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Things worth reading: 7th February 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin to go bust in 10 years? Nobel-winning economist makes a startling claim What the Government won’t tell you about bank snooping plans What DORA Means for Fintech and Finserv Industries Mastercard and GenAI: unleashing the future of commerce in 2025 and beyond How SoFi Became a Digital Banking…

Things worth reading: 6th February 2025

Things we’re reading today include … From fintech to space tech: Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt is betting on space solar | TechCrunch Farage offers Trump tips to take on the banks – POLITICO Wall Street banks offload $5.5bn in debt linked to Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter Lloyds hit with £1bn tax bill after legal…

Things worth reading: 5th February 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Elon Musk’s Portfolio and its Impact on Cryptocurrency Trading Bill Gates criticizes cryptocurrency: ‘High IQs fooled themselves’ US Congress to form cryptocurrency working group Cryptocurrency Prices Plummet Amid U.S. Regulatory Concerns Coinbase Pushes US to Pave Way for Bank-Crypto Partnerships Solaris secures €140m Series G funding, SBI Group becomes…

Things worth reading: 4th February 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland down: Mobile app and online banking outages affect millions of customers Aussie bank blasted over plans to close branches and force customers to go online: ‘Devastating’ Millions of Nationwide customers to notice money missing from bank accounts from today Raiffeisen Bank shares tumble…

Things worth reading: 3rd February 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Barclays hit by major IT outage on tax deadline day – BBC News Moment customers surge around Barclays’ cash machines for ‘free money’ Barclays says IT glitch that locked people out of their accounts has been resolved | UK News | Sky News Santander boss gives major update on…

The Finanser’s Week: 27th January – 2nd February 2025

This week’s main blog discussions include … Five key impacts of #Brexit five years on Five years ago, on 31 January 2020, the UK left the European Union. BBC Verify, the BBC’s fact checking service, just wrote a really interesting report on the impact. They cite analysis in five key areas: trade, immigration, travel, laws…

Things worth reading: 31st January 2025

Things we’re reading today include … UK fintech jobs market booms Fintech Investment Director At Lloyds Banking Group Highlights Key Financial Technology Trends For 2025 Deutsche Bank profits collapse as German economy reels  A message from Christian Sewing on Deutsche Bank’s 2024 results Statistical release: BIS international banking statistics and global liquidity indicators at end-September…

Things worth reading: 30th January 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Trump Media Launches Fintech Brand With Bitcoin and Crypto Focus – Decrypt Donald Trump lashes out at Federal Reserve after central bank keeps rates steady Formance raises $21M to build the AWS for fintech infrastructure | TechCrunch Failed fintech start-up will leave creditors £100m out of pocket The bank…

Things worth reading: 29th January 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Elon Musk’s X partners with Visa to offer digital wallet X is ‘barely breaking even’ as the big banks get antsy over their debt Head of Czech central bank wants it to buy billions of euros in bitcoin Hackers steal $85 million worth of cryptocurrency from Phemex Fintech firm…

Things worth reading: 28th January 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Nvidia shares sink as Chinese AI app DeepSeek spooks US markets – BBC News Bitcoin falls below $98,000 as cryptocurrency market hit by tech stock declines Political interference in central banks risks economic harm, ECB president warns | The Guardian DWP will take money from bank accounts when balance…

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