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The Finanser’s Week: 3rd December – 9th December

The main blog headlines are … Is the internet of things our biggest future threat? We talk a lot about cybersecurity, fraud and risk, but are we too complacent about it? We have all these stats and figures: According to Verizon’s 2018 Breach Investigations report, 92 percent of malware is still delivered by email. Out of…

Things worth reading: 6th December 2018

Things we’re reading today include: Citi says it will fall short on efficiency target Bloomberg could sell his company if he runs for President: Business Insider JP Morgan targets mid-sized firms in challenge to European banks TSB staff to get £1,500 each as reward for handling IT fiasco Danske investors bank on Maersk clan to…

Things worth reading: 5th December 2018

Things we’re reading today include … ‘Overconfident’ bank bosses have their heads in the sand over IT Bank stocks fall the most since June 2016 Zopa granted banking licence How healthy are Britain’s banks? Visa, Mastercard offer to cap tourist card fees to end EU probe Mervyn King: Theresa May’s Brexit deal is like appeasement…

Things worth reading: 4th December 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Becoming a digital bank Digital bank Monzo becomes Britain’s best-rated lender Bank crisis in Italy may spark ‘doom loop’ for UK, warns Bank of England UK peer-to-peer lender Zopa gets banking license as it looks to compete with industry giants UK banks can survive a disorderly Brexit, says Bank…

The Finanser’s Week: 26th November – 2nd December

The main blog headlines are … Five digital transformation lessons In a final write-up on leadership, there was a fantastic presentation about the lessons DNB had learned in trying to make digital change happen. Solveig Hellebust, Group Executive Vice President for People & Operations at DNB or, as she called it, POP, talked about the…

Things worth reading: 30th November 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank — 20 years after the deal that sealed its fate Deutsche Bank offices raided in connection with Panama Papers SocGen uses ‘digital speed-dating’ to win over investors China: trade deal possible at G20 if US is ‘fair minded’ Guns for sale: Now transparency shines a light on…

Things worth reading: 28th November 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Which scientist should be on the £50 note: Hawking, Fleming, Turing … or Thatcher? Uber escapes major fine over a UK customer data leak as incident happened before GDPR  IT failures at financial firms have more than doubled says FCA Goldman’s Malaysian woes deepen, StanChart plans a share buyback…

The Finanser’s Week: 19th November – 25th November

The main blog headlines are … Ten chairs: how to change the bank I was in the middle of a conversation about how to change the bank, when we started talking about the boardroom issue. As many of you will know, I often reference the fact that, according to research, over nine out of ten…

Things worth reading: 23rd November 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Monzo and Starling are making banks take mental health seriously Deutsche Bank shares hit record lows as German bank dragged into money laundering scandal Goldman Sachs offers London staff emergency nannies Exclusive: Visa, Mastercard offer tourist card fee cut in EU antitrust probe – sources Banking royal commission: Asic…

Things worth reading: 22nd November 2018

Things worth reading today include … Amazon hit with major data breach days before Black Friday ABN seeks UK licences to ward off Brexit threat Westpac chief executive blames bank’s ‘culture’ for ignoring Asic – as it happened Stamp duty revenue in England down 10% on a year ago Noel Edmonds’ jungle debut to coincide…

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