PARAMARIBO / AP Suriname has landed a $478 million loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to boost an economic reform programme amid a drop in commodity prices, becoming the second South American country to seek such a bailout in nearly a decade. The IMF said it will immediately disburse $81 million as part of a two-year deal announced …

  NEW YORK / AP Splitting the bill for those pizzas you shared with your buddies or that utility bill that is suddenly due is going to get easier and faster even if you don’t all use the same bank. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and other big banks are upgrading their online payment services to let customers make instant transfers …

Bloomberg Banca Carige SpA, the Italian lender working on a new business plan to meet demands of European regulators, ruled out raising additional capital to shore up its finances, denying a report published by la Repubblica. Suggestions that the lender is considering raising as much as 400 million euros ($445 million) as part of its business plan are groundless, the …