Things we’re reading today include … New Zealand to target online giants with digital tax Problem gamblers are using PayPal to spend up to £150,000 a day Banks could easily stumble over Brexit and buybacks Tiger Global dumps Barclays stake in blow to Staley Russia’s Gazprombank freezes accounts of Venezuela’s PDVSA: source Can Trump’s pick…
The main blog headlines are … 39 FinTech Unicorns Valued at $147.37 billion I spotted an article by Linus Beliunas on LinkedIn this week, and liked it so much that wanted to share. Enjoy! 39 FinTech Unicorns Valued at $147.37 billion 2018 was a phenomenal year for FinTech. Over a course of 12 months, Venture…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank of America’s Brexit bill hits $400m One in 10 support quick sale of government’s RBS stake, poll finds Big tech disrupters may pose risk to financial stability, warns global regulator RBS profits more than double to £1.6bn Anxiety running high about London’s future as a financial centre |…
Things we’re reading today include … Banks close thousands of ‘money mule’ accounts, MPs told Value of cryptocurrencies is only in the eye of holders Dark money is pushing for a no-deal Brexit. Who is behind it? | George Monbiot Ex-Goldman Sachs analyst claims he was denied £11million career because he has ADHD Deutsche Bank…
Things we’re reading today include … Former staff alleges Singaporean bank denied him new role because he is not Asian Bank of England’s Carney spells out no-deal Brexit hit to UK Lloyds rocked by new whistle blowing claim Metro Bank: the dog-friendly lender that has tongues wagging The EU looks like the Soviet Union in…
Things we’re reading today include … Monzo to roll out business bank accounts in revenue shake-up There Is No Such Thing As ‘Dormant Funds’ In Banking Visualising the world’s most valuable bank brands Varley faced walking ‘the plank’ if Qatar rescue failed The Guardian view on the UK economy: before Brexit, rescue it from austerity…
Things we’re reading today include … Wells Fargo data center up in smoke, bank website, app down UBS overhauls pay policy for 10,000 employees: Financial Times Banking reform won’t happen until after the election, Christopher Pyne says HSBC’s Mark Tucker to become chair of TheCityUK Government’s secret post-Brexit plan must rule out the Singapore model…
The main blog headlines are … Is the branch dead? A regular discussion of mine has resurfaced in recent days: is the branch dead? Why it has returned is due to the announcement of Santander closing a fifth of its UK branch network: The Spanish-owned bank, which has one of the largest high street networks in Britain,…
Things we’re reading today include … Wirecard: inside an accounting scandal UK economy set for worst year since financial crisis, says Bank of England Australia’s bruised big banks offered respite in inquiry wash-up Barclays hires internet banker from Deutsche Bank NAB’s bosses Andrew Thorburn and Ken Henry have quit – what took them so long?…
Things we’re reading today include … How much Australia’s banking and finance CEOs earn Bank royal commission insider trading claim is ‘bullshit’ Don’t bank on Google Bank, bank on banks becoming Google-like An Amazon Checking Account Could Displace $100 Billion In Bank Deposits (But It Won’t) UBS gets approval to shift 32 billion euros of…
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