The main blog headlines are … Banks need to be technology giants I got into one very interesting discussion with a digital banker. He was underscoring how important data is in banking, and referenced the fact that banking started with data. It started as a ledger system a thousand years ago so that pilgrims could…
Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank swings to first full-year net profit since 2014 German regulators probe price decline at Wirecard UK fintech shuts US operation to save Chinese deal Barclays trial jury told to ignore defendants’ jokes about prison TSB computer meltdown bill rises to £330m Metro Bank chief has talked himself…
Things we’re reading today include … India’s largest bank SBI leaks millions of customers’ data Santander UK bank profits hit by uncertainty Taavet Hinrikus on disrupting the banks Visa profit beats estimates on higher transaction volume Barclays’ lawyers did not object to £322m fees paid to Qatar, court told So just when, exactly, will the…
Things we’re reading today include … E.C.B. Takes Reins of Italian Bank to Prevent Wider Crisis Ripple Has Signed Up A Bank To Use XRP For Payments. So What? The Great Chinese Bank Bailout Online start-up offers highest US rate to woo bank customers Barclays executive given £25m bonus after ‘sham’ deal, court told The…
Things we’re reading today include … Man Quits Job At Bank And Turns Up In Spider-Man Costume On Last Day Metro Bank loan blunder perplexes industry Anne Boden’s Good Bank, Bad Bank is scrapped U.S. to Huawei: Don’t Lie to Your Bank Barclays executive had sleepless nights over Qatar ‘bung’, court told Bank of England…
Things we’re reading today include … Mother’s lifesaving surgery stopped at last minute because her bank blocked payment for operation Bank’s Refusal to Release $1.2B of Venezuelan Gold Strengthens the Case for Bitcoin Banks gave $152 billion back to shareholders with little to show for it How a thriving town lost its last bank Over…
Things we’re reading today include … House Democrats zero in on Deutsche Bank Barclays executive said bank ‘dead’ without Qatari funds, court told ‘If Urban Outfitters did banking’: could zumba and coffee save the dying bank branch? Volt Bank first neo-bank to get full banking licence Scam victims whose losses are not ‘life changing’ will…
Things we’re reading today include … Amazon knocked off top of UK consumer poll once ethics considered The money markets do recognise integrity … eventually | Robert Shiller Trial of four former Barclays executives begins Santander to close 140 branches, putting more than 1,200 jobs at risk No-deal Brexit ‘poses threat to global stability’ –…
Things we’re reading today include … The biggest US banks made more than $120 billion last year Companies press Brexit panic button in further blow to Theresa May Brussels fines Mastercard €570m for restricting competition Champs-Elysées bank heist took three and a half hours after robbers place ‘closed’ sign on front door Backlog of financial…
Things we’re reading today include … UBS posts fourth-quarter pre-tax profit miss, sees bumpy road ahead European ETF trading increasingly automated as Mifid II takes hold Up to 25% wiped off house prices in some of UK’s wealthiest areas North-east England will be hit hardest by no-deal Brexit, says CBI US hedge fund tycoon buys…
