Things we’re reading today include … Sainsbury’s in talks to offload banking arm to private equity group Centerbridge Money Saving Expert’s urgent warning to all M&S bank customers How US community banks became ‘irreplaceable’ in the pandemic Taliban beat protesters and hurl stones as desperate Afghans gather outside Kabul bank amid cash crisis Thousands of…
The main blog discussions this week include … 15% of the world’s population has a disability 15% of the world’s population has a disability. According to the Return on Disability Group, this consumer population is bigger than China and accounts for $1.9 trillion in disposable income. That makes me wonder why banks and companies don’t…
Things we’re reading today include … Central banks need to go slow on digital currencies Climate activists want a new US central bank chief — here’s why Deutsche Bank’s asset management arm under US investigation over ESG issues Research reveals that since 2000 banks have been fined $82bn OnlyFans Shows How the Banking System Is…
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Things we’re reading today include … The Impact of Fintech on Central Bank Governance OnlyFans founder blames banks for ban on porn UK bank account and loan fraud soars in pandemic Mervyn King Central Banks Cannot Solve Most of Society’s Problems Mastercard and Natwest Group launch the Pay by Bank app Top Indonesia Bank Bolsters…
Things we’re reading today include … PayPal launches cryptocurrency services for UK customers Taliban appoints central bank chief as prices rise, cash runs out The World’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Still Lacks U.S. Footing Bafin takes on N26 Dirty cash crackdown hurts banks Banks shrug off branch closures amid shift to digital Bitcoin back above $50,000…
Things we’re reading today include: For bank regulators, tech giants are now too big to fail Europe’s fintech M&A ‘boom’: What the data tells us Bank account hacking on rise in France Online Banking Down: Santander, Natwest, Halifax and TSB Apps and Websites Broken Ex-HSBC chief Flint leads race to run £22bn UK Infrastructure Bank…
This week’s main blog discussions include … Welcome to the Finverse Am I the only one fed up with catchphrases in tech to create the Next Big Thing (NBT)? Cloud, Big Data, Platform, Ecosystem, Kubernetes and more are regularly catching an ember to try to spark a fire. Sometimes it works – Digital and Banking-as-a-Service (I’m biased…
Things we’re reading today include … Hackers steal nearly $100m in Japan crypto heist Mastercard faces biggest UK class-action lawsuit Revolut launches new feature to let customers access 50% of their salary early Challenger banks make reputational gains in business banking For bank regulators, tech giants are now too big to fail Singapore’s Central Bank…
Things we’re reading today include … Mastercard to end magnetic strip on cards Mastercard resists $19 billion class action lawsuit in the UK Taliban will not be able to access most Afghan central bank assets U.S. and I.M.F. Apply a Financial Squeeze on the Taliban Revolut, the digital bank, advances up to half your monthly…
