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Things worth reading: 9th February 2022

Things we’re reading today include … European, U.S. regulators tell banks to prepare for Russian cyberattack threat Bank of England failures leave Britain ‘just one shock from recession’ Treasury Official Says Stablecoin Issuers Must be Banks to Ensure Security Four in ten people have had same current account for more than 20 years Spanish pensioner…

Things worth reading: 8th February 2022

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…

Things worth reading: 7th February 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Inside the drugs and sexism storm at a City banking hub Backlash after Bank boss says don’t ask for big pay rise Watch out Monzo and Starling — rising rates could help the big banks to kill you off UK fintech Railsbank to hit unicorn valuation with new funding…

The Finanser’s Week: 31st January 2022 – 6th February 2022

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 worth reading: 4th February 2022

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 worth reading: 3rd February 2022

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 worth reading: 2nd February 2022

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 worth reading: 1st February 2022

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 worth reading: 31st January 2022

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…

The Finanser’s Week: 24th January 2022 – 30th January 2022

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…