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The Finanser’s Week: 11th September – 17th September 2017

This week’s main blog headlines are … Bankers see faster horses; technologists imagine cars I was chairing a conference on blockchain and distributed ledgers the other day. The audience were a mixture of start-ups and banks, and the speakers were talking about how they viewed the world of distributed ledger developments. Many of the banks…

Things worth reading: 14th September 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Darling: Brexit would not have happened without banking crisis The relentless rise of tap and pay Ten years after Northern Rock: has UK banking changed? From Silk Road to ATMs: the history of bitcoin Northern Rock: ‘We all thought our money was at risk’ Smart money Deutsche Boerse agrees…

Things worth reading: 11th September 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Irma a ‘major event’ for insurance industry: Munich Re board member Goldman Sachs to take on UK retail banks Creative currency Northern Rock’s Bank of England bailout ‘should have been secret’ City urges Government to prioritise Islamic finance ahead of possible Brexit boom Barclays’ email raises questions on banks’…

The Finanser’s Week: 4th September – 10th September 2017

This week’s main blog headlines are … InsurTech’s big ticket items: machine learning on the blockchain I don’t usually tell people that I’m a qualified expert in insurance as it’s not relevant, but I’m mentioning it today as I just presented at a private insurance event. There are lots of interesting nuances in insurance. You…

Things worth reading: 7th September 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Atom Bank breaks into German retail savings market Banking group Nordea to move HQ to Finland in blow to Sweden European Central Bank and Bank of Japan: Blockchain Too Immature for Adoption Danske Bank customers in NI hit by IT problems What’s gone wrong with Barclays newly launched Smart…

Things worth reading: 6th September 2017

Things we’re reading today include … China’s Most Dangerous Bank Fintech pushes EU to explore changes to bank software rules Russia’s Central Bank Issues Warning on Cryptocurrencies and ICOs Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo Are the Worst Bank Investments, Top Analyst Warns Challenger bank Redwood takes tech to the cloud Bank of England resolves its…

Things worth reading: 5th September 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Shock stats show banks have sacked 28 people A DAY since 2009 Bitcoin Tumbles as PBOC Declares Initial Coin Offerings Illegal Bank of Scotland receives most complaints – again Has flood of Chinese money really dried up? China regulators target ‘systemic risk’ from money-market funds Bitcoin peaks above $5,000…

Things worth reading: 4th September 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Here’s how many of Europe’s banks were at high risk last year Sanjeev Gupta-backed Wyelands Bank launches new accounts for retail savers Scots set to miss out on BILLIONS as EU bank axe UK funding amid Brexit talks Brexit: UK to be ‘educated’ about consequences, says Barnier Lessons from…

The Finanser’s Week: 28th August – 3rd September 2017

This week’s main blog headlines are … Slow regulations versus fast tech Before 2010, I was writing a lot about technology but it was all heavily geared towards regulations.  It was pretty dull, to be honest, but worthy.  MiFID and PSD were top of mind, along with Basel III and other global, European and domestic…

The Finanser’s Week: 21st August – 27th August 2017

This week’s main blog headlines are … Is Amazon About to Burst Banks? I get press releases all the time and generally ignore them. In fact, I don’t know why they email me, as I never post them on the blog. Uh-oh. I just got one that I’m posting on the blog. Floodgates opening.  …

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