Finance

20 stories about Finance
ד"ר אודי לוי מלחמת עזה

Former Mossad official: Israel's current efforts to cozy up to Qatar are a mistake

19.12.23|Sophie Shulman
Dr. Udi Levi, former head of Mossad task force Harpoon, criticizes Netanyahu's long-time policy regarding Qatar’s financial support of Hamas, saying that ‘Israel provided legitimacy to Qatar with the suitcases of money’
ד"ר שלומית ווגמן רטנר מלחמת עזה פלסטינים עוברים לדרום עזה

“Hamas’ attack cost them billions, their financial bunker needs to be destroyed”

12.11.23|Sophie Shulman
Dr. Shlomit Wagman, a global expert in the financial fight against terrorism, dealt with ISIS and knows how to eradicate Hamas and Hezbollah - by destroying their financial infrastructure.
אטד פלד ודניאל ארדון ברץ שותפים ב- Red Dot Capital Partners

Red Dot Capital Partners appoints new partners

02.11.23|Meir Orbach
Danielle Ardon Baratz and Atad Peled will join the fund which was established in 2016 and manages $450 million in investments.
מנכ"ל האב סקיוריטי לשעבר אייל משה ו אלי רייפמן

Hub Security under investigation by Israel Securities Authority

27.04.23|Golan Hazani
The ISA's investigation has intensified due to a report that the cyber company is looking into misuse of company funds by former CEO Eyal Moshe
רוברט שילר

Robert Shiller: "The economic success of a country depends on people's belief in ultimate justice - not on the whims of an autocrat"

13.04.23|Sophie Shulman
The Nobel Laureate who predicted the dot-com bubble burst and housing market crash in 2008, says that he does not foresee an imminent recession, and also says that he regrets not signing a letter criticizing Israel’s judicial overhaul
Yair Lendai BiblioTech

CTech’s Book Review: Understanding the basics for Financial IQ

17.08.22|Yair Benyamini
Yair Benyamini, Co-Founder and CEO at Lendai, shares insights after reading "Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!” By Robert Kiyosaki
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“The world of finance is completely changing now, and it's being rebuilt from scratch.”

10.04.22|CTech
A thing about FinTech lending is that after drawing in a potential client, companies must decide if they want to sell them the product or not, says Dr. Gal Aviv, CEO at BLender Financial Technologies.
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“The financial system is not incentivized to help us build assets.”

13.03.22|CTech
Financial systems are complex and many products are designed to make banks money rather than help people build assets, says Tamara Harel-Cohen, CGO and Co-Founder of RiseUp.
פרופסור אמיר ירון נגיד בנק ישראל

Big Brother is coming for your data: The Bank of Israel demands to know what you’re buying

26.08.21|Zvi Zerahia
The Bank is asking credit card companies and banks to provide them with consumer buyer behavior over the past five years, which will assist the Bank in determining economic policy
Alon Cohen Pika

No Sh*t: Pika’s plan to save the planet - one diaper at a time

14.05.21|James Spiro
Pika’s diaper washer can help new parents with the environmental and financial burdens of diaper changes with newborns
בניין בנק ישראל ירושלים גבעת רם

Bank of Israel presents a glimpse at the ‘digital shekel’

11.05.21|Shlomo Taitelbaum
The bank published a model draft detailing a possible issuance of a “digital shekel,” which will be transferred to the public by financial intermediaries, won’t require an internet connection, and can be exchanged for actual cash
כרטיס אשראי ויזה פינטק

Insurtech and fintech partnership heading toward TASE offering

22.04.21|CTech
The Sure-Tech Partnership has already invested in insurtech companies Vesttoo and GEOX
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Israel’s Fintech ecosystem is helping usher in a new era of global finance

06.12.20|CTech
As one of the major industries propelling the Israeli economy, the Fintech sector has been instrumental in maintaining the Startup Nation’s role as an innovation hub
Oran Goldstein FamilyBIZ

FamilyBiz wants to be the ‘Spotify’ of financial tools

11.08.20|James Spiro
Through its shared app, families can manage their finances and set budgets during difficult periods
בורסה בורסת תל אביב ירידות קורונה

TASE’s MAYA website now speaks English

30.06.20|James Spiro
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has launched an English version of its MAYA platform, helping local companies become more accessible to foreign investors
לשכת התעסוקה ב תל אביב אבטלה מובטלים דורשי עבודה מיתון

Israel Is Tanking its Economy to Save a Few Hundred People, Finance Ministry Officials Say

31.03.20|Adrian Filut
The Israeli finance ministry estimates the difference between a partial and full lockdown at tens of billions of shekels. To the health ministry, that is the difference between containment and a collapse of the country’s healthcare system—and the many deaths that would follow
קורונה בדיקת קורונה בדרייב אין תל אביב 21.3.20

As Number of Domestic Covid-19 Cases Rises, Israel Settles on Economic Support Measures

29.03.20|CTech
Israel reported 3,865 confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday morning, 66 of them in serious or critical condition, and 12 dead
שירה גרינברג כלכלנית ראשית ב משרד אוצר

Israel's Finance Ministry Now Estimates Coronavirus Will Cut Annual Growth to 0%

17.03.20|Omri Milman
The ministry’s chief economist, Shira Greenberg, has estimated the current losses caused by the emergency measures enacted to slow the spread of Covid-19 at NIS 45 billion (approximately $11.87 billion)