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Things worth reading: 22nd May 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin tops $110,000 for first time as US optimism lifts cryptocurrencies HMRC crackdown on anyone who buys or sells cryptocurrency – YorkshireLive Santander’s US Digital Banking Platform Gains 100,000 Customers Could your new bank branch be a community banking hub? ‘Death by a thousand cuts’: Major bank sounds alarm…

Things worth reading: 21st May 2025

Things we’re reading today include … ‘Worse than Greece’: The debt crisis threatening to blow up the global economy The cryptocurrency that buys access to Trump Cyber attack threat keeps me awake at night, bank boss says Online criminals attacking HSBC ‘all the time’, says head of UK arm nCino’s Research Institute Analyse 10 Million…

Things worth reading: 20th May 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Revolut dumps Britain for France US Senate set to debate crypto bill as bitcoin nears all-time high How the Bank of England’s £900bn money-printing spree went horribly wrong Government to clamp down on ‘buy now pay later’ services Consumers to get more protection from ‘wild west’ of buy now,…

Things worth reading: 19th May 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Donald Trump’s US turmoil could make City great again Crypto-Related Abductions Are on the Rise Globally Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase warns of up to $400m hit from cyber attack Binance and Kraken Reportedly Fend Off Social Engineering Hack More than 13m customers still rely on bank branches US reportedly plans…

The Finanser’s Week: 12th May – 18th May 2025

This week’s main blog discussions include … The regulation versus innovation debate continues I just attended two events – one fintech and one regulatory. The contrast could not have been more different. The fintech event was buzzing with activity and youth; the regulatory event was very serious and full of suits. It reminded me of…

Things worth reading: 16th May 2025

Things we’re reading today include … US reportedly plans to slash bank rules imposed to prevent 2008-style crash Largest US crypto exchange says cost of recent cyber-attack could reach $400m | US crime Cross-border cryptocurrency and stablecoin flows dissected in BIS paper Crypto Regulation Accelerates Worldwide, with Europe at the Forefront Bank of London Investigated…

Things worth reading: 15th May 2025

Things we’re reading today include: ‘Significant doubt’ revealed over Bank of London’s ability to keep operating The Future Of Cryptocurrency: A 10-Year Forecast | ABC Money How Donald Trump’s Crypto Dealings Push the Bounds of Corruption | The New Yorker Trump’s cryptocurrency endeavor caps a political career filled with conflicts of interest London’s Fintech FOMO:…

Things worth reading: May 14th 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Cryptocurrency boss’s daughter escapes kidnap gang in Paris Investor Kidnapped, Driven to Remote Desert and Robbed of $4,000,000 in Cryptocurrency by Teenagers The bank ‘vanity project’ loved by Reeves but causing chaos for customers CMA warns of ‘underlying weakness’ at Starling Bank Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ proposes a MAGA…

Things worth reading: 13th May 2025

Things we’re reading today include … How close are we to seeing crypto payments in day-to-day life? Dice rolled over plan to make old Daventry bank a casino Data Security Critical Regardless of Open Banking Rule’s Fate McKinsey: MENA fintech’s ascent Zilch: UK’s fastest-growing fintech unicorn balloons customer base BoE launches ‘AI Consortium’ as new…

Things worth reading: 12th May 2025

Things we’re reading today include: Monzo lines up bankers to spearhead blockbuster £6bn float Santander rejects NatWest’s nearly $15 billion bid for UK retail unit, FT reports Germany shutters major crypto exchange, seizes €34 million in assets Co-founder of Celsius sentenced to 12 years in prison for ‘orchestrating one of the biggest frauds in the…

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