Things we’re reading today include … Switzerland’s Largest Bank Just Joined the Crypto Race of 2026 Five questions banks must ask to unlock tech value Sam Woods, Chief Executive Officer of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), Speech at the Henry Thornton Lecture, Bayes Business School German Banks Freeze Russian Clients’ Accounts Citing Sanctions and Money Laundering…
Things we’re reading today include … Binance: Nigeria orders cryptocurrency firm to pay $10bn Court Jails Lagos Resident Nine Years Over Cryptocurrency Fraud Millions stolen from ‘terrorized’ cryptocurrency owners in Bay Area British sprinter CJ Ujah arrested for alleged cryptocurrency fraud Shadow bank founder accused of stealing money to buy supercars Coinbase cuts workforce by…
Things we’re reading today include … Former world champion arrested for crypto scam Goldman-backed Lendable plots US expansion after outpacing banks on loans HSBC’s US$400m hit exposes bank financing risks Britons could gain £3,500 by letting bank app give money tips, study finds If AI Owns the Decision, What Happens to Your Bank? Fintech startup…
This week’s blog discussions included … Let’s be honest: retail banking is broken Over the past decade, the industry has aggressively optimised for cost and digital efficiency and, in doing so, it has quietly dismantled the human infrastructure that made banking work for millions of people. Start with the facts. In the UK alone, more…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank scam crackdowns are ‘futile’ without help from social media giants North Korea Accuses “Reptile Media” For Cryptocurrency Theft Allegations Canada just got its first regulated digital dollar to take on the U.S. stablecoin’s crypto dominance Anthropic and FIS partner to deploy AI agents for bank fraud detection ‘Inflection…
Things we’re reading today include … Should You Forget Big Banks and Bet on Fintech Instead? How cryptocurrency is ‘like subprime, but dumber.’ A new documentary offers some insight Airwallex and Arsenal: Where Fintech Meets Football Santander makes bombshell £3 billion announcement affecting millions of Brits Bank of England is gold standard for tech projects,…
This week’s main discussions include … If people do not trust the system, they will not use it I just got the LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) Risk Intelligence report which makes clear that we have crossed a line. Fraud is no longer something that happens at the edges of the financial system. It has…
Things we’re reading today include … Eric Trump Disappears From Troubled Fintech’s Public Leadership Cryptocurrency Mining: Growing Strain On The U.S. Electricity Sector Ebury to raise £550m in funding as Santander ups stake to 55% Bain & Company: Stablecoin Surge to Reshape Global Finance PayPal Restructures Business to Establish Cryptocurrency Division Russia circumvents foreign trade…
Things we’re reading today include … Europe’s largest cryptocurrency adoption study Fintech M&A rebounds despite drop in public valuations How US and Iran are playing a crypto cat-and-mouse game over sanctions The New Role of the Bank CIO in the AI Era BNP Paribas reports 9% rise in Q1 profit, investment bank stutters Nubank: Defining…
Things we’re reading today include … Texas man who ran cryptocurrency scam supposedly backed by blue-chip art worth $1bn sentenced to 23 years in prison Barclays cuts back risky lending after £228m hit from UK mortgage firm MFS Lloyds Bank confirms another 80,500 customers’ transactions may have been exposed by major IT glitch Why healthcare…
