac…

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Summary: Thailand’s central bank plans to auction its first floating-rate notes linked to a local benchmark to replace Libor, as the move away from the scandal-tainted benchmark gathers pace globally.

Summary: The Federal Reserve system that allows financial institutions to transfer funds went down this afternoon.

Summary: The outage impacted multiple Fed services, including its pivotal automated clearinghouse system.

Summary: Massimo Buonomo, who has over 20 years of experience in international finance, said the use of digital currency can eliminate the need for having a bank account.

Summary: BOK's chief executive claimed that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have no intrinsic value while predicting that the high price fluctuations will remain.

Summary: * Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh * Graphic: Foreign flows into Asian stocks https://tmsnrt.rs/3f2vwbA * Indian 10-yr yields elevated despite RBI supportive views * Poll finds bullish positions on INR at over three-year high * Tech-dominated indexes of South...

Summary: The private bank will incorporate Sygnum’s B2B banking platform to offer Bordier clients the facility to trade Bitcoin.

Summary: Today was day two of Congressional testimony by Fed Chair Jerome Powell. It was another day of market-soothing talk.

Summary: The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 400 points overnight stateside to a record closing high of 31,961.86.

Summary: The Reserve Bank of India’s governor said that it is ‘very much in the game’ in getting ready to launch a central bank digital currency Central bank governor Shaktikanta Das said that there is still no set date for the launch of the digital rupee, but highlighted that the project is “receiving our full attention” and that the central bank is already tying up loose ends by working on the technology and the procedural aspects of the system.

Summary: On Wednesday, Governor Shaktikanta Das said that India’s central bank has “major concerns” about cryptocurrencies. He flagged potential risks leading to financial stability. Crypto Adoption Woes The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been fundamentally opposed to cryptocurrencies ahead of the government’s plans to introduce a law to ban this…

Summary: Shaktikanta Das, the RBI governor, has revealed that work on India’s digital currency is in progress. He noted that the project has the full attention of RBI,

Summary: Bordier & Cie, a private Swiss bank launched 177 years ago in 1844, has started offering a cryptocurrency trading service for its clients, allowing them to buy, sell, and hold BTC, ETH, BCH, and XTZ. According to a press release, first reported on by CoinDesk, the firm is planning to expand the number of cryptoassets […]

Summary: The Federal Reserve Bank suffered a massive outage on its system, lending credence to the superiority of Bitcoin as a decentralized network.

Summary: BY BUKOLA IDOWU and OLUSHOLA BELLO, About 60 per cent of central banks across the world are under serious pressure to create and issue sovereign digital

Summary: LUBBOCK, Texas (Press Release) — The Lubbock Police Department made an arrest following a bank robbery that occurred shortly after 1:30 p.m. today at Bank of America, located at 5144 82nd Street. LPD officers responded to the bank for a robbery that just occurred. Through the initial investigation, they determined the suspect approached a teller […]

Summary: * VTB aims for 2021 net profit of 250-270 bln roubles (Adds background, detail)

Summary: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said 2021 will be a key year for the U.S. as it decides whether to create a digital currency, and what it would look like Speaking before the House Financial Services Committee on Feb. 24, Powell said 2021 “is going to be the year that we engage with the public pretty actively” on the digital dollar project. He added that there are still significant technical challenges to be met, as well as major policy decisions to be made, before the U.S. decides to crea

Summary: The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India says the monetary authority is “very much in the game” to launch a CBDC.

Summary: Banking giant JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) has confirmed the completion of a blockchain payment test between satellites orbiting the earth.

Summary: Financial Secretary Paul Chan predicts economy will bounce back to tune of between 3.5 per cent and 5.5 per cent this year.

Summary: Many countries are joining the current Central Bank Digital Currency trend, as influential countries like China have made their stance publicly known.. Although China has completed the digital currency’s creation and currently testing the virtual currency, other countries are still lukewarm about government-issued digital currencies. America has not shown much enthusiasm about creating a digital …

Summary: The Fed is planning events to engage with the public on a digital dollar, according to Chairman Jerome Powell.

Summary: RBI sees the cryptocurrency industry as a major thorn and has sent its concerns to the government, which examines legislation to ban private digital assets.

Summary: The European Central Bank (ECB) has requested EU lawmakers to confer bank control over the issuance of stablecoins within the region. Reuters reported today that the ECB, via a legal memo issued on February 19, requested exclusive rights to determine stablecoin future within its jurisdiction.  The ECB argues that if…

Summary: The Turkish lira tumbled amid speculation the central bank may backtrack on policies that fueled this year’s biggest rally in emerging markets.

Summary: VersaBank says it will launch its own deposit-based digital currency pegged to the Canadian dollar.

Summary: The RBI governor said that the concerns have been flagged to the government, which is expected to take a call on the matter.

Summary: Rest of World News: Myawaddy Bank is among scores of military-controlled businesses in Myanmar facing boycott pressures since the generals ousted civilian leader Aung San

Summary: The head of the Indian central bank yesterday said he is concerned that cryptocurrencies might affect financial stability in Asia’s third-largest economy, a view that could shape regulations on the asset that is breaking price records around the world. The monetary authority has conveyed these “major concerns” to the Indian government, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an interview with CNBC TV-18. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is proposing to prohibit

Summary: VersaBank will issue the digital currency to its partners, which will then make the ERC-20 token available to individuals and businesses.

Summary: Bordier & Cie SCmA, a Swiss private bank founded in 1844, now offers trading in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Summary: MIDDLETOWN, NY / ACCESSWIRE / February 24, 2021 / The Board of Directors and Michael Gilfeather, President and CEO of Orange Bank & Trust Company announce the promotion of Chief Financial Officer, Robert Peacock to Senior Executive Vice President. "Robert is involved with every key aspect of our strategy. In a year of unprecedented economic and operational challenges including historically low interest rates and industry wide margin

Summary: The Reserve Bank of India (India RBI), the country’s central bank, says cryptocurrencies may impact the region’s financial stability.

Summary: The bank, which went public in November 2019 and serves customers like Coinbase and Square, was up 1,300% before a broad tech market downturn yesterday Silvergate, one of the first banks to embrace crypto, has been on tear thanks to its decision to accept cryptocurrency customers when no other banks would.

Summary: A Swiss bank is keeping up with the times by adding support for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Summary: The government of Central Bank of Nigeria, has spoken out against cryptocurrency, with the Governor of CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele recently stating that cryptocurrencies go against the mandate of the CBN, with plans to continue their surveillance of the digital space.

Summary: Israeli forces today shot and injured a Palestinian in the village of Abu Shukheidim, northwest near Ramallah city.

Summary: Britain's main stock index recouped early losses to end Wednesday higher, as gains in commodity-linked and banking stocks on investor optimism about a post-pandemic economic recovery outweighed losses in defensive sectors.

Summary: KeyBank noted that all consolidated branches are in close proximity to other branches. All client accounts will be automatically transferred to the new location.

Summary: One of Switzerland's oldest banks, Bordier & Cie SCmA, is the latest traditional financial institution to

Summary: Nigeria's central bank says cryptocurrencies are not a legitimate form of money.

Summary: Bank of England officials brushed aside suggestions that the economy is about to suffer from higher inflation anytime soon as it struggles with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

Summary: Britain's Metro Bank expects defaults to rise during 2021 in line with its provisions as government support offering during the COVID-19 crisis are wound down, it said after posting a deeper annual loss.

Summary: Saudi Arabia has made progress for the second year in a row in the “Women, Business and Law 2021” report issued by the World Bank, scoring 80 points out of

Summary: Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele has insisted the Bank's decision to prohibit deposit money banks, non-banking institutions and other financial institutions from facilitating trading and dealings in cryptocurrency is in the best interest of Nigerian.

Summary: The unprecedented $9 trillion rescue mission by central banks to haul the world economy from its coronavirus recession is being tested as rising bond yields and inflation bets threaten their ability to keep borrowing costs down.

Summary: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has "major concerns" about cryptocurrencies, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Wednesday, flagging potential risks to financial stability.

Summary: RBI conveys major concerns about cryptocurrency to the Indian government. The bank is looking to launch a central bank digital currency.

Summary: The potential owners of the soon-to-be privatized government-controlled banks must be financially strong to ensure that the lenders have robust risk buffers, the Reserve Bank of India Governor said.