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PayPal layoffs hit Israel as payment giant restructures global operations

The cut will hit the Tel Aviv development center, which develops artificial intelligence systems to analyze transactions in real time, detect fraud, and prevent money laundering.

 A smartphone with the PayPal logo is placed on a laptop in this illustration taken on July 14, 2021.
Ilustrative picture from the DNB.

Netherlands main bank moves most gold reserves from America amid deteriorating EU-US relations

Bank Leumi app adds Arabic, Russian and French in Israeli banking first.

Bank Leumi app adds Arabic, Russian and French in Israeli banking first

The Citibank logo is displayed at a branch in New York City, July 16, 2025; illustrative.

UK fines US-headquartered Citibank's London unit £4.7 million under Russia sanctions laws


Your Investments: What’s your financial why?

"It’s true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?" – Ronald Reagan

New Israeli Shekel bills are seen in front of an upwards-trending graph (illustration)

Iran declares major private bank bankrupt, transfers assets to state-owned Bank Melli

Tehran moves to reassure depositors after Ayandeh Bank collapse, transferring assets to state-owned Bank Melli amid mounting economic pressure and renewed international sanctions.

An Iranian man walks past a branch of the state-owned Melli Bank, which absorbed the assets of the now-defunct Ayandeh Bank, in the capital Tehran on October 25, 2025.

Iran slashes four zeros from its currency amid soaring inflation worsened by US-E3 sanctions

Iran’s parliament approved removing four digits from its currency, the Iranian Rial, to tackle hyperinflation, though economists warn the move is mostly symbolic.

Iranian Rial banknotes over a backdrop of the Iranian flag; illustration.

How to avoid bank scams and finance scams

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One man, one bank, and the making of modern Israel

At 95, banker, diplomat, and statesman Zalman Shoval reflects on his journey and Israel’s transformation.

Zalman Shoval: His life story intertwines with Israel’s history.

Zooz taps Crypto.com to execute Israel’s first corporate Bitcoin treasury

Crypto.com will provide block-trade execution, deep liquidity, and discreet settlement for ZOOZ’s treasury purchases, the companies said.

Jordan Fried, ZOOZ Power ceo

Mortgage advisors association: Surge in mortgage volumes

The latest Bank of Israel report reflects the completion of first-hand transactions and “Price for Resident” deals alongside growth in second-hand transactions.

Real estate market.

David Blumberg built Israel’s greatest library, then politics destroyed him - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: David Blumberg’s dream library stands tall in Jerusalem, but his life ended in tragedy, overshadowed by scandal and political strife.

DAVID BLUMBERG – Short and bespectacled, but authoritative and full of energy, he turned the National Library into a cultural center.

Bank Hapoalim to gift shares to over 1 million customers in first-of-its-kind initiative

Eligible customers will be able to choose either two shares in the bank, valued at 124 shekels as of August 21, or a monetary grant of 100 shekels

Bank Hapoalim

A tax disguised as profits: The real cost of unregulated interest - opinion

The question is not whether this system can be changed; it can. The real question is whether decision-makers have the courage to challenge entrenched financial power.

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