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...“In some markets, Telegram is one of the few remaining free platforms where people can express themselves,” Durov says....
...It’s the title of a quite brilliant book on east-central Europe since the second world war by the American scholar Joseph Rothschild....
...The US was and remains the favourite target of carders because of the refusal of American banks and card issuers to invest in chip-and-pin technology, which European banks introduced early on as a very effective...
...The story from Mastercard and American Express was almost identical. Mastercard’s CEO noted the combination of low unemployment, higher wages and elevated savings as supporting spending....
...Lex opines on American Express’ loan-loss reserves, and argues that investors should not take fright....
...Good morning and welcome to Europe Express....
...It is the best of times and worst of times for British banks....
...Last week I spoke with former American Express executive Andrew Jamison about his company Extend, which looks to help traditional banks offer modern payment technology to commercial clients through APIs....
...The prospects are not good, according to Europe Express newsletter writer Valentina Pop....
...I see a market dominated by American Express and the legacy banks. Most companies are yet to implement the next generation systems which we provide. There’s still so much business to capture....
...Privately, executives express concern about possible retribution....
...Traditional payments companies like Mastercard, and American Express will probably play a central role as the gateways to commerce on platforms like Meta and Roblox, according to Ghose....
...A small red burger and a couple of fries have replaced McDonald’s Golden Arches logo in Russia....
...Jordan, who took over as chief executive in 2019, has previously worked at American Express and RailsBank. What inspired the formation of Bink and what problems does it solve?...
...Travel spending by big US companies was “well over 50 per cent” of pre-pandemic levels in March, the chief financial officer of American Express told the FT last week....
...Express Q4, Atlas Copco Q4, Ericsson Q4, General Electric Q4, Hyundai Motor Q4, Johnson & Johnson Q4, Lockheed Martin Q4, Texas Instruments Q4, Tod’s FY, Verizon Q4 Wednesday Canada, Bank of Canada interest-rate...
...But it hints at the alarm executives express in private about the risks facing their people in the country....
...American Express said robust spending across its card network suggested its customers were adapting to the “reality of the pandemic”....
...That he probably doesn't have any foreign assets, you know You mean there's not a bank account saying V Putin, the Kremlin. Yeah. But nonetheless, I suppose......
...Prometheon, which owed about £231m to its lenders including Indian banks, had only £1,900 in its bank account....
...Tobacco H1 Deutsche Bank Q2 Fresnillo H1 production report GlaxoSmithKline Q2 ITV H1 Man Group H1 McDonald’s Q2 Nissan Motor Q1 Rio Tinto H1 Spotify Q2 Vivendi H1 OMV Q2 Ford Motor Company Q2...
...Key reports Monday Crest Nicholson; Kimberly-Clark Tuesday PZ Cussons; easyJet; Saga; 3M; Advanced Micro Devices; American Express; AG Barr; Canadian National Railway; General Electric; Hyundai Motor...
...The other branchless banks that have reached significant scale also have strength in asset-gathering: they are the card companies like Discover, American Express and Synchronicity Financial....
...In March, Berkshire said Ken Chenault, the first black executive to lead American Express, would join its board....
...Seasonal appeal Investors v poachers Wildlife conservation finance, for decades the preserve of wealthy donors and governments, is now attracting institutional investors....
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