Finance

PrivatBank has added a new service to its ‘Privat24’ all-in-one app. Entrepreneurs can now manage their finances, accounting and mandatory payments directly from their smartphone.

The Ukrainian Defence Forces have introduced an updated mechanism for calculating additional financial allowances for military personnel. The new rules set out which allowances are payable for different types of combat missions, who is eligible to receive them, and how participation in such missions will be verified

The National Bank of Ukraine has announced the expansion of its banknote series and the introduction of a new 2,000-hryvnia note into circulation. It will enter circulation on 4 September 2026

The funds from the EU loan and grant will be used to purchase up to 22 modular gas-fired boiler houses with combined heat and power (CHP) units, as well as a further five CHP units for existing boiler houses.

In 2026, Ukraine expanded the list of citizens who will automatically receive a one-off cash payment ahead of Independence Day. Most recipients do not need to make a separate application to the Pension Fund

A Reuters investigation has revealed that cryptocurrency projects linked to Donald Trump and his family have generated around $2.3 billion in profits for them since the US president returned to the White House. At the same time, investors in these projects, according to the agency’s estimates, collectively lost the same amount.

The price of Bitcoin has fallen below $70,000 for the first time in nearly two months, standing at $69,660. The decline in the leading cryptocurrency has been triggered by geopolitical risks, the sale of MicroStrategy’s tokens and capital outflows from ETFs.

OpenAI запустила нові інструменти для структурування персональних фінансів у ChatGPT – вони дозволяють користувачам підключати банківські рахунки прямо до чат-бота. Система зможе аналізувати витрати, кредитні ліміти та заощадження та надавати індивідуальні поради.

Officials in Donald Trump’s administration have initiated the design of a $250 banknote featuring the president’s portrait. Such a move may contravene current US legislation, which permits only the images of deceased individuals to be featured on banknotes.

US senators from both parties have called on US Defence Secretary Pete Hagset to release $600 million in security aid to Ukraine and the Baltic states as soon as possible

Brian Mast, Chair of the US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, has stated that Washington has no plans to approve new large-scale financial aid packages for Ukraine

The Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv has granted permission for a special pre-trial investigation into a suspect in the case concerning the embezzlement of funds from the ‘Finance and Credit’ bank. The sum in question is 113 million US dollars.