Banking News

Moscow - A Russian man scanned a commercial credit card agreement and changed the terms of contract in his favor. After returning it signed to the lending bank, they failed to notice the trick and now a Russian court has backed him up.

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has requested that smaller commercial banks in the country to disclose details of their financial dealings with Turkey.

This is the third and final episode of this short BBC TV series. For the most part it hits the nail on the head, but it still perpetuates the greatest fiction of all.

The second episode of this short BBC TV series covers the fall of M.F. Global. It also contains two strikingly misleading claims.

London - There used to be an old joke about traffic wardens belonging to the most hated profession; today, bankers top that list. This BBC TV documentary series explains why, just in case you didn't know.

In Cyprus, the Banks opened today at 11 .a.m after being closed for nearly two weeks. Long queues snaked outside the banks, but the opening was calm.

Finweek Magazine reports on their investigation of tariffs asked by South Africa's four biggest banks, and the reasons why some are more affordable than others.

The United States Treasury is leveling new sanctions against North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank under the pretext that this institution is supporting North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

Toronto - 'Iceland' is a Canadian play that premiered last summer to much acclaim. It presents three monologues that examine the banking crisis, revealing our own attitudes to money, opportunity, wealth, and success in the process.

Miami - It was reported in July that Information Technology spending would exceed $3.6 trillion in 2012, compared to $3.5 trillion a year before.