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January-February 2019 Magazine Opinion

The art of negotiation

International FinanceJanuary 15, 2019December 11, 2019

by International FinanceJanuary 15, 2019December 11, 2019

Business is full of negotiations, from financial transactions to conflict resolution. Knowing how to get what you want from the deal, while bargaining with a client or customer can be crucial for the success and smooth-running of the company....

In the News

Britons in EU could lose access to UK bank accounts in case of No-Deal Brexit

International Finance DeskAugust 24, 2018

by International Finance DeskAugust 24, 2018

Warning comes in the form of government ‘technical notices’ that tell businesses and public on how to prepare in the event...

Business Leaders

Jones Day Adds Two New Partners in London to Firm’s Banking, Finance & Securities Practice

International Finance DeskAugust 15, 2018

by International Finance DeskAugust 15, 2018

The global law firm continues to expand in Europe's key financial centers with the arrival of Lee Federman and Ewen Scott, both of whom will join the Firm's Banking, Finance & Securities Practice in its London Office...

Economy

Big banks still refuse transactions with Iran

International Finance DeskSeptember 8, 2016

by International Finance DeskSeptember 8, 2016

Fear backlash from US Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya September 08, 2016: Post-sanctions, things are not exactly smooth for Iran. Many international banks are not letting their customers carry out transactions with Iran. Recently, ANZ bank refused its customers transactions with Iran fearing a backlash from the US treasury. Though Australia has dropped trade sanctions with Iran,...

Fintech

Americans being served cards with chips

International Finance DeskNovember 4, 2014

by International Finance DeskNovember 4, 2014

Following several breaches, US companies are forced to offer credit cards with greater security features Tom Groenfeldt November 4, 2014: The US is the last country with paved roads to adopt EMV, said Thad Peterson, senior analyst at the Aité Group, passing along a quip he had heard. That’s changing — almost all the new...

Banking

Ukraine conflict: UK wants SWIFT punishment for Russian banks

International Finance DeskSeptember 2, 2014

by International Finance DeskSeptember 2, 2014

SWIFT is a crucial real-time gross payment system for cross-border transactions September 2, 2014: The UK will press EU leaders to consider blocking Russian access to the SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) banking transaction system under an expansion of sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Friday, August 29, citing an...

Banking

Mobile, i-banking transactions worth nearly £1 billion a day in UK

International Finance DeskJuly 22, 2014

by International Finance DeskJuly 22, 2014

In 2014, the rate of adoption of digital banking grew strongly with more than 15,000 people downloading banking apps a day July 22, 2014: Mobile and internet banking are now being used for transactions worth nearly £1 billion a day in the UK, according to a major industry-wide report into consumer-friendly technology by the BBA...