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The Finanser’s Week: 15th November 2021- 21st November 2021

This week’s main blog discussions include … FinTech? A flash in the pan? No, it’s worth a third of all banking I met with some friends the other day, who showed some stats that demonstrate that all FinTech is worth a third of all of the banking market worldwide. Source: CFTE’s Fintech Job Report [sum of largest…

Things worth reading: 19th November 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Biggest Risk of Crypto Is Missing Out, Warns Top Banker Carlyle dumping Metro Bank shows bank branch bet has been a disaster Biden bank cop nomination in doubt after fiery hearing Banks ordered to promptly flag cybersecurity incidents under new U.S. rule UK inflation soars to 4.2% putting pressure…

Things worth reading: 18th November 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Fintech Lending Options Are Overtaking Traditional Banks 54% of fintech companies with over 5,000 employees have adopted AI How banks in Canada tap into AI to boost customers’ banking experience Bank-Only Stablecoins Limit Innovation, Fed’s Waller Says European Central Bank warns of bubbles in property and financial markets Bill…

Things worth reading: 17th November 2021

Things we’re reading today include … JPMorgan says Tesla owes the bank $162 million The unexpected new best bank to work for U.S. Agencies Set to Get Even More Cautious on Crypto These 2 young entrepreneurs needed a better bank, so they built one Fintech 2.0: Is Your Bank Ready for the ‘Great Rebundling’? Embedded…

Things worth reading: 16th November 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England’s Jon Cunliffe says bitcoin threat to financial stability is ‘getting closer’ Bank of England defends fossil fuel funding to Extinction Rebellion Bank of England governor ‘very uneasy’ about rising inflation Starling Bank CEO: Barclays ‘firmly in our sights’ as we’ll be bigger within five years Starling…

Things worth reading: 15th November 2021

Things we’re reading today include … FBI Hacked Bank of England to be first major bank to hike rate Bank of England’s credibility is crumbling Danske Bank reprimanded again over Covid Bounce Back loans Starling Bank takes aim at overtaking Big Five rival Barclays Klarna has turned over 75 employees into millionaires The bank of…

The Finanser’s Week: 8th November 2021- 14th November 2021

This week’s main blog discussions include: $2 trillion a year sits rotting in bank accounts This headline caught my attention the other day: Bank loyalty costs savers £1.6 billion a year in missed interest The detail: There’s £246.5 billion ($340 billion) languishing in accounts paying no interest at all … A survey of 2,000 adults…

Things worth reading: 12th November 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Three leading fintech trends to watch in 2022 After the Wirecard Debacle, What Is The Future For German Fintechs? How does Blockchain technology help the banking system? Former JPMorgan Exec Says Bank Fired Her for Raising Compliance Concerns Central bank digital currencies are a long way from becoming reality…

Things worth reading: 11th November 2021

Things we’re reading today … FinTech Investment Up 173% in Q3 2021 Compared With Same Quarter Last Year JP Morgan enables fintech firm Even with real time payments Why old school banks might fend off the new tech lenders Traditional banks could get revenue boost if they copy digital challengers Tackling debt in poorest countries…

Things worth reading: 10th November 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Everyone’s hiring fintech bankers. Here’s how to become one Bank of England takes next steps in digital money plan Britcoin at least five years away, says Bank of England Standard Chartered picks Starling Bank tech for product launch Bank branch network dwindles further after another 267 closures Facebook rebrands…

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