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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


Bank Hapoalim opens NIS 1.2 million scholarship fund

The fund, run by the bank’s Social Banking Division in partnership with the Education for Excellence association, aims to narrow social gaps and foster financial independence.

Bank Hapoalim.

Goldman Sachs hires former British PM Sunak as senior adviser

For Sunak, the appointment marks a return to the bank, where he first worked as a summer intern in investment banking in 2000 and later as an analyst between 2001 and 2004.

 Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a service of thanksgiving and rededication on the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain, September 15, 2024.

Bank of Jerusalem surprises: Launches a precedent-setting move worth NIS 500 million

Bank of Jerusalem is undertaking a precedent-setting move in the capital market – a private mortgage-backed securitization with a high international rating.

 Bank of Jerusalem

Anti-regime hackers infiltrate Iran's banking system

Tapandegan urged the public to withdraw their money from the regime's banks, stating that "the banking system no longer has any security" in a social media post claiming the cyber attack.

 An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

Cyberattack on IRGC-controlled bank causes disruptions, Iranian media claims

Anti-regime activist group "Gonjeshke Darande" (Predatory Sparrow) claimed responsibility for the attack

 Iranians walk past a Sepah Bank branch in the capital Tehran, on June 15, 2022; illustrative.

Tech Talk: Israeli startup B24Club simplifies payment solutions

Today, a single mobile app has the power to disrupt entire business models, reshaping industries that once relied on traditional financial intermediaries.

 Money and a calculator

Taliban in talks with Russia, China for trade transactions in local currencies

Both Afghanistan and Russia are sanctions-hit economies, seeking to settle trade transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars, the Taliban's acting Commerce Minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi said.

 Taliban's acting commerce minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi sits next to flags of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and China, during an interview with Reuters, at the Embassy of Afghanistan in Beijing, China October 19, 2023.

Syria weighs currency overhaul as pound hits new lows

Syria may revamp its currency, but experts warn reforms are needed to restore stability.

 Syrian currency is traded from the back of a car on the streets of Damascus, April 15, 2025

Bank of Jerusalem to support new housing project in Shlomi

After months of evacuating residents and a complete halt of projects in the north, the first housing project by Yesodot Eitanim is underway – in collaboration with Bank of Jerusalem.

 The entrance to Shlomi

Your Investments: Charoset, hard work, and not relying on others

The key to financial freedom is hard work—Passover’s message of self-reliance resonates with today’s challenges.

Calculating taxes