Things we’re reading today include … UK-based financial tech firms won sevenfold funding rise last year to $37bn Fintech startup Railsbank seeks to raise $100M Intesa Sanpaolo to launch digital bank with four million existing clients Perfecting ESG disclosures via the banking book taxonomy alignment ratio The Paradox of the Small Swiss Private Bank Couple…
This week’s main blog discussions include … FinTech’s growing pains and toxic cultures I find it interesting reading the articles about toxic cultures at Revolut. If you Google “Revolut Culture”, the second search item is this one: “You’re nothing but a number to them with dollar signs attached.” That’s how Revolut, one of the fastest…
Things we’re reading today include … Crypto Worth Over $320 Million Taken in Wormhole Hack How India Is Emerging As The Crypto Capital Of The World Fuelled By Increasing Demand “I was sexually harassed in a bank. I wish I never reported it” Russian central bank registers nation’s first digital asset manager Barclays plans to…
Things we’re reading today include … The impossible choice facing central banks Janet Yellen Says Higher Bank Capital Rules for Climate Risk Are ‘Premature’ Joe Biden’s nominee for top Fed watchdog signals tough stance on banks Digital Bank Monzo Officially Lands in US PayPal Admits 4.5 Million Accounts Were Illegitimate As Fintech’s Fraud Problem Grows…
Things we’re reading today include … Dorsey Says Zuckerberg Should Have Focused on Bitcoin, Not Diem Mouse to be injected with ‘Bitcoin virus’ by anonymous crypto group Fintech outperformed the market in 2021, and it’s set to do even better The UK turned London into a fintech paradise. Now what? Nicola Horlick to seek bank…
Things we’re reading today include … The 10 big fintech funding rounds in January you need to note Meet Europe’s fintech decacorns Euroclear teams up with fintech to expand ESG services Bank of England bigwig urges firms to be ‘cautious’ about crypto Here’s what the bank that bought assets from Zuckerberg’s crypto project plans to…
Things we’re reading today include … Big Tech’s assault on the banking sector has totally failed HSBC’s boss promised to support local communities. Here’s what his bank did next (community groups and charities are being charged for banking that used to be free) Tread carefully with crypto, says Bank official ‘I made $4m profit on…
This week’s main blog discussions included … We need to talk about crypto Crypto is in its usual rollercoaster mode with bitcoin prices halving in January, but then it did the same in January 2021. Regardless of this and, building on yesterday’s blog, there’s an interesting trend I’ve spotted, and it is the reason why…
Things we’re reading today include … Apple to turn iPhones into payment terminals, rival Square Crypto money laundering rises 30%, report finds Facebook’s crypto demise is a missed opportunity IMF warns crypto rout could lead to systemic risk, backs Fed digital coin It’s Hard to Tell When the Crypto Bubble Will Burst, or If There…
