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Things worth reading: 29th July 2021

Things we’re reading today include … A Central Bank Cryptocurrency to Democratize Money Now is not the time for central bank digital currencies Deutsche Bank optimistic on revenues after profit beat Deutsche Bank Doubles Down on Traders as Cost Goal Scrapped 71% of UK Digital Bank Customers Want Embedded Insurance Offers Based on Transaction Data…

Things worth reading: 28th July 2021

Things we’re reading today include … ‘The Queen’s bank’ Coutts joins the ranks of ethical brands Australia’s Judo Bank eyes $258 million IPO Estonian central bank talks up digital euro experiment results ‘Wall of silence’: Financial Ombudsman accused of failing victims of bank accounts closures Open Banking Will Be Good For America Deutsche Bank smashes…

Things worth reading: 27th July 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Tesco Bank to close all of its 213,000 current accounts What to expect in European bank results Starling Bank acquires UK-based Fleet Mortgages in a £50M deal Tether Executives Said to Face Criminal Probe Into Bank Fraud Wise vs Monzo vs Revolut: UK’s digital banks compared. Which is more…

Things worth reading: 26th July 2021

Things we’re reading today include … UK digital bank Starling on track for annual profit after Covid loan lift App-based Starling and Monzo top MSE’s latest banking service poll – see how your bank fared Digital bank Zopa hires JP Morgan to oversee £100m funding boost NatWest needs a Big Bang privatisation KPMG’s banking audits…

The Finanser’s Week: 19th July 2021- 25th July 2021

The main blog discussions this week include: Imagine if business was driven by ESG I’ve written so much that you would think there was nothing more to write. But there always is. One thing about all I’ve written that is consistent is leadership. What seems to be annoying me the most is a lack of…

Things worth reading: 23rd July 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England ‘addicted’ to creating money, say peers Why the Bank of England has its head in the cloud over data security Online banking and gaming services hit by internet outage JPMorgan Becomes The First Big Bank To Give Retail Clients Access To Bitcoin Switzerland’s Largest Bank UBS…

Things worth reading: 22nd July 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Challenger Bank Five-Year Progress Report Why Jack Dorsey’s Square may become the go-to small business bank Capital One Adding 3,000 Tech Staff To Build On Cloud Banking Leadership Challenger bank Revolut bets on travel rebound Yapily raises $51 million for its open banking API by focusing on infrastructure Bank…

Things worth reading: 21st July 2021

Things we’re reading today include: Digital-only banks will nab 6.5 out of 10 digital account openings in pandemic rebound Big banks are getting even bigger, raising alarms in Washington UBS Outshines Wall Street Peers. Now Do It Again Central Bank Digital Currencies Will (Not) Make Bitcoin Obsolete Square launches business bank accounts ANZ’s vision of…

Things worth reading: 20th July 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Australia’s biggest bank promises no one will be kicked out of their home until February 2022 Thousands of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers locked out of their accounts Danske Bank introduces carbon neutral mortgage A scandal cost Brazil billionaire bank CEO his job “I think we’ll see…

Things worth reading: 19th July 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Bunq raises $228m at $1.9bn valuation Bank of America Approves Bitcoin Futures Trading for Some Clients With open banking, the FinTech-SME love story is just beginning Will China’s digital yuan help Hong Kong go cashless? Don’t bank on it Is the Bank of England really hooked on quantitative easing?…