This week’s main blog discussions include …
Do you see the point of “Squid Game”?
Like most people, I’ve watched and enjoyed Squid Game on Netflix (the original language version with subtitles, avoid the dubbed version), but did you get the point? I’ll avoid giving away too much, in case you still haven’t watched it, but what’s the point of …
Green finance covers a wide range of financial products and services, which can be broadly divided into banking, investment and insurance products. Examples of these include green bonds, green-tagged loans, green investment funds and climate risk insurance. However, a friend of mine mentioned moving into …
Who will a pension fund pay a pension to?
I have a number of big yawns when I watch the news these days. Banks are doomed!!! Yawn. Central banks are replacing money with digital money!!! Yawn. Buy bitcoin now and make millions!!! Yawn. COVID, vaccines, anti-vaxers!!! Yawn. The Earth is heating!!! Yawn. The climate …
Europe’s challenger banks are challenging (and worth more than many old banks)
We talk a lot about neobanks and challenger banks, but how are they doing in reality? Well, they seem to be doing pretty well. By way of example N26, the Germany-based bank start-up, is now the second most valuable bank in Germany behind Deutsche Bank. …
The pick ‘n’ mix, Lego bank can work
CB Insights just released their FinTech 250 for 2021: These are the top FinTech firms in the world, in their view. The companies were selected by CB Insights’ Intelligence Unit from a pool of over 17,000 companies and, at last look, I’m tracking over 25,000 …
This week's main headlines include ...
- The surge of fintech in South America
- Amex will let employees work wherever they want one month a year
- Deutsche Bank’s ESG executive slams industry’s greenwashing practices
- These are the top 10 tech trends that will shape the coming decade, according to McKinsey
- 8 security and risk management trends to watch: Gartner
- BBVA launches digital retail bank in Italy
- US consumer watchdog probes Big Tech's use of payment data
- Neobank N26 secures $900m - now valued at $9B
- UK online lender Zopa valued at $1 billion in SoftBank-led funding round
- PayPal in $45B bid for Pinterest
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...
