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Things worth reading: 21st September 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Monzo to be leading banking app by 2024 (fintech.global) ‘No proof’ bank accounts being closed over views, says watchdog – BBC News Germany will become the sick man of Europe without change: Deutsche Bank (cnbc.com) Ex-Deutsche Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Crypto Fraud – Decrypt Fintech giant Ant Group…

Things worth reading: 20th September 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank struggles with fallout after huge Postbank IT migration | Financial Times Majority of Americans are concerned about bank branch closures | Daily Mail Online Nigel Farage fury as regulator finds no evidence of bank account closures due to political views | Business News | Sky News Revolut…

Things worth reading: 19th September 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Sibos 2023: The era of instant payments – global banks must turn to the latest technology – FinTech Futures Citigroup Token Service Is Bank’s Latest Digital Assets Move – Bloomberg Mark Carney’s attack on Liz Truss has disgraced the Bank of England | The Spectator “The French bank I…

Things worth reading: 18th September 2023

Things we’re reading today include: Bank chiefs relish prospect of AI boost to productivity | Financial Times (ft.com) Liz Truss turned Britain into ‘Argentina on the Channel’, says ex-Bank of England governor Mark Carney | UK News | Sky News Teen becomes ‘accidental multi-millionaire’ after finding £8.9m in his bank account – Daily Star Why…

The Finanser’s Week: 11th September – 17th September 2023

The main blog discussions this week include … A new Payment Services Directive, PSD3: what’s in it? In June, the EU put forward proposals for a new Payment Services Directive, PSD3. Having been involved in these developments since their inception in the 2000s, I was intrigued to read the text of PSD3, particularly as the…

Things worth reading: 15th September 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank to hold crypto for institutional clients | Reuters Cash payments rise for first time in 10 years – BBC News Why the over-regulation of banks needs to stop (fnlondon.com) London fintech bank announces 144 per cent growth ahead of US expansion plans | Bdaily Ant Group’s AI…

Things worth reading: 14th September 2023

Things we’re reading today include … European fintech funding drops 70% in first half of 2023 (thenextweb.com) 2023 “painful” for European fintech but longer-term outlook positive, says leading European VC – Tech.eu European BaaS and embedded finance fintech Swan raises €37m Series B – AltFi US bank reform is going backwards | Financial Times (ft.com)…

Things worth reading: 13th September 2023

Things we’re reading today include … European fintech funding drops as investment discipline returns (finextra.com) Citi spins out its fourth fintech startup, Bridge (axios.com) World Bank spent billions of dollars backing fossil fuels in 2022, study finds | Fossil fuels | The Guardian Metro Bank admits capital relief delayed | Financial Times (ft.com) Deutsche Bank…

Things worth reading: 12th September 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Open banking, shadow banking and regulation | Bank of England JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon blasts draft US bank capital rules | Reuters Challenger bank Kroo targets £70m Series C (uktech.news) Is the UK still a hotbed for fintech innovation? | News (fintechnexus.com) Secrets Behind Building a Successful Fintech Company…

Things worth reading: 11th September 2023

Things we’re reading today include … More than 2.2million people live in constituencies with ZERO bank branches | The Sun Barclays seeks climate director after protests over fossil fuel finance | Barclays | The Guardian Net zero and ageing populations risk higher taxes, warns BNP Paribas (telegraph.co.uk) Fintech faces its reckoning: It’s only a matter…

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