February 2024

TLDR: Thai finance group SCBX is acquiring consumer credit provider Home Credit Vietnam Finance for $850 million. SCBX’s parent company, Siam Commercial Bank, is entering Vietnam’s consumer credit market as part of

TLDR: Nigerian officials are investigating Binance for terrorism financing, money laundering, and illicit finance. Two Binance executives remain detained in Nigeria as part of the probe. Nigerian authorities are intensifying their investigation

TLDR: Microsoft has introduced Microsoft Copilot for Finance in Microsoft 365, a new AI-assisted experience for financial professionals to streamline and automate financial processes. The tool connects to financial systems like Dynamics

TLDR: President Joe Biden and his administration are working on providing student debt relief to borrowers through an amendment to the Higher Education Act. The rulemaking committee has identified five groups of

TLDR: #Merky Books has signed a personal finance guide for women called “Your Money Life” by Bola Sol. The book will offer essential tools for women to enhance their financial knowledge and

TLDR: Latin Lawyer has announced the shortlists for the 18th Annual Deal of the Year Awards in the capital markets, banking and finance, and project finance categories. Winners will be announced at

TLDR: Hong Kong’s finance chief, Paul Chan, has not ruled out reintroducing property cooling measures if the market situation changes. Despite facing a deficit, the city does not need to impose new

Article Summary TLDR: Key Points: Alison Radecki has joined Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner in the New York office. Radecki helps issuers and not-for-profit institutions access the municipal bond market in

TLDR: Former Israeli Finance Minister Avraham Shochat passed away at 87. He was instrumental in economic aspects of the Oslo Accords and served as mayor of Arad for 22 years. Former Israeli

TLDR: Divisions among finance ministers over seizing Russian assets have come to light, with France’s finance minister arguing against it while the US Treasury secretary sees it as a possibility. The debate