This week’s main blog stories include … Oh no! It’s Bankenstein … For years, we’ve talked about banks having a spaghetti systems structure aligned to a line of business product-centric organisation, that focuses upon the internal sales process rather than the customer. It’s true, but it’s due to the longevity of many banks. Some banks…
Things we’re reading today include … HSBC introduces recycled plastic cards for greener banking JPMorgan faces reputation ‘cleanup’ ahead of UK digital bank launch JPMorgan analyst suggests Credit Suisse close investment bank Challenger Metro Bank targets $3 billion in consumer finance Forget the Piggy Bank, Till Financials Kids Spend Management App gets Gates Backing Holding…
Things we’re reading today include … UK Bank NatWest Bars Businesses That Accept Crypto Signature Bank Goes Head-to-Head With Silvergate in Bitcoin-Backed Lending ING scraps interest on savings over €250,000 Bank of Canada Becomes First to Signal Exit From Stimulus Bank of England supports fintechs to scale-up Bank of England sees potential risks from cloud…
Things we’re reading today include … Britcoin’ not bitcoin? UK considers new digital currency The Bank of 2030: a revolution for customers Starling Bank Valued at £1.4billion Following Goldman Sachs Investment This Under The Radar California Crypto Bank Just Reported Record Earnings China to require financial institutions to move towards green finance – central bank…
Things we’re reading today include … The Coming Bank-Bitcoin Boom: Americans Want Cryptocurrency From Their Banks Wall Street banks brace for digital dollars as the next big disruptive force Bank of England to consider digital money plan If the Bank of England launched its own cryptocurrency, what would it mean for Bitcoin? BaFin files insider…
Things we’re reading today include … How a typo wiped £3billion from banking giant Barclays Idea of central bank digital currency gains traction among more countries China to expand digital yuan experiments HSBC Top Staff to Hot Desk at HQ as Bank Scraps Executive Floor Major Asian bank says it’s not practical to cut off…
This week’s main blog stories include … Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google … Coinbase? I was reflecting, which is dangerous. I was reflecting on my antipathy towards bitcoin as, like most bankers, it appeared to be a bit of a scam with no asset behind it. Then I woke up to what the libertarians have been…
Things we’re reading today include … Profits at America’s banks are sky-high Challenger bank N26 to offer insurance products Fintech Wise in talks with regulators over direct UK listing From PensionBee to Darktrace, women are making a fortune in a male-dominated world – the Queens of Tech Banking regulators start climate stress tests Citigroup to…
Things we’re reading today include … Good and Exciting Times for Banks … also Coinbase, Archegos and Citi’s $900 million JPMorgan Profit Soars to Record After Bank Releases Reserves for Bad Loans Trading and investment banking drive jump in Goldman revenues Coinbase Floats All Crypto Boats With Wall Street on Notice Crypto firm Coinbase valued…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank of America plans to raise $1 trillion for climate action by 2030 Credit and Climate Top Mike Mayo’s Bank Earnings Watchlist The World’s Best Banks 2021: Financiers To The Looming Economic Recovery Bigger Not Always Better for Bank Cyber Risk Scores Five things to watch in US bank…
