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Starling Bank has launched an online banking app allowing its business customers to manage money more efficiently.

Since the global economic downfall in 2008 which caused many stocks to plummet and left many individuals in debts, the world has known its lesson. Thanks to the efforts of many people, nations are slowly regaining its former glory. The country to be most affected is the United States of America. The great recession which started in December 2007 to June 2009 of almost 19 months has affected countries of as far Indonesia and Africa.

Here are some tips you'll want to follow when enrolling in a 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan. 1. Contribute. The first thing you need to do is contribute, period - especially if your company offers a match. If you don't, you're literally turning down free money. The most common employer-sponsored plan is a 401(k), in which pre-tax money is deducted from each paycheck based on a percentage you choose, with an annual max of $17,500. 2. Be sure to contribute enough. Contributing a default percentage (on average 3%) simply isn't enough. A bump in your contribution percentage could mean thousands of dollars in retirement income down the road. 3. Roll over your plan from your previous job. With all the excitement of getting a new job, it's easy to forget (or dread) rolling over your old retirement plan into a new one. But failing to do so could cost you. 4. Increase your contribution over time. Early in your career, it's common for your initial contributions to start off low. 5. Be mindful of your portfolio. Stocks and bonds fluctuate, a lot. "Setting it and forgetting it" isn't a viable savings strategy. 6. Wait until retirement to cash out. While this seems like an obvious piece of advice, a lot of people look at their 401(k) as a reserve fund. 7. Resist the temptation to borrow from your plan. Borrowing against your account is far better than cashing out early, but you still face numerous risks.

Eurobank Group has selected Temenos to accelerate digital transformation in its subsidiaries. Eurobank Group will use Temenos Infinity and Temenos T24 Transact to improve its business agility. Furthermore, the products will also significantly lower deployment costs.

Talinn Business Bank (TBB), Estonia's oldest bank, has chosen Token.io and Icefire to aid it with its PSD2 compliance.

Banking software provider Jack Henry & Associates has purchased Geezeo, which offers retail and business financial management solutions.

The Chase flagship retail store within its global headquarter campus in New York City is open for business.

The central bank of the Philippines is considering granting permissions to domestic banks looking to set up Islamic banking business in the country.

Under the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, GMB will be merged with and into BayCom, and Grand Mountain Bank with and into United Business Bank.

H&R Block has signed a definitive agreement to acquire small business financial solutions platform Wave Financial for $405m.