Things we’re reading today include … OakNorth Bank grows from AWS infrastructure-as-code Digital bank Current triples valuation in five months to $2.2 billion after Andreessen takes stake ‘This bank has changed people’s lives’ The likely impact of central bank digital currencies on quantitative easing HSBC forecasts brighter outlook as profits surge Bank losses linked to…
Things we’re reading today include: Over 50% of UK customers find bank’s digital experience lacking, research reveals FICO Finds 41% Of North Americans Would Rather Open a Digital Bank Account Than Visit a Branch Atom Bank’s Mark Mullen: Startups are hard, but ‘a lot less soul destroying than a bank’ Why Deutsche Bank’s CIO says…
Things we’re reading today include … How Has Open Banking Evolved And Do Customers Trust It? Spanish banking sector reels as thousands let go Commonwealth Bank plagued by Monday morning outage Challenging the Challenger Banks: New NA Challengers That Survived the Pandemic Credit Suisse’s $5.5 billion Archegos hit enters big league of bank losses Extinction…
This week’s main blog stories include … Oh no! It’s Bankenstein … For years, we’ve talked about banks having a spaghetti systems structure aligned to a line of business product-centric organisation, that focuses upon the internal sales process rather than the customer. It’s true, but it’s due to the longevity of many banks. Some banks…
Things we’re reading today include … HSBC introduces recycled plastic cards for greener banking JPMorgan faces reputation ‘cleanup’ ahead of UK digital bank launch JPMorgan analyst suggests Credit Suisse close investment bank Challenger Metro Bank targets $3 billion in consumer finance Forget the Piggy Bank, Till Financials Kids Spend Management App gets Gates Backing Holding…
Things we’re reading today include … UK Bank NatWest Bars Businesses That Accept Crypto Signature Bank Goes Head-to-Head With Silvergate in Bitcoin-Backed Lending ING scraps interest on savings over €250,000 Bank of Canada Becomes First to Signal Exit From Stimulus Bank of England supports fintechs to scale-up Bank of England sees potential risks from cloud…
Things we’re reading today include … Britcoin’ not bitcoin? UK considers new digital currency The Bank of 2030: a revolution for customers Starling Bank Valued at £1.4billion Following Goldman Sachs Investment This Under The Radar California Crypto Bank Just Reported Record Earnings China to require financial institutions to move towards green finance – central bank…
Things we’re reading today include … The Coming Bank-Bitcoin Boom: Americans Want Cryptocurrency From Their Banks Wall Street banks brace for digital dollars as the next big disruptive force Bank of England to consider digital money plan If the Bank of England launched its own cryptocurrency, what would it mean for Bitcoin? BaFin files insider…
Things we’re reading today include … How a typo wiped £3billion from banking giant Barclays Idea of central bank digital currency gains traction among more countries China to expand digital yuan experiments HSBC Top Staff to Hot Desk at HQ as Bank Scraps Executive Floor Major Asian bank says it’s not practical to cut off…
This week’s main blog stories include … Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google … Coinbase? I was reflecting, which is dangerous. I was reflecting on my antipathy towards bitcoin as, like most bankers, it appeared to be a bit of a scam with no asset behind it. Then I woke up to what the libertarians have been…
