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HSBC is turning to coffee, macarons and essential-oil massages to draw customers into its branches, as traditional lenders rethink their physical networks amid growing use of digital banking. The bank is spending HK$4 million (US$510,200) a month on its five-storey Causeway Bay flagship, which opened on Sunday at Capitol Centre in Jardine’s Bazaar.
The FCA has secured High Court undertakings to ensure that HTX (formerly Huobi), a global crypto exchange, will not knowingly promote cryptoasset services unlawfully to UK consumers. The FCA took legal action against HTX in October 2025 for breaking UK financial promotion rules.
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India's central bank has informed some lenders about the need to adjust bond forward accounting practices. This change could impact billions of dollars in assets across the banking sector.
The tokenization firm unveiled an acquisition and a $50 million stock buyback as quarterly revenue rose 13%. SECZ shares jumped 10% after hours.
PNC Bank is piloting USDC payment acceptance for corporate and institutional clients through its expanded partnership with Coinbase.
Sharplink posted Q3 revenue of $13.5 million and net income of $751.4 million, driven by unrealized ETH gains.
Strategy bought $81.9 million in Bitcoin last week while spending $188.3 million repurchasing STRC preferred shares, according to its latest SEC filing.
Launch is expected in early 2027, with tokenized shares of Exodus Movement, Forward Industries, and Galaxy Digital among initial offerings.
The Reserve Bank of India currently has a net short position of USD 239 billion in the forward market, which may hinder the rupee's ability to strengthen, even as foreign portfolio investor inflows improve. This influx could potentially be managed by the Reserve Bank, capping any gains for the rupee against the US dollar.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency elevated the biggest U.S. exchange's trust status from conditional to a full-fledged charter, the company said.
Investors pulled a net $1.21 billion from BlackRock’s IBIT last week as Bitcoin fell below $76,000 and US technology stocks sold off.
HSBC is turning to coffee, macarons and essential-oil massages to draw customers into its branches, as traditional lenders rethink their physical networks amid growing use of digital banking. The bank is spending HK$4 million (US$510,200) a month on its five-storey Causeway Bay flagship, which opened on Sunday at Capitol Centre in Jardine’s Bazaar.
Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund, the war chest used to defend the local currency, reported a 74 per cent tumble in third-quarter earnings amid pervasive market uncertainty. The outlook for the final quarter is also challenging, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Friday.
Higher cocoa and sugar prices are fueling above-average cost inflation for candy
The Bank of England has today launched a consultation supporting central counterparties (CCPs) acceptance of tokenised forms of eligible collateral.
