Things we're reading today include ...
- Global fintech investment falls to $51.9 billion in the first half of 2024, says KPMG data | Fortune
- UK government woos Revolut as fintech favours US for potential IPO (ft.com)
- Commonwealth Bank to stop financing fossil fuel companies that don’t comply with Paris climate goals | The Guardian
- 'Best and worst' UK banks for customer satisfaction revealed by poll | Sky News
- Reason for market pep: A global central bank easing cycle is starting (cnbc.com)
- Germany's biggest bank hails 'remarkable' UK stock market | This is Money
- Chainalysis alerts rise in crypto hacks and ransom in 2024 (cointelegraph.com)
- Cryptominers made $100,000 from mining at an Airbnb for three weeks — the guests ran up a $1,500 electricity bill | Tom's Hardware (tomshardware.com)
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...