Things we’re reading today include … JPMorgan, Lloyds Set Sights on Starling Bank, Times Reports Warning lights are flashing for Big Tech as they did for banks TSB owner Sabadell considers bank’s future as BBVA deal scrapped ‘Piles of cash at home’: Hong Kong leader says US sanctions mean she has no bank account HSBC…
The main blog discussions this week include … Is Google going head-to-head with banks? We talk a lot about Big Tech moving into big banking … but then we have talked about that for years. Now, with the revamped strategy for Google towards payments and finance, is Big Tech finally making its move into big…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank Of America Option Trader Makes $2.6M Bet The Stock Is Headed Lower By January Noteworthy: Clydesdale Bank’s demise German watchdog reports EY to prosecutors over Wirecard audit Europe’s finance sector braced for ‘peak uncertainty’ ahead of January Britons ‘misunderstand and distrust economics data’ Amazon spends $500m on bonuses…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank of America says these 2 areas in technology are still undervalued and have room to run in 2021 Banks looking to confidential computing for solutions to money laundering, theft, and fraud Wall Street banks slam lending proposal as ‘unworkable’ and ‘political’ Ethical funds are booming but there are…
Things we’re reading today include … Google Cloud is creating a new type of digital banking platform with this lender How Bank of America Helped Fuel California’s Unemployment Meltdown Bank of America Says Access to Merrill Accounts Has Been Restored Indigenous man and granddaughter, 12, handcuffed after trying to open bank account City of London…
Things we’re reading today include … ING & Bank of America: Banks won’t “spring back” to normal after vaccine No-deal Brexit to cost more than Covid, Bank of England governor says Kremlin critic says UK bank account shut because of Russian ‘black PR’ Scotland’s national investment bank launches Pandemic gives French fintechs the chance to…
Things we’re reading today include … Starling becomes first challenger to make a profit Bank of England needs more powers to decarbonise economy, say experts My investment banking mentor was a sociopath Boss of Lloyds Banking Group on track to receive shares windfall just as he bows out of lender New Monzo rival launches Britain’s…
Things we’re reading today include … IMF: Economy ‘losing momentum’ amid virus second wave The ‘market’ won’t save us from climate disaster. We must rethink our system | Robert S Devine Pension trustees set to block suspect transfers Banking and slavery: Switzerland examines its colonial conscience Wirecard’s Braun says regulators not to blame in scandal…
Things we’re reading today include … Google redesigns Pay app, opens waitlist for bank accounts with Citi Google moves into Venmo and bank territory with checking accounts and updated payment app Chime CEO says the pandemic is driving torrid growth as traditional banking becomes a ‘relic of the past’ Chime Bank accounts targeted in phishing…
