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Things worth reading: 8th February 2018

Things we’re reading today include … UK banks running out of time to apply for EU license, says ECB official Heritage Bank and the road to digital banking Race with Spain for European Bank post The power of the big banks remains as they take advantage of customer’s loyalty | Greg Jericho Full report into…

Things worth reading: 7th February 2018

Things we’re reading today include … BANK OF AMERICA: Theresa May’s Brexit plan is ‘not possible’ RBS misled MPs in customer mistreatment scandal, Labour claims Investec bosses hand leadership over to ‘next generation’ of co-chiefs Commonwealth Bank profit falls amid money-laundering scandal The last thing you ever need to read about blockchain | First Dog…

Things worth reading: 6th February 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin bombs below US$7,000 as sell-off accelerates amid bank bans and regulation concerns A Tiny Canadian Bank Is Building a Vault for Crytpocurrencies EU risks ‘serious’ impact on financial markets without trade deal, watchdog warns Lloyds Bank bans Bitcoin purchases on its credit cards Lloyds to cut more than…

Things worth reading: 5th February 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Dozens of RBS branches ‘could be saved’ Exclusive: U.S. consumer protection official puts Equifax probe on ice – sources Quicken replaces Wells Fargo as top US retail mortgage lender  Fed puts brakes on Wells Fargo when bank needs to step on gas Swiss bank UBS chases the newly-rich in…

The Finanser’s Week: 29th January 2017 – 4th February 2018

The main blog headlines are … Tencent’s WeChat Pay is AliPay major rival I’ve written a lot about Ant Financial – they’re a 30,000 word case study in my new book – mainly because they are the first payments platform to focus upon global reach for financial inclusion. That is not to say that I…

Things worth reading: 2nd February 2018

Things we’re reading today include … eBay drops PayPal as first choice for payments More Brits become millionaires CFTC orders Deutsche Bank unit to pay $70 million penalty Visa tops revenue estimates as payments grow Delays hit KodakCoin crypto-currency plans Payments group Adyen wins eBay contract as it lines up to float Who is Nausicaa Delfas,…

Things worth reading: 31st January 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Borrowers ignoring mortgage timebomb, says FCA UBM chiefs in line for £11.3m payday Google and Facebook set off a second wave of fintech talent Ireland: Financial Services Report into misconduct by RBS will be made public, says watchdog RBS boss admits restructuring ‘mistake’ HullCoin: The social experiment that’s rewarding…

Things worth reading: 29th January 2018

Things we’re reading today include … 1 in 5 people have a secret bank account Bank-based blockchain projects are going to transform the financial services industry City banks downsizing – and it has little to do with Brexit outcome Coincheck promises 46bn yen refund after cryptocurrency theft Active fund managers beat market by just 16p…

The Finanser’s Week: 22nd January 2017 – 28th January 2018

This week’s main blog headlines are … The wealth divide is growing and threatening A final reflection on the way of the world before getting back to FinTech and banking. Whilst on holiday, we became interested in buying a property in Dubai, and began making enquiries. It soon transpired that this would be a dream,…

Things worth reading: 26th January 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Mortgage approvals by UK banks ‘falling off a cliff’ World Bank chief economist Paul Romer steps down Bank of America, Citigroup reviewing the use of credit cards to buy bitcoin 50 Cent forgot he had a stash of Bitcoin now worth $8m Bank of England payments glitch causes delays…

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