Things we’re reading today include …. Extinction Rebellion to step up campaign against banking system Central banks should turn green Five things you need to know about open banking EU banking system ‘teetering on collapse’ Has the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) failed Australians? Credit Suisse Executives to Depart After Archegos Losses Bill Gates is…
This week’s main blogs include … Venezuela replaces national currency with bitcoin In a fascinating move Venezuela, which has been a basket-case economy ever since Hugo Chavez died in 2013, has dropped their national currency (the bolivar) and any ties to the US dollar, and decided to link their national currency to bitcoin instead. This…
Things we’re reading today include … Metro Bank Launches First Bank Account for Dogs Goldman Sachs To Become Second Big Bank Offering Bitcoin To Wealthy Clients Coronavirus Accelerates US Bank Digital Banking Bank account switching plummets 30% in pandemic squeeze Deutsche Bank launches green deposits for its corporate clients Shaken by Greensill, German towns pull…
Things we’re reading today include … Banks face $10bn hit from Archegos selloff Top banks could be investigated over $20bn fire sale of hedge fund assets G20 central banks failing to turn climate advocacy into action, research finds Deutsche Bank Reorganizes Risk Management and Compliance Functions Britain’s oldest bank to name first female chief in…
Things we’re reading today include … Urgent warning issued to anyone who has a bank account with Barclays, Halifax, HSBC and Lloyds Bank of England steps in to stop rush of bankers relocating to EU Multi-billion Archegos losses will prompt banks to check hedge fund exposures Six conclusions to be drawn as Archegos affair rattles…
Things we’re reading today include … Smaller banks have the happiest customers Warning as Britons attacked by ‘paired device’ scam – ‘don’t click!’ Banks and insurers to face tough cyber stress tests under Bank of England plan Dismal Denny is leading a local banking revolution If You Liked Simple, Try These Online Banks Instead Crypto…
This week’s main blogs include … How China’s FinTech is changing everything I joined a Clubhouse discussion the other day – Clubhouse? What? – and discussed Chinese FinTech and its impact on the rest of the world. I really enjoyed the conversation and it was nice that my friend Sophie Guibaud summarised it afterwards. I…
Things we’re reading today include … Why banks need C++ developers more than ever UK bank fraud hits new record ‘I unwittingly helped criminals drain my bank account in Royal Mail scam’ Santander to close 111 branches by August 2021 Ulster Bank fined €38m for ‘serious failings’ Bank of England Unveils 50-Pound Note Featuring Alan…
Things we’re reading today include … Big banks’ trillion-dollar finance for fossil fuels ‘shocking’ Bitcoin is a safer option than using a traditional bank Crypto is a ‘speculative vehicle’ and should be regulated, says boss of central bank group BIS JPMorgan to Buy $410 Million Stake in Chinese Bank’s Wealth Business TSB chair resigns after…
Things we’re reading today include … What would Google do to reboot banking? Norway is the world’s most cashless country – but its central bank isn’t keen on bitcoin Wall Street banks diverge in views on bitcoin boom Bank lending to fossil fuel industry down 9% in COVID-hit year Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser calls for…
