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Things worth reading: 18th June 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Why the Dutch Hate Bankers Lloyds launches a banking app to view current accounts, savings and credit cards all in one place The Bank of England’s biggest problem? The City of London Loot founder and 17 team members join RBS’s digital bank Bó KPMG fined $50 million for using…

Things worth reading: 17th June 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Challengers under fire from Bank Bank of England says new lenders could be ill-prepared for downturns Deutsche Bank to set up 50 billion euro bad bank: FT The Bank of England’s biggest problem? The City of London Crypto is coming: get ready to spend Facebook’s money Major global firms…

The Finanser’s Week: 10th June – 16th June 2019

The main blog headlines are … Challenger banks don’t matter as they’re not a primary account During Money 2020 Europe, I bumped into a chap from Monzo. No names mentioned, but he was buzzing and no wonder. The start-up has just boomed through two million users and is growing at over 60,000 account openings a…

Things worth reading: 14th June 2019

Things we’re reading today include …. Britain’s wildly popular Monzo banking app is coming to America Meet the British Banks showing the US how it’s done Truist will soon be one of America’s biggest banks Digital technology will strengthen America’s biggest retail banks Facebook hires UK bank lobbyist ahead of cryptocurrency launch We do not…

Things worth reading: 13th June 2019

Things we’re reading today include …. IBM, Hyperledger Blockchain ID System for Banks Launches in Brazil This branchless bank quadrupled its customer base to 4 million in a single year Square Wants You to Use Its Cash App Like a Bank Account Goldman Sachs offering to pay for Marcus bank’s customers’ silence Southeast Asian tech…

Things worth reading: 12th June 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Singapore’s Ride-Hailing App Grab Mulls Becoming a Bank JP Morgan’s 180 On Its Stand-Alone Digital Bank Underscores The Adoption Challenges Facing Crypto Banks Are Second, Or Third, Choice For IT Grads, So They Have To Work Harder The heavy cost of policing financial services Deutsche Bank axe hovers over…

Things worth reading: 11th June 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank Acknowledges Lapse in Checks on Money Laundering Rewrite of Bank Rules Advances Slowly, Frustrating Republicans Ex-RBS executive Brown to become new Sainsbury’s Bank chief Britain on track for four-day working week by 2050, says Bank of England chief economist What a debut securitisation tells us about fintech…

Things worth reading: 10th June 2019

Things we’re reading today include …. I knew the bank would spend any amount to crush me’ Deutsche Bank launches £3m-plus mortgages May I have a word about… the brave new world of banking and fintech | Jonathan Bouquet Sweeping reform needed after Brexit, says French regulator More than a third of Europe’s fastest-growing tech…

The Finanser’s Week: 3rd June – 9th June 2019

The main blog headlines are … M&A … Murder & Assassination I was having a breakfast meeting with a banking friend who had recently been through a tortuous experience. His start-up had been acquired by a major traditional bank, and it ended with blood on the floor. The start-up got squeezed into the Empire, and…

Things worth reading: 7th June 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Did Deutsche Bank sweep possible money laundering by Trump under the rug? Step raising $22m led by Stripe Visualizing the Importance of Trust to the Banking Industry China’s ‘mini-Lehman’ moment to spur smaller bank consolidation Prosecutors suspect 70 Deutsche Bank managers in dividend tax probe – paper JP Morgan…