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The Finanser’s Week: 28th August – 3rd September 2023

This week’s main blog discussions included … 50 shades of green – is your bank sustainable? I was recently wondering which banks are the most green. Names come to mind like Co-operative Bank (UK), Triodos Bank (Netherlands), Alandsbanken (Finland), MyBank (China), Amalgamated Bank (America) and more, but they are few and far between. Some are…

Things worth reading: 1st September 2023

Things we’re reading today include … UBS breaks record with $29bn profit after Credit Suisse deal | Financial Times The Bank Of London Becomes The UK’s Fastest-Growing New Bank (ffnews.com) How to choose a bank that agrees with your values (yahoo.com) Fintech giant Wise allowed Russia sanctions target to withdraw money (cnbc.com) This Week in…

Things worth reading: 31st August 2023

Things we’re reading today include … 3 Big Moves in FinTech That Are Dominating News Headlines (finextra.com) Klarna is the only bank among ChatGPT Enterprise launch customers – Fintech Finance (ffnews.com) The Bank of Mum and Dad is dragging down Britain’s economy (telegraph.co.uk) Little evidence of ‘greedflation’ in UK, Bank of England study finds |…

Things worth reading: 30th August 2023

Things we’re reading today include … X (Twitter) Acquires License to Add Crypto Payments (bsc.news) ‘Unpleasant smell’ at bank leaves man hospitalised and nine others unwell | The Independent JPMorgan increases stake in Brazilian digital bank C6 to 46% | Reuters What’s Next for FedNow (August 2023 Fintech Newsletter) | Andreessen Horowitz (a16z.com) CFIT boss:…

Things worth reading: 29th August 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Why real-time transparency could have avoided the SVB bank run | News (fintechnexus.com) Challenger banks need to capture the hearts and minds of consumers – TechNative Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and St George called out over tellers’ cash questions before customer gets revenge | Daily Mail Online UK sees fintech…

Things worth reading: 28th August 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Singapore’s OCBC bank says it is facing technical problems | Reuters UK challenger banks bemoan regulator foot-dragging on model approval | Financial Times (ft.com) More Green Dot Bank customers say they can’t access their funds, causing financial distress (nbcnews.com) Central bank efforts to cool inflation may harm innovation, study…

The Finanser’s Week: 21st August – 27th August 2023

This week’s main blog discussions include … The best challenger bank in the world? Brazil’s FinTech giant Nubank just crushed its 2Q 2023 earnings. We have never seen growth like NU’s in any challenger bank. In fact, some would claim – including me – that this ten-year-old company is not only the strongest neobank in…

Things worth reading: 25th August 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Nigel Farage blasts bank which allowed serial killer to KEEP her account after HIS was closed because of his political views | Daily Mail Enabling innovation through a digital pound | Bank of England Almost 9 out of 10 of purchase scams now start on social media, according to…

Things worth reading: 24th August 2023

Things we’re reading today include … WhatsApp messages between traders lands bank with £5.4m fine | Business News | Sky News NatWest under pressure to block £11m payout to Dame Alison Rose UK fintech Zopa Bank halves losses (uktech.news) Swedish fintech Klarna booms in Europe as demand up by a quarter in the UK |…

Things worth reading: 23rd August 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Major UK bank calls on social media companies to compensate victims of scams | Euronews Government makes biggest payment to Bank of England in history to fund bond losses (telegraph.co.uk) Debanking row hits US as Bank of America shuts down account for Ultra-conservative Christian charity (gbnews.com) SEC fines fintech…

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