Things we’re reading today include … Bank of Singapore Says Crypto Could Replace Gold as Store of Value Bank of England told to stop buying ‘high carbon’ bonds Deutsche Bank starts probe in relation to engagement with some clients Janet Yellen to be first female US treasury secretary Mastercard to raise fees by at least…
Things we’re reading today include … European Central Bank’s $2.2 trillion stimulus still on track ‘Gas is over’: EU bank chief calls for end to fossil fuel investment ‘A Brexit nightmare’: the British businesses being pushed to breaking point More than half of UK households fear losing savings in Covid crisis The strange case of…
The main blog discussions this week include … Omniaccess is the strategic imperative for the 2020s During the summer and autumn of 2020, I ran an online survey of banks and FinTech firms around their view of physical versus digital access to banking. Obviously, in 2020, digital access to accounts has come to the fore…
Things we’re reading today include … Crackdown on Jack Ma’s empire gathers pace despite reappearance Former head of Vatican bank sentenced to jail for embezzlement JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon is paid $31.5m after decrying income inequality The problem is poverty, however we label it | Aditya Chakrabortty Wealthy UK flyers opt for private jets…
Things we’re reading today include … Tom Blomfield leaves Monzo Bank of England adapts bank stress test for pandemic era A Deutsche Bank board member advised Wirecard’s former CEO to ‘finish’ the Financial Times Chinese billionaire Jack Ma makes first public appearance in months The end of Trump: where will the Biden era take America?…
Things we’re reading today include … HSBC to close 82 branches this year Goldman chief executive says Spac boom is unsustainable Covid: Cash refusal ‘creeping into UK economy’ Is bitcoin a scam? – podcast The economic challenge facing Joe Biden Big businesses told to speed up payments to small suppliers
Things we’re reading today include … Goldman And BofA Earnings: A Tale Of Two Banks (And Digital Strategies) French central bank to exit coal, cap oil and gas investments Bad luck dogs Xinja Bank’s Dubai agent More than a third of UK shoppers blocked from paying with cash in Covid-19 crisis Biden names Gensler as…
Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin: Imagining A Central Bank Buy In 10 Key Features to Look for in a Bank City of London bosses warn against post-Brexit deregulation Shock Brexit charges are hurting us, say small British businesses EU rules promise to reshape opaque world of sustainable investment A year of lockdowns can’t…
The main blog discussions this week include … What’s going on with Crypto? A year ago, I invested $1,000 in bitcoin. Today, that’s worth $10,000. OK, I made those figures up. I actually invested and have invested and keep investing in bitcoin and, more importantly, ether – the currency of Ethereum – in which I…
Things we’re reading today include … Over a quarter of Brits now have a digital-only bank account German economy shrank by just 5% in 2020 amid Covid-19 Commerzbank suspends coverage of groups tracked by former Wirecard analyst BlackRock assets surge to record $8.68tn Biden unveils $1.9tn US economic relief package How much can Joe Biden…
