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Things worth reading: 29th November 2017

Things we’re reading today include … RESEARCH: European banks’ reaction to PSD2 [PDF] Alibaba-Backed Paytm Aims to Become World’s Largest Digital Bank Rise of the robots to force 700m workers into new careers by 2030 Pound soars against the euro on Brexit divorce bill breakthrough UK banks can weather chaotic Brexit but RBS and Barclays…

The Finanser’s Week: 20th November – 26th November 2017

This week’s main blog headlines are … Banks could be dinosaurs and some of them know it I have bias. I admit it. I have a certain proclivity to be nice to people who hire me, so this is an upfront statement of subjectivity. I am not objective. Nevertheless, there are certain companies who warm…

Things worth reading: 24th November 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Zebras not unicorns Vince Cable: chancellor ‘irresponsible’ for selling off RBS LSE boardroom bust-up has gone too far to blow over Can digital financial assistant Cleo take on the banks? HSBC investment banking co-head leaving after less than two years Michael Bloomberg on Trump, Brexit and whether he’ll run…

Things worth reading: 23rd November 2017

Things we’re reading today include … HSBC closes Marine Le Pen bank account Federal Reserve interest rate rise expected in the ‘near term’ LSE lines up back-up boss as spat with top investor escalates Starling takes the challenger fight to big banks with European and wholesale push Uber’s messy data breach collides with launch of…

Things worth reading: 22nd November 2017

Things we’re reading today include … EU’s Barnier Says Brexit Means Banks Lose EU Passporting Too-big-to-fail banks keep getting bigger Brexit: Banks to start shifting jobs from London NatWest admits online banking glitch as some customers struggle to log in HSBC slapped with record Hong Kong fine over sale of products linked to Lehman Brothers…

Things worth reading: 21st November 2017

Things we’re reading today include … India’s biggest banks are piling on the losses, and investors are loving it Italian banks face long, uphill road to modernization It’s Frankfurt … and Paris: Goldman Sachs names post-Brexit hubs Future of Bitcoin limited by having no lender of last resort, BNP Paribas claims RBC GAM: blockchain will…

Things worth reading: 20th November 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Brexit Pushes EU Bank Regulator Into Arms of Continental Suitors The Future Of Banking Is In The Palm Of Your Hand When the last bank leaves town ‘We’ve been badly served by banks’: the small firms seeking ethical banking Increase in disgruntled employees stealing confidential customer data UBS upgrades pessimistic…

The Finanser’s Week: 13th November – 19th November 2017

This week’s main blog headlines are … Old John Cryan had some code, AI, AI, Oh! There are two big tech topics in banking these days, namely Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain. These two tech titans are changing the back office of banks into intelligent shared structures that will be mind-blowing a decade from now….

Things worth reading: 13th November 2017

Things we’re reading today include … 3,000 potential conflicts of interest at Bank of England Robots Could Replace 48,000 Employees At This Bank $1.89 trillion: Foreign bank lending to China hit a record high in 2017 Metro founder Vernon Hill celebrates a full year of profits and 1.1m accounts Wall Street bonuses may jump 10…

The Finanser’s Week: 6th November – 12th November 2017

This week’s main blog headlines are … The ten-year ticking timebomb I’ve been saying for so long now that banks need to replace core legacy systems that I’m boring myself, but here I go again. The reason I’m talking about it again is that, even though some disagree and think they can fudge the issue…

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