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PayPal veteran Jim Magats is named CEO of MX, the startup that connects banks and fintech players
Jim Magats, former PayPal executive who is being named CEO of the startup MX Photo: Tom Cook MX, the startup competing against Plaid to help connect financial institutions and fintech players, is naming PayPal executive Jim Magats its new CEO, CNBC has learned. Magats, a nearly two-decade PayPal veteran who was most recently senior vice […]
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JPMorgan hires scientist Charles Lim to help protect financial system from quantum-supremacy threat
Dr. Charles Lim, Global Head of Quantum Communications and Cryptography, JP Morgan Chase Courtesy: JP Morgan Chase JPMorgan Chase has hired a Singapore-based quantum-computing expert to be the bank’s global head for quantum communications and cryptography, according to a memo obtained by CNBC. Charles Lim, an assistant professor at the National University of Singapore, will […]
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JPMorgan analysts say buy Regions and PNC as markets wrestle with recession fears
Big U.S. banks have begun to reap the rewards of higher interest rates as the Federal Reserve combats inflation with a series of hikes, as evidenced by second-quarter results earlier this month. Thanks to higher rates and good loan growth, banks posted a 9% surge in second-quarter net interest income on a quarterly basis. This […]
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Credit Suisse chairman denies plans to sell or raise capital after mammoth loss
Speculation has emerged in recent months that Credit Suisse may be considering a capital raise. Thi My Lien Nguyen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Credit Suisse Chairman Axel Lehmann denied any intention to sell or merge the embattled Swiss lender after it reported a massive second-quarter loss. The bank posted a net loss of 1.593 […]
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Deutsche Bank beats expectations to post eighth straight quarter of profit
A statue is pictured next to the logo of Germany’s Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, September 30, 2016. Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuter Deutsche Bank beat market expectations to post an eighth straight quarter of profit on Wednesday, recording a second-quarter net income of 1.046 billion euros ($1.06 billion). The German lender exceeded consensus expectations among […]
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Credit Suisse CEO to step down from embattled investment bank, WSJ says
Credit Suisse Chief Executive Thomas Gottstein addresses the Finanz und Wirtschaft Forum conference in Zurich, Switzerland, September 2, 2020. Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters Credit Suisse CEO Thomas Gottstein is about to step down from the embattled investment bank, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The Zurich-based bank will soon announce the departure of Gottstein […]
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Travel spending is back, and it’s not just consumers, American Express earnings show
Spending on travel and entertainment came roaring back in the second quarter, and it wasn’t just consumers making the purchases, according to the latest results from American Express . The company said consumer spending in the category topped pre- Covid pandemic levels for the first time in April. Notably, there also was a significant uptick […]
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Watch Christine Lagarde speak after the ECB surprises markets with larger rate hike
[The stream is slated to start at 08:45 ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is giving a press conference after the bank’s latest monetary policy decision. The ECB, the central bank of the 19 nations that share the euro currency, pushed […]
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Goldman-backed digital bank Starling reports its first annual profit as other fintechs stumble
The Starling Bank banking app on a smartphone. Adrian Dennis | AFP via Getty Images British digital bank Starling on Thursday reported its debut annual profit as revenues at the firm almost doubled. The lender swung to a pre-tax profit of £32.1 million ($38.3 million) in its fiscal year ending March 2022, having lost £31.5 […]
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