Things we’re reading today include … Tom Blomfield leaves Monzo Bank of England adapts bank stress test for pandemic era A Deutsche Bank board member advised Wirecard’s former CEO to ‘finish’ the Financial Times Chinese billionaire Jack Ma makes first public appearance in months The end of Trump: where will the Biden era take America?…
Things we’re reading today include … HSBC to close 82 branches this year Goldman chief executive says Spac boom is unsustainable Covid: Cash refusal ‘creeping into UK economy’ Is bitcoin a scam? – podcast The economic challenge facing Joe Biden Big businesses told to speed up payments to small suppliers
Things we’re reading today include … Goldman And BofA Earnings: A Tale Of Two Banks (And Digital Strategies) French central bank to exit coal, cap oil and gas investments Bad luck dogs Xinja Bank’s Dubai agent More than a third of UK shoppers blocked from paying with cash in Covid-19 crisis Biden names Gensler as…
Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin: Imagining A Central Bank Buy In 10 Key Features to Look for in a Bank City of London bosses warn against post-Brexit deregulation Shock Brexit charges are hurting us, say small British businesses EU rules promise to reshape opaque world of sustainable investment A year of lockdowns can’t…
The main blog discussions this week include … What’s going on with Crypto? A year ago, I invested $1,000 in bitcoin. Today, that’s worth $10,000. OK, I made those figures up. I actually invested and have invested and keep investing in bitcoin and, more importantly, ether – the currency of Ethereum – in which I…
Things we’re reading today include … Over a quarter of Brits now have a digital-only bank account German economy shrank by just 5% in 2020 amid Covid-19 Commerzbank suspends coverage of groups tracked by former Wirecard analyst BlackRock assets surge to record $8.68tn Biden unveils $1.9tn US economic relief package How much can Joe Biden…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank customers could have accounts CLOSED if they refuse to wear face masks in branches NCR/Cardtronics/ATMs: dispenser defender Grab raises $300m for its financial services business Deutsche Bank joins companies cutting ties with Donald Trump Lowest paid in UK have suffered the most financially in the pandemic, report finds…
Things we’re reading today include … Starling Bank wants to buy a lender UK economy facing its ‘darkest hour’ due to lockdown, warns Bank governor Programmer has two guesses left to access £175m bitcoin wallet Deutsche and Signature banks cut ties with Trump in wake of Capitol riot Visa drops planned acquisition of Plaid after…
Things we’re reading today include … Sunak says Brexit will ‘reinforce’ City as leading financial centre US banks to delist hundreds of HK-listed products under Trump rules Rishi Sunak warns UK economy will get worse before it gets better Retail sales in 2020 worst on record, says BRC trade body Cryptoasset investing? Be prepared to…
Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin holders barred from depositing profits in UK banks Digital Banking Platform Revolut Confirms it has Temporary Permit from FCA to Offer Cryptocurrency Services Europe’s Largest Bank Suspected Of Greenwashing State Street to insist companies disclose diversity data Shareholders push HSBC to cut exposure to fossil fuels New Zealand’s…
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