This week’s main blog headlines include: Is new banking ten times (10x) better? Investment banking, Corporate banking, Commercial banking, Private banking and Retail banking are all very different. Too often, commentators just talk about ‘banking’. It’s not all the same. In fact, an awful lot of retail banking is propped up by investment and commercial…
Things we’re reading today include … Woman took friend’s bank card, withdrew £300 and bought a McDonalds… four hours after finding her dead The World’s Largest Banks 2021: Banks Grew Larger During The Pandemic, With U.S. And Chinese Banks Dominant Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank DBS Says Trading Volumes on Its Cryptocurrency Exchange Have Increased 10…
Things we’re reading today include … Central banks get serious on digital currencies German Regulator Orders Digital Bank N26 to Improve Money-Laundering Controls Silvergate Bank to issue Diem stablecoin Metro Bank faces investor anger over new chief’s £500,000 bonus Greensill, Archegos point to tougher ‘non-bank’ rules, says UK watchdog TSB opens up ‘safe spaces’ bank…
Things we’re reading today include … ‘Monzo stole our money’: Why an online bank is facing the fury of a Facebook group eBay takes on banks and PayPal with loans to businesses Banks See Wealth Management As A Growth Engine, But They Aren’t Very Good At It Inside Pictet, the Secretive Swiss Bank for the…
Things we’re reading today include … US digital banking users will surpass 200 million in 2022 UBS Explores Offering Crypto Investments to Rich Clients Citi weighs launching cryptocurrency services after surge in client interest Monzo bank to offer employees paid leave after pregnancy loss If Chime Isn’t A Bank, Then What Is It? Conversational AI:…
Things we’re reading today include … Cryptocurrency Has ‘No Intrinsic Value’ And Investors Will ‘Lose All Your Money’, Says Bank Of England Chief Big banks move into crypto services Dogecoin’s value tumbles after Elon Musk calls the virtual currency a ‘hustle’ Greensill Bank collapse pits German government against lenders Metro Bank calls for looser rules…
Things we’re reading today include … Little market-wide agreement on DLT use in capital markets Sotheby’s introduces cryptocurrency sales with a famous Banksy work Dogecoin creator sold all his coins in 2015 to buy a Honda Civic, DOGE is now bigger than Honda Citi weighs launching crypto services after surge in client interest EY fraud…
Things we’re reading today include … Dogecoin is now worth more than the Ford motor company, BP or Tesco European Central Bank CBDC Survey Finds Privacy Is The Number One Concern For Digital Euro HSBC issues urgent warning as criminals try to get bank details Bitcoin is coming to hundreds of U.S. banks this year…
Things we’re reading today include … World’s Best Banks 2021 City urges the Bank of England to bring on the ‘Britcoin’ revolution An anonymous crypto advocate projected messages championing bitcoin on the walls of the Bank of England and the UK Parliament Blockchain technology could significantly lower the cut taken from customers Here’s How Warren…
