Shaping the future of finance
Things we’re reading today include … MPs tell government to intervene if banks don’t do enough to halt branch closures Atom Bank seeks £50m after Brexit derails BBVA bid Holding Bankers to Account by Oonagh McDonald Exclusive: Turkey presses banks to agree high-stakes bailout of bad energy loans How Mifid II hurts European investment banking…
The main blog headlines are … Bitcoin, Stablecoin, Blockchain, Enterprise Ledger … WTF? I used to blog about blockchain and cryptocurrency almost every day. I stopped as it got too hyped, scammed and boring. In fact, my last blog was about the blockchain hype being dead, but the blockchain dream is still very much alive….
Things we’re reading today include … Why the Royal Mint stopped making 20p coins HSBC and StanChart under attack from China tech TSB expected to cut at least 100 jobs at head office Australian $50 note typo: spelling mistake printed 46 million times Uber-rich: the wealthy people who will get even wealthier from IPO Don’t…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank Workers Who Survive Robot Uprising Stand to Make More Money Deutsche Bank Accused of Bribery in London Lawsuit Investors urged to protest against Deutsche Bank chairman Bank of England hits the road to assess Brexit impact on economy Wells Fargo creates new unit focused on regulatory compliance JPMorgan…
Things we’re reading today include … Citi Wants to Bring Credit Card Perks Like Miles to Bank Accounts Investors brace for pain from Metro Bank’s fundraising Triodos awarded UK banking licence ahead of Brexit Trade war and Brexit pose mounting risk to EU economy, says EC Where now for the rules that rocked European finance? Raise…
Things we’re reading today include … How the collapse of a football league is tied to crypto’s biggest banking scandal ‘You can’t buy bitcoin’ – is how banks promote bitcoin says economist Digital disruption is coming to banking at last Young people and their phones are shaking up banking Brexit delays Goldman’s Marcus launch in…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England warns of interest rate rise over next three years Andy Hornby: how the former HBOS boss bounced back MPs demand Lloyds justifies ‘cash paid to CEO in lieu of pension’ Elon Musk owes $507 million to banks helping Tesla raise capital Metro Bank profits plunge drags…
Things we’re reading today include … Fed likely to ignore Trump’s call to cut interest rates Frothy markets turn dealmaker Warren Buffett into a bankroller Wall Street drops after Fed chair dampens rate-cut hopes David Cameron’s UK-China fund ‘struggling to attract investors’ SEC commissioner decries agency’s deal with Tesla’s Musk RBS takes aim at former…
Things we’re reading today include: Will telephone bank passwords become obsolete? Does my new biometric bank card really mean the death of the Pin? Scottish have lowest trust in day-to-day banking services If Silicon Valley were a country, it would be among the richest on Earth UK competition regulator provisionally approves PayPal-iZettle deal Wirecard: spotlight…
