Shaping the future of finance
Things we’re reading today include … ‘If Bitcoin Is Digital Gold, Then Ethereum Is Digital Silver’: Deutsche Bank Early Spotify investor Dragoneer in talks to back $10bn digital bank N26 Barclays app and online banking down as customers unable to make or send payments Tension mounts as Monte dei Paschi di Siena nears its end…
Things we’re reading today include … IMF chief denies trying to boost China in World Bank rankings Central Banks Turning Slowly in Ending Pandemic’s Easy Money Era Bank Australia suffers outage, leaves customers stranded for hours ‘India needs at least 4-5 more banks like SBI’ Evergrande Was Credit Suisse «One-Bank» Client New bank with multiracial…
This week’s main blog discussions include … Branches, cash and cards? Get out of here! I’ve been presenting and writing about the end of branches, cash and cards for twenty years: 2007: Bank strategies are fundamentally flawed – design around IP, not branches To be clear, I’m not saying they’re dead. I’ve been saying their…
Things we’re reading today include … Goldman Sachs executive who led consumer banking launch set to depart Monzo becomes first major bank to launch buy now pay later scheme – here’s how it stacks up Inflation is poised to top 4%: is the Bank of England asleep at the wheel? Data scandal taints IMF head…
Things we’re reading today include … Payments giant Nexi says it is working on digital euro with the European Central Bank Biden to Tap Crypto, Big-Bank Critic to Run Wall Street Watchdog Fed to release paper on central bank digital currency soon, Powell says Bank of England’s reputation is at stake in the interest rate…
Things we’re reading today include … Banks say draft capital rules make cryptoassets too costly to trade ‘We are not a bank – and you can take that to the bank’, says digital banking CEO Cash-strapped Evergrande missed interest payments due Monday The U.S. Is Losing the Global Race to Decide the Future of Money—and…
Things we’re reading today include … Investment Banking Is Cheap If You’re Rich First-time buyers securing mortgages online as bank branches close JPMorgan Chase’s digital bank launch has a good shot at UK success Recognise Bank given green light to become UK’s newest bank DWP are checking your bank account and social media for 7…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank of Russia to ‘Slow Down’ Payments to Crypto Exchanges, Curb Russians’ Impulsive Investments Covid pandemic fuelling financial crime, says UAE Central Bank World Bank drops Doing Business report after pressure from IMF chief to favour China Banks strike back, but FinTech returns remain strong The Bank Of England…
This week’s main blog discussions include … The fine line between banker and jail Some years ago, I regularly talked about bankers being criminals. It’s not a popular theme with the banking community but, a bit like a genius, bankers walk that line between good and bad. Genius’s walk the line between amazing and mad….
Things we’re reading today include: Starling Bank on what you should ‘take into account’ when opening accounts MPs urge Bank of England to regulate fossil finance towards green investment Slower growth, high inflation make awkward reading for Bank of England Anyone can be a banker these days, you just need the right code Monzo unveils…
