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Things worth reading: 3rd December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … All Bank Branches to Close by 2034 Absa bank embroiled in data leak, rogue employee accused of theft How a national infrastructure bank could transform the UK economy Monzo raises £60 million Trump’s Deutsche Bank Loans Appear To Be In Trouble European allies pushed back when Trump sanctioned Iran’s…

Things worth reading: 2nd December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Every major US bank has now come out against Arctic drilling Bank account shutdown hurting communities sending $10 billion a year to family overseas Equivalence row looms over London ETF hub role Lloyds chief António Horta-Osório to chair Credit Suisse Bitcoin peaks at record high close to $20,000 How…

Things worth reading: 1st December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … China banking regulator says property market is biggest ‘grey rhino’ Break up UK’s big high street banks, say cross-party MPs EU doesn’t need Brexit ‘at any price’, says Angela Merkel – video Watchdog suspects EY knew it issued ‘factually inaccurate’ Wirecard audit Lloyds Banking Group names Charlie Nunn as…

Things worth reading: 30th November 2020

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 Finanser’s Week:23rd November 2020 – 29th November 2020

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 worth reading: 27 November 2020

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 worth reading: 26th November 2020

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 worth reading: 25th November 2020

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 worth reading: 24th November 2020

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 worth reading: 23rd November 2020

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…