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Things we’re reading today include … JPMorgan to hire hundreds more staff for UK digital bank UK Chancellor pressured regulators to water down their review, saving banks billions Hong Kong central bank staff send care packages to quarantining bankers Lifeline for towns abandoned by high street banks IMF warns Bank of England against inaction on…

Things we’re reading today include … The Top 5 Trends In Fintech And Banking For 2022 The return of inflation: crunch time for the European Central Bank NatWest fined £265m after bin bags of cash laundered TSB urged to pull plug on Cheshire bank branch closure plan Access to Banking Services Is Key Pillar of…

Things we’re reading today include … World Bank under fire for being ‘missing in action’ on climate change Banks plan 50-YEAR home loans This Digital Bank Is Designed for the LGBTQ+ Community Macquarie ramps up digital push with rapid bank accounts Task force to tackle explosion in financial and banking crimes is being prepared by…

Things we’re reading today include … Customers ‘cut adrift’ as 99 bank branches close a month DoJ notifies Deutsche Bank it may have violated US criminal settlement Two key questions for the European Central Bank The evolution of banking and fintech partnerships Bitcoin ‘founder’ Craig Wright wins battle to keep his crypto billions Shares Of…

Things we’re reading today include … French ‘super app’ Lydia raises $100m becoming latest European fintech unicorn, plots 10 million users by 2025 Fintech Unicorn Tipalti Increases Valuation to $8.3B after Series F Funding Danish fintech firm Pleo raises another $200 mln at $4.7 bln valuation Crypto executives urge light touch as Congress mulls new…

Things we’re reading today include: Fintech boss fires 900 staff on one Zoom call OCC Nominee Omarova Withdraws From Bank Regulator Consideration ‘An enormous opportunity’: Coalition to consult on a central bank digital currency The Bank of England should beware the lure of digital currency ‘Welcome back to local banking’: TSB has shut 411 of…

Things we’re reading today include … 7 Tech Trends that will Change the Fintech Industry in 2022 5 notable FinTech funding rounds of 2021 in the Americas Crypto: definitely not a pyramid scheme Why is crypto down today? U.S. bank regulator urges vigilance as ransomware attacks on the rise Bank deputy expects UK inflation ‘comfortably’…

Things we’re reading today include … Fintech’s Fraud Problem: Why Some Merchants Are Shunning Digital Bank Cards Singapore suspends crypto exchange over row with K-pop band BTS Major bank boss’ pay could be linked to climate targets Former TSB Bank CEO Pester Backing Fintech Startup World’s oldest bank haunts Mario Draghi Is this the future…