UBS

UBS Group AG is a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company founded and based in Switzerland. Co-headquartered in the cities of Zürich and Basel, it maintains a presence in all major financial centers as the largest Swiss banking institution in the world.

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Swift Settles Tokenized Fund Subscriptions and Redemptions on Its Network
Swift Settles Tokenized Fund Subscriptions and Redemptions on Its Network
November 05, 2024  |  Payment Methods

Swift has completed a successful pilot for tokenized fund subscriptions and redemptions using its network. The project — completed in partnership with UBS Asset Management...

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Swiss Authority Says UBS Must Revise Recovery and Emergency Plans
Swiss Authority Says UBS Must Revise Recovery and Emergency Plans
October 15, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

Swiss financial market supervisory authority FINMA will require UBS to revise its recovery and emergency plans due to the bank’s June 2023 takeover of Credit...

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OpenAI Liquidity Reaches $10 Billion With New Credit Facility
OpenAI Liquidity Reaches $10 Billion With New Credit Facility
October 03, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The world’s biggest companies can’t seem to stop giving OpenAI money. One day after securing $6.6 billion in new funding from an array of tech...

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JPMorgan Joins BIS Cross-Border Payments Project Using Digital Currencies
JPMorgan Joins BIS Cross-Border Payments Project Using Digital Currencies
September 18, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

Some of the world’s biggest banks and payments firms are teaming to rethink cross-border payments. As Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Sept. 18), the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has...

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Report: JPMorgan Chase Faces Lawsuit Aimed at Cash Sweep Program
Report: JPMorgan Chase Faces Lawsuit Aimed at Cash Sweep Program
August 26, 2024  |  Legal

JPMorgan Chase is reportedly facing a lawsuit that alleges that the bank paid “unreasonably” low interest rates on accounts used in its cash sweep program....

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AI Reshapes Banking: Promises and Pitfalls as Industry Grapples With Transformation
AI Reshapes Banking: Promises and Pitfalls as Industry Grapples With Transformation
July 03, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

As artificial intelligence revolutionizes the banking sector, industry leaders from UBS and McKinsey highlighted the potential and challenges facing financial institutions. Concerns range from return...

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BNP Paribas CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafé: Europe’s Regulations Limit Bank Mergers
BNP Paribas CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafé: Europe’s Regulations Limit Bank Mergers
May 14, 2024  |  Banking

BNP Paribas CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafé reportedly expressed skepticism about the potential for a revival of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in European banking. Speaking Tuesday...

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Swiss National Bank Says Merchant Cash Acceptance Unchanged Since 2021
Swiss National Bank Says Merchant Cash Acceptance Unchanged Since 2021
February 23, 2024  |  Cash

Swiss National Bank (SNB) Vice Chairman Martin Schlegel said Friday (Feb. 23) that physical cash will never disappear from use in Switzerland, despite the popularity...

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Barclays’ 2023 Layoffs Reached 5,000 as Banks Cut Back
Barclays’ 2023 Layoffs Reached 5,000 as Banks Cut Back
January 08, 2024  |  Banking

Barclays reportedly laid off about 5,000 workers in 2023 as part of a cost-cutting campaign. A spokesperson for the British bank told Reuters Monday (Jan. 8)...

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