Million Bazillion, season 2, episode 3, “The history of banks” Note: Marketplace podcasts are meant to be heard, with emphasis, tone and audio elements a transcript can’t capture.

How Leeson Brought Down Barings Bank. Barings Bank was one of the first major international investment banks.Founded in the U.K. in 1762, it's perhaps best known for helping to finance the ...

As the World Bank Group’s largest shareholder, the United States has a long history of supporting the Bank Group’s mission and addressing development challenges of vital importance through its support ...

Plans for the world's first decentralized, community-owned bank are taking root in Malta. The project has already received backing from both Binance and Malta's government.

In 1903, she founded the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond, Virginia. With a resounding call to action, Walker urged, “Let us use our moneys; let us put our moneys out at usury among ...