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Kremlin-backed forgery scheme moved $6.9bn through global banks
Russian fintech A7 exploited Swift controls to funnel billion of dollars in sanctioned payments
ECB launches 'Pontes' to settle tokenised assets in central bank money
Deutsche Bank’s Hong Kong Wealth Boom Fed by Chinese Flows
Scammers busted buying real Rolex watches with fake cryptocurrency
State of Ohio now accepts cryptocurrency
Elon Musk's X brings bitcoin (BTC) and stock trading closer to the timeline
A French bank managed to get rid of 21,000 employees using gentle techniques
The bank account says no while the Europe group chat says YOLO: Why Gen Z spends on treats and trips
A Chief Risk Officer’s Guide to the Principles for Responsible Banking – United Nations Environment
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...