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Things worth reading: 5th October 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Banks set for ‘mass branch closures’ as pandemic pushes more people online Could churches double up as bank branches in cash-stricken areas? Bank in crisis: branches to be wiped out from UK high streets by 2032 How the Bank of England used quantitative easing to make £150bn disappear Bank…

Things worth reading: 2nd October 2020

Things we’re reading today include … ECB Applies for ‘Digital Euro’ Trademark Amid Feasibility Study Blackbaud: Bank details and passwords at risk in giant charities hack Andy Haldane: the funnyman central banker who’s not great at maths Technical glitch halts trading on Japan’s exchanges Goldman Sachs to buy GM credit card business for $2.5bn TSB:…

Things worth reading: 1st October 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Bank branches may be wiped out by 2032 – will cash access survive? TSB closes 164 bank branches with loss of almost 1,000 jobs Bank’s chief economist warns against ‘Chicken Licken’ pessimism in UK EY faces mounting backlash after Wirecard whistleblower revelation HSBC should concentrate on Asia Bank warned…

Things worth reading: 30th September 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Businessman Refused £10,000 Loan At 22 Buys The Bank That Turned Him Down Spain Bankia trial: Thirty-four cleared of bank privatisation fraud Goldman names first woman to run major division in years How HSBC got caught in a geopolitical storm over Hong Kong security law ‘I monitor my staff…

Things worth reading: 29th September 2020

Things we’re reading today include … How Long Should I Keep Paper Checks and Bank Statements? Ant Group Debuts Virtual Bank In Hong Kong Weeks After Filing IPO European central bank execs are wrong — Intentionally or unknowingly? Bank deputy governor warns against negative interest rates Goldman Sachs to replace chief of consumer banking unit…

Things worth reading: 28th September 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin, Ether Slump; Banks Can Now Back Stablecoins NatWest and Lloyds give hope to investors Marcus Bank slashes its easy-access account rate to 0.7% Yandex agrees $5.5bn deal for Russia’s top online bank Negative interest rates: Bank of England policymaker defends plan China’s carbon pledge will require complete inversion…

The Finanser’s Week: 21st September 2020 – 27th September 2020

The main blog discussions this week include …. The rise of the mobile wallet I first started blogging about smart mobile wallets in earnest in 2014. Back then, the mobile network operators were starting to get active and to try and bring the M-PESA and other experiences to the modern world. But no one wanted…

Things worth reading: 25th September 2020

Things we’re reading today include … National Australia Bank will pay you to break its systems The steak and wine court case behind new bank lending rules What $2tn in possible corrupt activity reveals about Kleptopia | Tom Burgis Hundreds of City firms at risk of collapse because of Covid, FCA warns Fraudsters ‘caught me…

Things worth reading: 24th September 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Wells Fargo’s Charles Scharf apologises over race comments JPMorgan in talks to settle spoofing claims for $1bn ‘My bank is shutting my account because of Brexit’ Westpac handed record fine worth £722m – for breaching money-laundering laws 23 million times HSBC, Goldman Sachs and PwC delay return to offices…

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