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Things worth reading: 22nd January 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Do Consumers Really Want to Bank With Amazon? Why do banks take different approaches to fraud? City hiring to rumble on despite Brexit as Bitcoin boom creates jobs Customers can go hang at RBS, where profit is the only motive | Kevin McKenna US banks suffer 20% jump in…

The Finanser’s Week: 15th January 2017 – 21st January 2018

The main blog headlines are … #Brexit, Banking and Equivalence As usual, the Financial Services Club was delighted to host David Doyle as our starting speaker for 2018, and he presented a fine overview of all the things bubbling as top  of the agenda in the European Union’s regulatory plans for 2018. Led by the…

Things worth reading: 19th January 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Santander boss named in RBS scandal Old hands in South Korea Bitcoin market unfazed by threats of ban HSBC to pay $100 million to settle U.S. probe into currency rigging ATM shake-up could leave many without cash, consumer group warns EU watchdog eyes crackdown on Bitcoin trading as crytocurrency…

Things worth reading: 18th January 2018

Things we’re reading today include … World’s Fourth Largest Bank MUFG To Launch Own Cryptocurrency In 2018 Cyber attack damage could cost as much as Hurricane Katrina  Goldman posts first quarterly loss in six years RBS memo urging staff to ‘let customers hang themselves’ published Bitcoin: South Korea sways cryptocurrency prices – but how? Barclays…

Things worth reading: 17th January 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Cryptocurrency Regulation Must Be Global, Says German Central Bank Official Bank of Facebook, Apple or Google? Tech giants don’t pose a threat to banks (for now), says S&P Trump calls for looser rules for bank loans in Dodd-Frank overhaul Analyst Dick Bove calls JP Morgan ‘probably the best bank…

Things worth reading: 16th January 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Panic buying Nationwide delays Open Banking launch Global banks slash chance of Brexit ‘no deal’ and raise UK growth forecasts PBOC official says China’s centralized virtual currency trade needs to end: source Productivity to pick up as banks at last get over the crisis, says BoE’s Tenreyro  America Last?…

Things worth reading: 15th January 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Open banking? I think I’ll be keeping my door shut ‘Open Banking’ revolution will leave account holders at mercy of ‘hackers and thieves’, banks warn ‘Open banking’ begins today. It poses one major threat to your money Boom time: Clear Bank founder Nick Ogden on his efforts to start…

The Finanser’s Week: 8th January 2017 – 14th January 2018

This week’s main blog headlines are … Banking as usual is NOT an option I’ve blogged quite a bit about adapting to change lately, and will continue to do so as banking-as-usual (BAU) is not an option. It’s similar to standing in the middle of the road. If you stand there for long enough, you’ll…

Things worth reading: 12th January 2018

Things we’re reading today include … 10 banks consumers complain about the most How Blockchain is Banking the Unbanked Start-up lender Tandem targets ‘massive’ growth with Harrods Bank takeover Payment transfer giant Moneygram to move EU offices out of London  Banks cut back consumer credit in fear of rising risks  Sadiq Khan warns of Brexit…

Things worth reading: 11th January 2018

Things we’re reading today include: America’s Best and Worst Banks 2018 CFDs on bitcoin? You’re not sophisticated enough, says FCA No Brexit exodus from London, Page Group says as it chalks up record profit Digital banking overtakes branch use and may fuel more closures, warns UBS Bankers fear they will get Amazon-ed in tech disruption…

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