Things we’re reading t9day include … Nvidia invests in Revolut as $75bn valuation secured Is Fuse’s $5bn funding the start of the ‘Revolut mafia’? Your bank is already using AI. But what’s coming next could be radically new Grab-Backed Super Bank Seeks Up to $186 Million in Jakarta IPO Hackers steal sensitive data from major…
Things we’re reading today include … UK Economy Fears Threaten the Nation’s Fintech Crown The UK Is No Longer a Fintech Leader, Say Founders Global banks pour into India as regulators open up to foreign money Seven arrested in India after police crack $800,000 bank heist Operation Destabilise: NCA exposes billion-dollar money laundering network that…
This week’s main discussions include … What is an Intelligent Bank? I keep thinking about what an Intelligent Bank means. What is an Intelligent Bank? Well, strip it back to basics. An Intelligent Bank is a bank that is so embedded and intimate with my digital finance that it can predict what I should do,…
Things we’re reading today include … A crypto firm buys into banking How billion-dollar money laundering network in UK ‘bought bank to fund Russian war effort’ A cautious step forward: the Bank of England’s proposed regime for systemic stablecoins UK Economy Fears Threaten the Nation’s Fintech Crown Deutsche shoots for Europe’s investment banking crown Why…
Things we’re reading today include … The UK Is No Longer a Fintech Leader, Say Founders How Mastercard’s Tech Hubs are Powering Payments Innovation Lloyds Confirms Curve Acquisition as Investor Dispute Intensifies A third of Britons stay with same bank for 20 years as Which? reveals top current accounts Beyond Stablecoins: Why Bank Tokens Could…
Things we’re reading today include … Revolut co-founder Nik Storonsky changes his name as new ID rules introduced Crypto market sheds more than $1tn in six weeks amid fears of tech bubble Stock market sell-off continues, as Google boss warns ‘no company immune’ if AI bubble bursts ECB keeps capital requirements broadly stable for 2026…
Things we’re reading today include … Nearly half UK fintech founders consider shifting business overseas US fintech Pipe reduces staff by round 50% ECB’s top supervisor seeks new powers to override bank capital barriers Bank of England to resist big changes to ring-fencing regime, sources say Out on a limit: The Bank of England’s systemic…
Things we’re reading today include … Lloyds and Natwest shares fall in ‘perfect combination’ of fears Trump is Making it Easier to Become a Bank Hackers siphon $3 million in XRP from US user’s wallet George Osborne reportedly in running to be chairman of HSBC An independent Bank of England isn’t working SoFi Is Only…
This week’s main discussions include … Why bankers hate changing core systems It is rare that bank mergers work due to IT systems. Lloyds has historically taken the approach of not bothering to migrate them; TSB, after leaving the Lloyds family, migrated to a Sabadell system and it cost them millions; Santander believes all acquired banks…
Things we’re reading today include: Bank of England, Monetary Authority of Singapore, and Bank of Thailand to explore synchronised FX settlement across borders Why are so many people banking on Zopa? J.P. Morgan Becomes First Bank to Issue USD Deposit Token on a Public Blockchain ANZ’s ‘good news’ culture masking problems, bank review finds Discovery…
