Things we’re reading today include: Braid shuts down, Stash marches toward an IPO and what happens when a fintech relationship fizzles out | TechCrunch Future of Finance: Nubank’s Vélez discusses fintech’s rise in emerging markets and how Brazil is 5 years ahead of the U.S. | Fortune Metro Bank seeks bids within weeks for £3bn…
This week’s main blog discussions include … Forget cashless as cash is the only payment system that works During the summer, there’s been a lot of news about cash. A new €500 banknote is coming whilst, on the converse, a lot of people have been discussing life using cash. Is cash still relevant? Do we…
Things we’re reading today include: Is crypto to blame for Hamas? | Fortune Crypto Investors Prefer Market-Based Security For Crypto To Legal Protections (forbes.com) Ascend Money becomes Thailand’s FinTech unicorn with $150m funding (ibsintelligence.com) Jes Staley’s City ban is a seismic event for UK financial services – here’s why | Business News | Sky News…
Things we’re reading today include … Crypto token ether could rise five-fold by end-2026, StanChart says | Reuters Ethereum to Lose 40% Against Bitcoin, Warns Top Crypto Expert Hamas Has Raised Millions in Crypto Donations, WSJ Reports (coindesk.com) Severe debt burdens thwarting progress on climate and poverty, says World Bank | World Bank | The…
Things we’re reading today include … Metro Bank strikes late-night rescue deal – BBC News Metro Bank has ‘limited future’ because of reliance on branches, says co-founder (telegraph.co.uk) Metro Bank: What’s going on and is my money safe? – BBC News Who is the Colombian billionaire taking a high stakes punt on Metro Bank? |…
Things we’re reading today include … A bank whose boringness appeals to the world’s best fund managers (telegraph.co.uk) Citi Sells China Consumer Business To HSBC As British Bank Doubles Down On Asia (forbes.com) Bank of Israel to sell $30 billion to stop shekel collapse during Gaza war | The Times of Israel 1970s-style stagflation may…
This week’s main blog discussions include … Generative finance, or GeFi for short We’ve had DeFi, CeFi, ReFi and more, but now it’s time for GeFi. If those phrases confuse you, we have Decentralised Finance versus Centralised Finance; we have Regenerative Finance, and now we have Generative Finance, or GeFi for short. What is GeFi?…
Things we’re reading today include … Six high-street banks given ‘red’ warning over eco policies, Which? reveals | The Independent Metro Bank shares plunge on fund raising reports – BBC News Silicon Valley Bank Test Comes To Tokyo, And It’s About Time (forbes.com) How Ghana’s central bank lost $5bn in one year – BBC News…
Things we’re reading today include: Metro Bank plots capital-raise in bid to allay City concerns | Business News | Sky News Short sellers jump on Metro Bank after BoE rejection | Trustnet Indian fintech unicorn Slice secures rare approval to merge with bank | TechCrunch Swedish fintech Brite Payments secures $60M for instant bank payments…
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