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…
Things we’re reading today include … Data dependent? Five questions for the ECB One thing to be grateful to Brexit for: Britons are buying less on credit China should boost banks’ active support for economy: central bank official Shareholders received record dividends of almost £100bn in 2018 Pawnshops and payday lenders surge on US shutdown…
The main blog headlines are … The new FinTech bank For years, I’ve been wondering why people in business operations couldn’t align their needs with the people delivering technology in the organisation. The CIO would sit outside the business, watching and responding to requests. The requests would get prioritisation and be delivered in sequence over…
Things we’re reading today include … Another thing you may not know about Bitcoin: it’s killing the planet | Ethan Lou JPMorgan board raises Dimon’s compensation to $31 million Citi appoints veteran banker as new Emea chief End of subscription traps as Mastercard plans ‘end of free trial’ warnings Demand for credit cards and mortgages…
Things we’re reading today include … Excessive bank fees for unarranged overdrafts to be banned Bank of England sees UK current account risk from Brexit What bank results tell us about the health of Uncle Sam Goldman chief says sorry over ex-banker’s role in 1MDB scandal ‘We’re about to be thrown under a Boris bus’:…
