The main blog headlines are … What is the real difference between a challenger bank and an incumbent? I was reading about banks being average to poor at marketing, and wondered about it. Banks’ advertising generally is about either being cool or in love with you. Here are a few examples from British banks. Lloyds:…
Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank Is Considering More Cuts at Investment Bank Bank of England To Test Blockchain Features For New Payment System Fintech Holds Great Promise To Expand Credit, Says Fed’s Bank Supervision Ace Bank of Korea Poll: 40% of Young Adults Enthusiastic About Cryptocurrency MPs to probe Russian money laundering…
Things we’re reading today include … Will Brexit Trigger an Exodus of Banks From London? Goldman vice chair turned down Deutsche Bank’s CEO offer Deutsche Bank Sparring Is Another Blow to the Lender Can Deutsche Bank Be Fixed? TSB to start linking to rivals’ loan deals online in bid to boost competition RBS embarks on…
Things we’re reading today include … Credit card debt growth at 12-year high Europe’s costly financial shake-up may yet benefit a post-Brexit UK Billion euro cyber-suspect arrested in Spain Senior banker quits Queen’s lender Coutts after harassment complaints London should team up with Zurich in push for open European markets, says peer Deutsche Bank seeks…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank accounts could disappear within 15 years according to one of Deutsche Bank’s most senior execs This 220-Year-Old German Bank’s Considering a Robo-Adviser for Companies The rebel bank, printing its own notes and buying back people’s debts Brexit delivers longer blow to bank sentiment than global crisis – survey…
The main blog headlines are … The lies spread by bankers about cryptocurrencies I had a chat with The Financial Times the other day, and provided lots of background as to why I don’t think cryptocurrencies are the choice of criminals. The comment that was reported was the following: Chris Skinner, a financial technology author, said…
Things we’re reading today include … What’s Your Bank Learning From Your Cell Phone? Deutsche Bank Falls as CFO Warns of Securities Unit Headwind Economists promote low-volatility cryptocurrency backed by dollars EU launches £4.4bn tax raid on tech giants Europe’s banks told to keep planning for full Brexit in 2019 Fintech vulnerable to dishonesty and…
Things we’re reading today include … Hurricanes push Lloyd’s of London to £2bn loss ANZ fails to give royal commission email showing years of inaction on alleged misconduct Brussels to offer City market access — but on EU’s terms Tencent and Allianz lead $160m funding for German online bank N26 Swiss authorities tread wary path…
Things we’re reading today include … RBS works up plans for standalone digital bank FCA calls for global effort to speed up fintech growth Aldermore to push into business banking following FirstRand takeover Catching cyber-crooks From Wall Street to weed: How the financial crisis lit up the pot industry U.S. bans transactions with Venezuela’s digital currency…
Things we’re reading today include … £90m seized from dormant bank accounts UK banks face re-run of ‘doomsday’ stress tests – but with higher hurdles to clear Bank of America’s European president to step down Challenger bank chief calls for cuts in red tape after Brexit to stimulate competition MasterCard keeps options open on cryptocurrencies…
