The main blog headlines are … The lies spread by bankers about cryptocurrencies I had a chat with The Financial Times the other day, and provided lots of background as to why I don’t think cryptocurrencies are the choice of criminals. The comment that was reported was the following: Chris Skinner, a financial technology author, said…
Things we’re reading today include … What’s Your Bank Learning From Your Cell Phone? Deutsche Bank Falls as CFO Warns of Securities Unit Headwind Economists promote low-volatility cryptocurrency backed by dollars EU launches £4.4bn tax raid on tech giants Europe’s banks told to keep planning for full Brexit in 2019 Fintech vulnerable to dishonesty and…
Things we’re reading today include … Hurricanes push Lloyd’s of London to £2bn loss ANZ fails to give royal commission email showing years of inaction on alleged misconduct Brussels to offer City market access — but on EU’s terms Tencent and Allianz lead $160m funding for German online bank N26 Swiss authorities tread wary path…
Things we’re reading today include … RBS works up plans for standalone digital bank FCA calls for global effort to speed up fintech growth Aldermore to push into business banking following FirstRand takeover Catching cyber-crooks From Wall Street to weed: How the financial crisis lit up the pot industry U.S. bans transactions with Venezuela’s digital currency…
Things we’re reading today include … £90m seized from dormant bank accounts UK banks face re-run of ‘doomsday’ stress tests – but with higher hurdles to clear Bank of America’s European president to step down Challenger bank chief calls for cuts in red tape after Brexit to stimulate competition MasterCard keeps options open on cryptocurrencies…
Things we’re reading today include … City watchdog warns lenders to prepare for ‘rough weather’ ahead Coutts star banker in sexual harassment claims Penny pitching European commission rebuked over ex-chief’s Goldman Sachs job Payment fraud: Millions lost in money transfer trick HSBC pays women 60pc less than men in the UK Australia’s competition watchdog sues…
Things we’re reading today include … A quarter of UK bankers say their job is bad for their health Bitcoin exchange in banking tie-up with Barclays Co-op Bank ‘draws line’ under near-collapse and past scandals with pared-back losses Punjab National Bank’s woes shake confidence in state lenders SocGen deputy chief resigns over disagreement on legal…
Things we’re reading today include … In rural Germany, ‘mobile banking’ means a bank on a truck China Banking Crisis Warning Signal Still Flashing, BIS Says The bank deregulation bill in the Senate, explained The rich and the right aim to dynamite Dodd-Frank – and Democrats are helping them do it | Ross Barkan Deutsche…
The main blog headlines are … Making a hash of it I’m having lots of discussions about tokenisation and cryptocurrencies, and it often boils down to hashing the data. Hashing data is taking the source information which may be your account details or card information and shortening it into a machine-readable link that doesn’t share…
