Things we’re reading today include … Goldman-backed fintech Starling withdraws European bank license application in blow to global ambitions Bitcoin tops $22,000 as crypto market hopes contagion and shakeout is over; ether jumps 9% Dutch central bank fines Binance in blow to exchange’s European push Central Banks are now on the back foot Big Banks…
Things we’re reading today include … Privately issued but regulated digital currencies have benefits, central-bank chiefs say Bank job cuts are coming — here’s what you need to know Atom Bank poised for first yearly profit Australia’s ANZ to buy Suncorp banking arm for $3.3 billion China steps up loan-support efforts to developers amid mortgage…
This week’s main blog discussions include … #HSBC’s two-face strikes again We had quite a few discussions around FinTech Week London and the line that seemed to catch people’s attention is: we must remove legacy thinking. There was debate about examples of legacy thinking. We need branches for advice; customers will always need cash (and…
Things we’re reading today include … Chinese Lehman moment as “jingle mail” arrives Intimidation, crackdowns blow the lid off Chinese rural banking scandal Financial app accused of taking hundreds of pounds from bank accounts Bank was not ageist for sacking ‘old’ dealmaker Wall Street Texting Habit Sticks Banks With Rare $1 Billion Bill Bank of…
Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank hit by delay and cost rises in tech integration Decentralised finance – a new unregulated non-bank system? U.S. Will Fall Into Recession This Year As ‘Worrisome’ Forces Grow, Bank Of America Warns “Fintech Right Now is a Boys Club” – How to Close the Gender Gap in…
Things we’re reading today include … Clothes you must never wear in an investment bank, irrespective of the weather 50 fintech leaders see Bitcoin trading at $25k by December and $13k as bottom Korean fintech giant plans to create 10K Web3 jobs amid bear market The cheapest bank on the FTSE 100 US Treasury study…
Things we’re reading today include … Protest in China over frozen bank accounts ends in violence Bank of England governor still thinks inflation will fall sharply next year Singapore’s policy quirk lures bank funding rush Why Central Banks Got Serious About Digital Money London is ‘fintech capital of the world,’ Deputy Mayor says Europe fintech…
Things we’re reading today include … Should I switch to a digital-only bank? Massive protest breaks out in China as bank scandal leaves thousands unable to cash out Banks closing branches early to dodge law protecting cash The world’s first fintech sitcom is just what you’d imagine Revolut faces its moment of truth as fintech…
This week’s main blog discussions include … FinTech Forces of the Future, Part One: Economics and Finance I worry sometimes that my writing these days about how finance, technology and ESG combine will alienate many in finance and technology. It shouldn’t, as these two industries hold the keys to the solutions, but it has moved…
Things we’re reading today include … Should I Sell My Crypto? Voyager Bankruptcy Has Shaken True Believers New Zealand central bank warns NAB unit on money laundering Urgent bank warning to thousands of customers as payments ‘disappear’ Fintech Flutterwave has accounts frozen in Kenya amid court probe Can banks benefit from the wave of fintech…
