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JPMorgan recruits more staff for Asia Pacific units

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is building out teams that handle card transactions and other payments for businesses by recruiting staff across key Asian markets amid the boom in digital commerce. The New York-based lender has begun providing services within its merchant-acquiring unit in Australia, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and New Zealand this year, with Hong Kong planned by the ...

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ECB weighs options to limit banks’ gains from crisis loans

The European Central Bank (ECB) is searching for ways to stop lenders from profiting unduly as it raises interest rates to combat record inflation. The issue concerns about €2.1 trillion ($2 trillion) of ultra-cheap loans, known as TLTROs, that were granted at the height of the pandemic to keep credit flowing and stave off deflation. While the initiative was successful, ...

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Meta’s spiralling rout puts it on brink of losing top 20 status

Meta Platforms Inc shareholders are paying dearly for its spending on the metaverse: The Facebook parent’s market value has collapsed by a whopping $520 billion in the past year, and now it’s on the brink of getting booted from the ranks of the 20 largest US companies. The punishment shows no signs of easing anytime soon. Meta’s stock is down ...

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