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Things worth reading: 2nd April 2025

Things we’re reading today include: Crypto scams cost Britons nearly £200m in the past year Metro ex-CEO claims watchdog ‘too busy’ to supervise London can lure Brexit-fleeing banks back to UK – but the City must move quickly Political support leading to increasing fallout for crypto Trump Family Turns to Bitcoin Mining How Trump’s family…

Things worth reading: 1st April 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Bank Issues April Fool’s Day Fraud Warning Meet the UK and Ireland’s fastest-growing fintechs by revenue | Sifted The Prudential Regulation Authority proposes raising FSCS deposit protection limit to £110,000 | Bank of England Former Barclays chief Jenkins weighs sale of fintech 10X How to use Russia’s central bank…

Things worth reading: 31st March 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Zilch Declared Fastest Growing Fintech In UK Monzo, Starling, Zilch: The fintech IPOs that could boost London JPMorgan people lament “noisy” office, Revolut staff flaunt working by the beach The use and abuse of investment bank bonuses China’s 4 top state-owned banks to raise US$72 billion from stock sales…

The Finanser’s Week: 24th March – 31st March 2025

This week’s main blog discussions include … Bank IT outages … let’s talk about the bank systems Jenga I’ve been talking a lot about bank IT outages lately, as you can hear here on the BBC! Tech Life – Surviving digital banking outages – BBC Sounds Why? Because they are becoming more and more common and…

Things worth reading: 28th March 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Trump’s top officials ‘have passwords leaked’ Jack Dorsey’s fintech venture lays off nearly 1,000 over email How Gen Z and Millennials Are Reshaping the Fintech Industry Bank payday outages ‘will absolutely happen again’ Japan to limit cash withdrawals and bank transfers for elderly people to stop scammers Farage attacks…

Things worth reading: 27th March 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Stablecoin surge: Reserve-backed cryptocurrencies are on the rise | World Economic Forum What we know about Trump family’s plan to sell a new cryptocurrency Modernizing Payments To and From America’s Bank Account – The White House Orange finally peels open mobile-only bank TrueLayer integrates with Starling Bank for Open…

Things worth reading: 26th March 2025

Things we’re reading today include: Investor makes a stand against digital banking Globalisation may have run its course in current form, says HSBC chair Ant Group reduces AI costs 20% with Chinese chips Solaris Investor SBI Completes Ownership Process Bailey warns tariffs and ageing population are threat to Britain Top 500 Banking Brands | Brand…

Things worth reading: 25th March 2025

Things we’re reading today include … America’s rich scramble to open Swiss bank accounts over Trump fears Alibaba-affiliate Ant uses Chinese, U.S. chips to cut AI costs Fintech can be a powerhouse helping to drive the UK’s economic growth Interim SEC chief cast sole vote against suing Musk How banks can boost productivity through simplification…

Things worth reading: 24th March 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Why Is Everyone Investing in Indian Fintech? Will London take New York’s fintech crown? Analysis-Klarna IPO filing spurs hope of British fintech listings These fintech companies are hiring in 2025 after a turbulent year | TechCrunch ‘The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto’ Review: Cryptocurrency’s Ghostly Creator – WSJ $250 Million Bitcoin…

The Finanser’s Week: 17th March – 23rd March 2025

The main blog discussions this week include … Is the use of cash a fundamental human right? We are moving rapidly to a world without cash. In fact, the phrase war on cash was coined (coins?) by the card companies years ago. The aim was to get everyone moving to cards, not cash. It’s now…

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