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The Finanser’s Week: 2nd March 2020 – 8th March 2020

The main blog headlines are … What does ‘digital transformation’ really mean? Buzzwords. We have a lot of them. Artificial, autonomous, augmented. Big data, blockchain, bilateral. Crypto, currency, consensus. Distributed, decentralised, democratised. I’m tempted to write the ABC of technology buzzwords, but know there cannot be any that start with X or Z*. However, I’m…

Things worth reading: 6th March 2020

Things we’re reading today include … JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon recovering after emergency heart surgery Credit Suisse chairman has sought to extend tenure Barnier warns of grave differences between EU and UK in trade talks JPMorgan restricts all non-essential domestic travel globally: internal memo New Bank of England governor approved (sort of) IMF provides $50bn…

Things worth reading: 5th March 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Digital bank Starling to create 400 jobs in Cardiff Metro Bank ousts risk officer a fortnight after he joined ailing lender Michael Sherwood joins Revolut board Regulatory equivalence with EU could risk US deal China’s Ant Financial takes stake in Sweden’s Klarna Can the American banking system keep cash…

Things worth reading: 4th March 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Monzo tops our customer service poll Wall Street prepares as coronavirus gets closer to home Was Tulip Mania really the first great financial bubble? Facebook ‘rethinks’ plans for Libra cryptocurrency Another foul day on Wall Street after surprise Fed rate cut Banks issue emergency loans to UK firms hit…

Things worth reading: 3rd March 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Goldman Sachs builds up 8.5 per cent voting rights in Metro Bank Deutsche Bank under pressure from UK regulator over compliance failings Thought Machine raises $83m in series B funding Top central banks appear primed to act to combat coronavirus risk Winners and losers from overdraft overhaul Barclays under…

Things worth reading: 2nd March 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Nationwide leads race for £1.9bn Sainsbury’s Bank deal Lloyds Bank faces fresh police inquiry over fraud claims Bank of England passed ‘misuse’ firm for due diligence three times ‘Swindled with bitcoin’: Australian victims count cost of online finance scam The rise and dramatic fall of European banks in the…

The Finanser’s Week: 24th February 2020 – 1st March 2020

The main blog headlines are … “I was the first knowledge worker whose job was threatened by a machine” Really interesting interview with Garry Kasparov in Wired magazine about the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in the future. Garry Kasparov is perhaps the greatest chess player in history. For almost two decades after becoming world…

Things worth reading: 28th February 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Too white, too male: Fed takes on diversity one bank board member at a time JPMorgan restricts global travel to protect against virus: Bloomberg News SEC orders Wells Fargo pay $35 million for recommendations of high-risk products Bank bosses in America stick around longer than those in Europe Rethinking…

Things worth reading: 27th February 2020

Things we’re reading today include … B-Social raises £7.8m to become a fully licensed bank Swedish fintech Klarna posts first ever annual loss StanChart posts strong results but coronavirus, economic headwinds to hamper profit growth BCR’s £120m handout to Metro bank has turned out to be a colossal waste Lloyds, Virgin and Direct Line to…

Things worth reading: 26th February 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Dimon says ‘door is open’ for more US bank deals FTSE loses another £35bn as coronavirus rattles global markets Wall Street plunges on fears of coronavirus pandemic Barclays attacked by activist investor over CEO’s Epstein links JP Morgan to withdraw support for some fossil fuels Gina Miller demands review…

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