This week’s main blogs include: Should banks have more technologists than Microsoft? I saw an interesting article about the Head of Technology at a major bank, let’s call it ABC Bank for the purposes of my column, and the article began by saying that this guy “commands a budget of $10 billion and a team of 40,000…
Things we’re reading today include … Global banking regulators call for toughest rules for cryptocurrencies Global banking regulator urges toughest capital rules for crypto UK banks to reveal exposure to climate crisis for first time The British Bank Awards Are Back: Meet the “Innovation of the Year” Shortlist Hospital worker who used dead patient’s bank…
Things we’re reading today include: UK housing market is on fire, warns Bank of England chief economist BBVA, the only Spanish bank to join the World Economic Forum’s business leader alliance to combat climate change Bank of England must not become a tool of Extinction Rebellion European Parliament flouts EU law over staff bank account…
Things we’re reading today include … Why Europe’s banks want to end US dominance in payments Paris and Berlin lead fight to dilute Brussels’ stricter bank capital rules Bank payments are changing for millions – new fraud rules and how it works explained Why some lenders are going all-in on video banking Global economy set…
Things we’re reading today include … Digital currencies pose threat to economy, warns Bank of England Challenger bank Dave to go public through $4B SPAC deal ‘Home, hybrid, hub’ is the future for Lloyds Banking Group It’s Time To End Overdraft Fees (And Chase Bank Is Just The Bank To Do It) The EIB won’t…
Things we’re reading today include … Have we come to the end of the ‘fintech vs big bank’ culture war? Goldman Sachs Bank Dubs Cryptocurrency ‘Least Favorite Investment’ Meme madness: Bank of America stops covering GameStop UBS ramps up ‘Netflix’ of banking to tap into stream of millionaires Central banks’ action on climate change raises…
This week’s main blog updates include … What currency will you be using in 2121? Having watched the emergence of cryptocurrencies, digital currencies, blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) for a decade, I have made a firm view. Most of the people involved in this space are deluded and naïve; most of the people involved…
Things we’re reading today include … Swiss Bank Admits to Laundering over $36 Million in FIFA Bribes The bank manager may want to know your carbon audit Bank of England aims for net-zero emissions before 2050 First Pakistan Digital Bank Starts in June After Fund Raise MAS supports charity to help those without bank access…
Things we’re reading today include: Banking: More Cost Than Benefit of Digitization? Climate change risks will affect U.S. bank capital in long-run – official Don’t divest dirty businesses, Deutsche Bank and BlackRock CEOs say Customers cut off from money as one in ten bank branches shut JPMorgan Chase on opening bank branches: 200 down, 200…
Things we’re reading today include: This Bank Is Better at Customer Service Than Just About Anyone Else Is BBVA’s shutdown of Simple a bad sign for bank-fintech mergers? Deutsche Bank ‘confirms move to adopt hybrid working’ as work-from-home era fades Digital currencies are the future for Russia’s financial system, central bank governor says Deal near…
