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Things we’re reading today include … Who Is Nik Storonsky? Revolut CEO Behind $115B Fintech 88% of Tech Founders Walk Away with Zero Exit Value Samsung Pay Launches in Morocco via Mastercard Tokenisation Debt of poorest countries at record $9.4tn high, World Bank data shows Banks ban AI from accounts over fears of rogue agents…
Things we’re reading today include … Hackers Paid $15 to Drain $2.5 Billion From Binance in One Hit Binance hack prompted US regulators to check in on bank systems, sources say Paraguayan president resigns amid bank collapse leaving 3M people without access to bank accounts What is Ueno Bank and how did it trigger Paraguay’s…
Things we’re reading today include … How The Midterm Elections Could Reshape Fintech Regulation What Democrats’ midterm victory means for your crypto investments French bank says cyberattack stole around $100 mn Starling Bank chief to step down after just two years UBS slashes spending on consultants as Credit Suisse project winds down HSBC shakes…
Things we’re reading today include … Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’ British fintech Revolut slashes AI coding costs 10x by cutting out Claude and going self-hosted Bank of England orders review of Revolut product approvals The Little-Known Chinese Bank in the Middle of Iranian and Russian Money Flows Where…
Things we’re reading today include … Binance says it has recovered 95% of $6.3B North Korean crypto hack North Korean Hackers Stole Billions, the F.B.I. Says. It’s Not Their First Heist North Korea denies being behind $6.3bn Binance crypto hack The Future of Global Payments Is an Operating System Banks must prepare for quantum threat…
Things we’re reading today include … Binance resumes customer withdrawals after record $6.3bn hack Binance hack: Users withdraw $3.6bn after record crypto heist Cloned websites are in the EU’s draft payment rules How the Bank of England’s CBDC Plans Could Reshape Payments How Poland’s Central Bank Is Caught in Political Standoff With PM Donald Tusk…
This week’s main blog discussions include … Is digital making people switch off? For years, we have been told that digital makes everything better by making everything faster, cheaper and easier, and that the ultimate objective should be a world in which we can click here, tap there, buy now, pay later and complete the…
Things we’re reading today include … North Korea Steals USD 6.36 Billion From Binance in the Largest Hack in History Bitcoin market in chaos amid fears Binance crypto exchange has been hit by biggest hack in history Bank of England sets out approach to tokenised collateral in central clearing Lagarde quits European Central Bank ahead…
Things we’re reading today include: Fintech: Europe’s 10 most-funded companies in H1 2026 SoFi earnings breakdown – The fintech bank story heading into 2026 Monzo Opens in Spain in Fintech’s Latest European Expansion Deutsche Bank’s Bankim Chadha on why the firm downgraded tech World Bank Forecasts 23% 2026 Commodity Price Rise Amid Supply Shocks Ahmedabad…
