Things we’re reading today include: Ant International, Standard Chartered and Swift Collaborate to Pioneer Bank-to-Wallet Payment Solution Backed by ISO 20022 Mastercard Expands Circle Partnership to Enable EEMEA Stablecoin Settlements Fintech Klarna Eyeing Possible $14B Valuation In September IPO UK Banks to Invest £1.8 Billion in GenAI by 2030 as Zopa Bank Unveils Plans to…
Things we’re reading today include: Is XRP a Millionaire-Maker Cryptocurrency? Bitcoin has surrendered the rally. Why it didn’t bounce after a whale unloaded the cryptocurrency US banks lobby to block stablecoin interest over fears of deposit flight EU finance cop ‘frustrated’ at lack of European mega-bank mergers Five fintech trends being leveraged by African firms…
Things we’re reading today include … Littering leads to arrest of cryptocurrency scam fugitive Lagarde Says Central-Bank Independence Is Critically Important EU finance cop ‘frustrated’ at lack of European mega-bank mergers FCA’s New Rules: Balancing Consumer Protection and Fintech Innovation Fintech fraudster faces 20 years for fabricated financial statements Klarna lands €1.4bn financing facility with…
This week’s / month’s main discussions include … AI is bigger than the smartphone Twenty years ago, four critical things happened: cloud computing became mainstream; the smartphone was launched; Satoshi Nakamoto released the bitcoin whitepaper; and the global financial crisis killed all trust in traditional financial institutions. All of these things pretty much happened at…
Things we’re reading today include … “The US investment bank I work for has become completely dysfunctional” Klarna lands €1.4bn financing facility with Santander MetaMask Launches Stablecoin With Stripe’s Bridge UK banks have closed more than one in three branches over past five years Should we worry about falling US bank reserves? Moneybox’s 2024 profits…
Things we’re reading today include … Commonwealth Bank has admitted it was wrong to axe 45 jobs and replace them with artificial intelligence The CEO of a $65bn fintech is paying someone $200k+ to make him a LinkedIn influencer HSBC shakes up leadership of fintech venture less than a year after launch UK slashes fintech…
Things we’re reading today include … ‘On another level’: crypto industry hosts rival gathering in Jackson Hole As fintechs build proprietary blockchains, what happens to crypto’s openness? Fed Official Says Staff Should Be Allowed To Hold Crypto How the banking net zero fantasy ran out of gas Starling Bank snaps up UK fintech firm in…
Things we’re reading today include … KPMG: Why Global Fintech Investment Fell 18% in H1 2025 UK fintech investment down 5% YOY to $7.2bn | Accountancy Today Indonesia’s Digital Banking Scene is Getting Crowded Monzo plans to launch UK mobile phone service Starling Bank Buys Accounting Startup to Offer Tax Tools to SMEs How to…
Things we’re reading today include … The global divide on ‘de-banking’: How the US, UK and EU approach risk The small east German bank that cannot drop its far-right customer How does your bank rank? CMA releases satisfaction survey ratings How the Single Resolution Fund safeguards Europe’s banking system Why Circle, Stripe Are Launching Their…
This week’s main blog discussions include … What is an acceptable level of fraud? Sam Altman, the founder of OpenAI and creator of ChatGPT and more – along with the PayPal Mafia – was speaking about bank capital rules this week and made an interesting comment that: “There are some FIs that will accept a…
