Things we’re reading today include … BBVA secures UK approval to acquire TSB Bank in hostile takeover bid (cityam.com) UK reportedly poised to slash amount banks must refund to fraud victims | Banking | The Guardian Lloyds Bank hit by online service issues as Microsoft reports outage (cityam.com) Chinese central bank’s $56bn debt purchase sparks…
Things we’re reading today include … Viral ‘Chase Bank ATM Glitch’ promised people free money – but left them in thousands of debt and facing jail | The Independent Ukraine is working to legalize cryptocurrency to fill its coffers. – UBN Lloyds Bank partners with Cleareye.ai to provide trade finance tech solutions (retailbankerinternational.com) Lloyds Bank…
Things we’re reading today include … TikTokers go wild over Chase bank ‘glitch’ – but they are in for a rude awakening | Daily Mail Australian bank weighs ban on office-hours drinking after trader misbehaviour Commonwealth Bank CEO labels Greens’ tax policy ‘insidious populism’ after firm’s $9.8bn profit | The Guardian Post Office handles record…
This week’s main blog discussions include … Intelligent Money is now audible Earlier this year, we launched a new book Intelligent Money: When Money Thinks For You, which is doing well and reviews are good. The premise of the book? If you can decentralise money and make it intelligent with AI, what do regulators and banks do?…
Things we’re reading today include … Alcohol Policy at ANZ Bank Up for Review as CEO Seeks Change – Bloomberg Basel III puts banking sector recovery at risk, FN panel warns (fnlondon.com) 15 Ways to Plug Your Bank’s Cybersecurity Risks (thefinancialbrand.com) Visa, Crown Agents Bank Launch ‘Last-Mile’ Payments Partnership (pymnts.com) Australia Leads the World in…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank-Fintech Partnerships Sparks Concern for Banking Regulators (natlawreview.com) Unit launches business continuity tool for bank partners of fintechs that fail | Banking Dive AI in Fintech Market to Reach USD 58.7 Billion by 2034, Growing at 15.9% CAGR – Future Market Insights, Inc. (accesswire.com) TSB Launches Emergency Flee Fund…
Things we’re reading today include … Klarna plans to nearly halve workforce as AI replaces human jobs | Evening Standard Half of EIB staff fear reprisals for whistleblowing, survey finds (ft.com) HSBC’s Incoming CEO Elhedery Weighs Cutting Layers of Middle Management – Bloomberg Nordea Bank reaches $35 mln settlement with New York tied to Panama…
Things we’re reading today include … Fintech Rundown: A Rapid Review of Weekly News – Finovate Governor Of Reserve Bank Of India Talks Fintech, CBDC – Pilot Reports Over 5 Million Users | Crowdfund Insider Fintech for Good: A Burgeoning Movement for the Sustainable-Finance Age (internationalbanker.com) Bank Card Fraud in EU: France Accounts for Nearly…
Things we’re reading today include … Fintech shutdowns, Klarna’s move into banking and which companies are hiring | TechCrunch As Stripe, Ramp Valuations Rise, Some Fintechs Face Likely Down Rounds — The Information The Rise Of Fintech Families (forbes.com) Deutsche Bank settles with 60% of claimants in more than decade-long Postbank case (ft.com) ‘Bank of…
The main blog discussions this week include … Which European country worries the most about money? I just got pinged with some research about which countries are trying to save money the most from Finansvalp, a Swedish price comparison service and information site that writes about and compares banking services. Usually I ignore such surveys…
