Woke up with a sore throat, stuffed nose and cough. OMG, have I got the coronavirus???? After President Trump’s ban on Europeans last night, the coronavirus madness continues. I know that coronavirus is boring – as it’s non-stop in the news, media, office and coffee shop – but it goes …

Things we’re reading today include … Carney orders banks: don’t waste our emergency cash on bonuses Lloyds Banking Group adds Google to cloud roster Lloyds Banking Group now offer gambling-blocking software Gamban Bank CEOs convene in Washington for meeting with President Trump on coronavirus response Here’s Why Wells Fargo, Bank …

I’m getting really fed up of the number of research papers, videos, blogs, headlines and more screaming: “banks will die”. Sure, sure, you’ll immediately go: “but you say that all the time Chris” but, if you check back on what I’ve written, I’ve only ever said that banks will die …

Things we’re reading today include … Wells Fargo CEO tells Congress bank has doubled down on regulatory issues An Italian financial crisis is certain – the big question is how contagious it is | Larry Elliott Banks at risk of losing billions of dollars in fee-based revenues – study Informa …

Some of you may know that I write a monthly column for The Banker magazine, and have been doing this for almost twenty years! But The Banker goes back way longer than my column. In fact, it began in January 1926 when the first issue was published and is now almost a century old. …

Things we’re reading today include … ‘This is a meltdown’: Tension turns to panic on dramatic day in City Wall Street regulator paves way for home trading as coronavirus spreads Barclays cuts 2020 oil price outlook on price war, virus impact Yes Bank: Founder Rana Kapoor held over alleged money …

“Are you willing to take the risk of investing in bullshit?” Interesting headline. It’s not mine btw. It’s a question from a leading banker. The question, in this case, related to investing in data mining … but you will probably find it’s a question asked about any major project. It’s the …

Things we’re reading today include … Yes Bank customers queue for cash after India’s central bank takes control Serious Fraud Office looking at Lloyds Bank and KPMG claims U.S. Banks Are About to Collapse and Send Some Financial Stocks Soaring PIMCO sees mild recession due to virus but tight credit …

The main blog headlines are … What does ‘digital transformation’ really mean? Buzzwords. We have a lot of them. Artificial, autonomous, augmented. Big data, blockchain, bilateral. Crypto, currency, consensus. Distributed, decentralised, democratised. I’m tempted to write the ABC of technology buzzwords, but know there cannot be any that start with …

Who moved my cheese? Like many of us, I am confused about the world, the future, life and everything. All seems good one day. The next, everything is being cancelled, government tells you to self-isolate, your view of everything is challenged and you have to change to fit. Who moved …

Things we’re reading today include … JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon recovering after emergency heart surgery Credit Suisse chairman has sought to extend tenure Barnier warns of grave differences between EU and UK in trade talks JPMorgan restricts all non-essential domestic travel globally: internal memo New Bank of England governor approved …

Last week, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) issued their top ten technologies for the next decade, one of which is digital money: Unhackable internet Hyper-personalized medicine Digital money Anti-aging drugs AI-discovered molecules Satellite mega-constellations Quantum supremacy Tiny AI Differential privacy Climate change attribution This was selected due to Libra and …

Things we’re reading today include … Digital bank Starling to create 400 jobs in Cardiff Metro Bank ousts risk officer a fortnight after he joined ailing lender Michael Sherwood joins Revolut board Regulatory equivalence with EU could risk US deal China’s Ant Financial takes stake in Sweden’s Klarna Can the …

I just found that Deutsche Bank Research issued three in-depth reports in January looking at the future of payments: Part I: Cash: The Dinosaur Will Survive… For Now Cash will survive. But digital currencies’ potential could re-balance global economic power. Part II: Moving To Digital Wallets And The Extinction Of …

Things we’re reading today include … Monzo tops our customer service poll Wall Street prepares as coronavirus gets closer to home Was Tulip Mania really the first great financial bubble? Facebook ‘rethinks’ plans for Libra cryptocurrency Another foul day on Wall Street after surprise Fed rate cut Banks issue emergency …