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France is ditching American tech. When will Canada? - The Globe and Mail (@…)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-france-is-ditching-american-tech-when-will-canada/
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With gag orders you will find out when it is to late.
And us gouvernement is already using it's power to close foreign accounts at US companies.
From several ICJ judges the accounts at US companies are closed. No Microsoft, no banking.
And a little earlier closing the account of a Dutch bank with connection to Russia made it go bankrupt over night.

Small Estonian fintech to take on big Ukrainian banking sector: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/15/small-estonian-fintech-to-take.html

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Bezahlen ohne Google: Neues Konsortium will Custom-ROM-Hürden beseitigen

"The government and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) are forcing financial firms to compensate voice phishing victims, regardless of who is at fault, fanning concerns over how far consumer protection should go without distorting incentives in the financial system, market watchers said Monday."

Financial firms warn mandatory voice phishing compensation could backfire
The government and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) are forcing financial firms to compensate voice phishing victims, regardless of who i...

Seriously though: I'd really love to go back to using Linux on the desktop. I used it for years and I manage it for my whole family with very little fuss.
But what I'd really miss are proper alternatives to:
🎬 Infuse (Jellyfin client)
🏦 MoneyMoney (Banking)
📋 WISO Steuer (Tax software)
🎵 Meta (MP3 tagging)
📅 Fantastical (Calendar)
📸 CleanShot (Screenshots)
I'm happy to pay for them! But so far, there's just nothing comparable availab…

„die Prüfung der Vertrauenswürdigkeit erfolgt durch genau jene Instanz, deren Ökosystem gleichzeitig vermieden werden soll“.
Alternative #Android-Versionen sollen nicht von Banken-Apps etc. ausgeschlossen werden.
h/t @…

Bezahlen ohne Google: Neues Konsortium will Custom-ROM-Hürden beseitigen
Die Nutzung von Banking- und Bezahl-Apps auf Android-Smartphones mit Custom-ROMs ist ein Problem: Das will ein europäisches Industriekonsortium nun ändern.

Russia’s banking crisis has already begun, Ukraine’s intelligence says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/06/russias-banking-crisis-has-already.html

Kraken says its banking unit won "master account" access to the US Fed's core payment systems, the first crypto company to be able to move money like banks (Wall Street Journal)
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The Federal Reserve just pumped $31.5 Billion into the Banking System.
It’s the largest liquidity injection since Covid and higher than the the Dot Com Bubble.
https://www.reddit.com/r/FluentInFinance/comments/1q0v4y8/the_fed…

DDoS incident disrupts France’s postal and banking services ahead of Christmas https://therecord.media/la-poste-france-ddos-disruption-days-before-christmas

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Right on cue: Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US: 'You are effectively blacklisted by much of the world's banking system'

DDoS incident disrupts France’s postal and banking services ahead of Christmas https://therecord.media/la-poste-france-ddos-disruption-days-before-christmas

Raiders May Offer No. 1 Pick to Add $260 Million Star QB: Insider https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/trade-rumors-lamar-jackson-ravens-florio/

EU blacklist prompts Armenia and Serbia to cut off Russian banking clients: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/20/eu-blacklist-prompts-armenia-and.html