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Iran's Islamic regime using Tether cryptocurrency as 'financial lifeline,' US Senate report charges

The report ⁠found that 84% of crypto wallets that have been sanctioned by the US transacted in USDT, such as to help ​the Iranian government move money across its borders and support ​its currency.

Tether cryptocurrency logo displayed on a phone screen and representation of cryptocurrency are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 2, 2021.
Nordic countries are transforming online registration by making signups faster, simpler and more closely integrated with everyday banking.

Why Nordic countries are ahead on fast, low-friction signups

A man uses an automated teller machine (ATM) from Bank Mellat in Tehran on September 7, 2026.

Turkey revokes operating license of Iran's Mellat Bank amid US economic pressure campaign

A bus drives past a branch of Lloyds Bank in London, Britain, January 28, 2026.

Lloyds rejects mortgage bid from mother of jailed Palestine Action activist


Man arrested for threats after bullets, knives, and red X's placed at banks, supermarket

According to Walla, a bullet was found attached to the front door handle at the Bat Yam bank and at Rami Levy, while knives were stuck in the front door of the Tel Aviv branch of Mizrahi Bank.

A Bank Mizrahi in Tel Aviv.

Visa signs $2.4 billion deal to acquire Israeli anti-fraud firm BioCatch

Visa agreed to buy Tel Aviv-based BioCatch for $2.4 billion, expanding its AI-driven defenses against scams, account takeovers and digital fraud.

A Visa credit card is seen on a computer keyboard in this picture illustration taken September 6, 2017.

Trump harasses new Fed chair Warsh with personal calls to unprecedented levels, sparking concern

Trump has reportedly repeatedly called Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh for advice on Iran, AI, and the economy, raising concerns about the central bank’s political independence.

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference at Federal Reserve Headquarters on July 29, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Capital One says it closed Trump-affiliated accounts over money-laundering probe, not Jan. 6 riots

Further, Capital One argued that the complaint should be dismissed with prejudice as the plaintiffs have yet to bring forth a plausible, legally binding claim.

The Capital One Financial Corporation logo sits outside of the company headquarters on July 30, 2026.

Israel’s crypto market set for major overhaul with stricter regulations

The Capital Market Authority’s new rules will impose higher capital requirements, tighter custody controls and restrictions on how crypto service providers manage customer assets.

Digital coins

Your Taxes: Could taxes unlock Israel's constitutional future?

If President Herzog refrained from signing new tax and spending legislation until constitutional progress occurs, maybe this would encourage all concerned to sign up to a constitution.

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

Banks are storming your children: Eight-year-olds do not need a credit card

Financial firms are rushing to offer digital wallets and prepaid cards to young children under the guise of "Financial education." However, at that age, money remains an abstract concept.

Children are capable of delaying gratification, but usually for a clear, near and tangible goal.

Next Israeli gov't main issue will be controlling defense budget, Bank Hapoalim CEO told conference

Yadin Antebi told EY’s annual real estate conference that Israel’s defense budget would heavily shape the public’s standard of living in the coming years.

Bank Hapoalim CEO Yadin Antebi at EY's annual real estate conference

Palestinian Authority pushes for digital transactions to ease financial crisis

Under the current restrictions, Palestinian banks can only return physical currency through Bank Hapoalim and the Israel Discount Bank, with a cap of NIS 18 billion annually.

Digital Payment.

Insolvency order against Nochi Dankner

The Tel Aviv Magistrates Court accepted the banks' request and issued an order to open proceedings after Dankner announced that he does not contest the debt and agrees to the move.

Nochi Dankner during an interview with Walla!NEWS24 in February 2020