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The Finanser’s Week: 7th December 2020 – 13th December 2020

The main blog discussions this week include … The Omniaccess Future (Free Research Report) The new word of focus, as proven by research, is omniaccess. Forget omnichannel. We just performed a short survey about the views of banks and FinTechs regarding the pandemic, sponsored by Oracle. The results are out today and here’s the summary: 48%…

Things worth reading: 11th December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England moves to ‘unlock potential’ of cloud California jobless fraud likely tops $2 billion, Bank of America says The transaction that sums up 2020 UK bank payouts: happy Brexitmas Banks can re-start dividend payments, regulator says Black staff at Lloyds are paid 20% less than their peers,…

Things worth reading: 10th December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … ECB set to increase its stimulus as Covid lockdowns blight the economic recovery Consumers are spending more in 2020 than they did in 2019, says Bank of America CEO UK economy will revive in 2021 but full recovery not likely until 2022, says CBI Wall Street bosses signal strong…

Things worth reading: 9th December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Leading cybersecurity firm is hacked Economic cost of Covid crisis prompts call for one-off UK wealth tax Jamie Dimon signals strong end to year on Wall Street Commonwealth Bank of Australia to move European HQ out of London PayPal ‘reward’ email rapped for misleading Future of the City: how…

Things worth reading: 8th December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Revolut on track for profits as regulators and investors switch focus David Bowie coin launched towards space by Royal Mint Covid forces Davos forum to move to Singapore Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank funded Wirecard’s India deal Brexit: Pound recovers ground as Johnson sets talks in Brussels Next generation behind…

Things worth reading: 7th December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England economist Andy Haldane says Britons have saved bundles of cash during the pandemic Can the European Central Bank keep the surging euro in check? BBVA-Sabadell merger talks cap decade of forced consolidation for Spanish banks Ant, Grab Become First Tech Firms to Run Banks in Singapore…

The Finanser’s Week: 30th November 2020 – 6th December 2020

The main blog discussions this week include … It’s beginning to look a lot like banking … I wrote this the other day for Channel News Asia: FinTech firms may look like banks soon The gist of my thread is that, due to Ant Group offloading all of their risk to banks, the authorities are…

Things worth reading: 4th December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Stripe makes banking-as-a-service play The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards 2020 Settling tokenised assets in central bank money Bank shareholders are squealing for their dividends. They should be ignored Bank of England enlists development partner to unlock cloud Call for probe into ‘missing’ £50bn of UK cash

Things worth reading: 3rd December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … All Bank Branches to Close by 2034 Absa bank embroiled in data leak, rogue employee accused of theft How a national infrastructure bank could transform the UK economy Monzo raises £60 million Trump’s Deutsche Bank Loans Appear To Be In Trouble European allies pushed back when Trump sanctioned Iran’s…

Things worth reading: 2nd December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Every major US bank has now come out against Arctic drilling Bank account shutdown hurting communities sending $10 billion a year to family overseas Equivalence row looms over London ETF hub role Lloyds chief António Horta-Osório to chair Credit Suisse Bitcoin peaks at record high close to $20,000 How…

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