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Without visiting a branch: Deferred checks can be deposited via app

The Bank of Israel is launching a new service expected to save time and costs: depositing post-dated checks directly from mobile phones.

"Checks continue to be a significant payment method in the Israeli economy, totaling hundreds of billions of shekels a year."
The Huawei logo at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, July 17, 2026.

Huawei heads to trial in US over its business dealings in Iran

 A smartphone with the PayPal logo is placed on a laptop in this illustration taken on July 14, 2021.

PayPal layoffs hit Israel as payment giant restructures global operations

Ilustrative picture from the DNB.

Netherlands main bank moves most gold reserves from America amid deteriorating EU-US relations


New documents show JPMorgan cut ties with Trump businesses

The bank did not list any specific reason for the account closures in its Feb. 19, 2021 letters to Trump and the Trump Organization.

 Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to boost Ohio Republican candidates ahead of their May 3 primary election, at the county fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio, U.S. April 23, 2022.

Your Taxes: Mortgage blues and what to do about them

The war has drained the economy and people of spending power. How can demand from the public for homes be increased? What ought to be done?

Housing Prices.

Bank Leumi tops Bank of Israel’s 2025 service survey

Supervisor of Banks survey finds Leumi leading in branch, phone, and digital service among Israel’s five largest banks in 2025 rankings

The bank received the highest satisfaction rating for its mobile app, underscoring its continued investment in advanced technology.

UBS took on Ghislaine Maxwell as client after JPMorgan cut ties with Epstein

In 2014, after JPMorgan closed Epstein's accounts, UBS provided him with a credit card, an email shows. Epstein had been jailed and pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from a minor.

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Senate Democrats seek pause in Warsh nomination amid Fed probes

Senate Democrats urged a delay in Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Fed chair, citing Justice Department probes into current Federal Reserve leaders and warning of political pressure on the central bank.

FILE PHOTO: Kevin Warsh, Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2017.

Credit Suisse Nazi-era accounts under renewed US Senate scrutiny

A US Senate investigation found 890 Credit Suisse accounts with potential Nazi ties, including previously undisclosed SS and German Foreign Office accounts.

A logo of UBS is displayed at the branch of former Swiss bank Credit Suisse in Lausanne, Switzerland, October 4, 2025.

The domino effect: Why "cheap" financing can be the most expensive deal an entrepreneur signs

“Cheap” financing often comes with low interest, rigid credit, personal guarantees, and tight cash flow. It may look attractive on paper - but the reality behind it can be a costly surprise.

What looks cheap on paper can cost a lot in reality.

Israelis let NIS 1.5 trillion slowly evaporate

The value of your money is slowly being eroded, perhaps without you even knowing

Israeli shekel

Your Investments: The importance of patience in investing

One of the most underrated virtues in successful investing is patience. It doesn’t make headlines, it doesn’t sell newsletters, and it certainly doesn’t satisfy our natural desire to “do something.”

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

Qatari company to acquire major stakes in Syrian banks, sources say

The move, which follows the lifting of US sanctions on Syria late last year, comes as the country's central bank tries to recapitalise a banking sector severely impaired by 14 years of war.

A Syrian citizen shows off a new banknote released and distributed by the Central Bank, in the capital Damascus on January 3, 2026.