Things we’re reading today include … City warns transition deal ‘disappearing by the day’ as May heads to Brussels Fintech market moves beyond lending Wi-fi security flaw ‘puts devices at risk of hacks’ Financial regulator warns of growing debt among young people Uncertainty over Brexit transition ‘could put 75,000 City jobs at risk’ Credit Suisse…
Things we’re reading today include … A Bank of England rate hike would be ‘extraordinary’ step for Britain’s Brexit economy As the quartet breaks up, central banking leadership flux looms Lloyds shareholders’ court case over HBOS takeover set to begin Can the UK make the most of sukuk, the Islam-compliant bond? Regulators warn retail traders…
The top blog posts of the last fortnight include … The next ten years of technology from Gartner and Skinner I just spotted that Gartner have made a series of ten bold predictions for IT 2018 and beyond. They are summarised nicely by Forbes and are: By 2021, early adopter brands that redesign their websites…
Things we’re reading today include … Who is John Flint? The new HSBC boss knows the business inside out UK banks plan biggest squeeze on consumer credit since 2008 Lloyds Bank swoops on Zurich’s UK pensions and savings business Equifax removes webpage after malware issue JPMorgan’s card gamble lures millennial travelers, squeezes competitors Swipe, scan…
Things we’re reading today include … Swedish challenger bank Handelsbanken commits to UK but wants Brexit clarity Have we learned our lessons from the financial crisis? Don’t bank on it EU raids Polish and Dutch banking groups over fintech access Staley scrutinised as Barclays faces historic dilemma Chief of Credit Agricole expresses interest in Commerzbank:…
Things we’re reading today include … Goldman Sachs boosts post-Brexit plans with Frankfurt office deal Fearless Girl statue firm faced down in equal pay row Exclusive: SEC’s corporate filing system vulnerable to denial of service attacks – memo Robo advice: buy, buy, buy Iceland PM sold bank assets hours before financial crash, leaks show This…
Things we’re reading today include … Soaring rates of ‘shadow banking’ add to fears of Chinese debt, warns World Bank Orange is launching Orange Bank on November 2 Foiled £250m Brazil bank robbery ‘would have been biggest in the world’ U.S. lawmakers seek to shut banks that harm consumers SEC chair floats potential delay to…
Things we’re reading today include … Employee lenders are one of the fastest-growing areas of UK fintech EU banks are not taking Brexit risks seriously enough, warns BoE Wells Fargo boss should be fired, says senator The bank that wants to employ more disabled workers: ‘It’s a win-win situation’ Ex-Equifax boss details errors behind data…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England tells lenders to find £116bn to help prevent bailouts Exclusive: U.S. mulls further Wells Fargo sanction over sales abuses – source Banks to switch to real-time payments from Australia Day Bank of England sets out bank rescue rules Venture capitalists urged to wake up to potential…
Things we’re reading today include … Two thirds of consumers don’t want to share financial data in blow to ‘open banking’ revolution Equifax reviews its top lawyer’s role in executive stock sales: WSJ Three million small businesses still don’t accept cards, despite move away from cash City managers ‘keep a closed shop,’ says french finance…
