Things we’re reading today include … HSBC posts huge jump in profit as Asia business grows Bumper payday for EY partners as Brexit drives revenue growth All hail British banks: self-absorbed, short-termist and spivvy Meet the millennial millionaires: Coutts embraces video gamers Former HSBC employees fight clawback of pension income How credit cards came to…
This week was all #Money2020 … The latest on Apple Pay (#Money2020) I just attended the Money2020 opening session where Jennifer Bailey, who heads up Apple Pay, made a series of statements and announcements about the three-year anniversary of Apple Pay. Released on October 20, 2014, the wallet is now used extensively in the USA…
This week’s main blog headlines are … Why bankers only see horses and technologists are creating cars I was at a large bank’s wealth management conference recently, where the CEO was being quizzed about various areas including a lot about technology and FinTech. He made several statements that I noted with interest: “Roboadvisory services improves…
Things we’re reading today include … Lloyds boss urges UK to maintain its trade relationship with the EU Labour demands review into City of London role in money-laundering Banks consider 555 fraud ‘hotline’ Thirty years ago this week, Wall Street slid into the abyss Goldman Sachs boss talks up Frankfurt as Brexit talks loom Goldman…
Things we’re reading today include … Special Report: Backroom battle imperils $230 million cryptocurrency venture Could the 1987 stock market crash happen again? Lloyds ‘mugged’ shareholders with HBOS deal in teeth of financial crisis, High Court told UK banks ‘exposed to money laundering in South Africa’ Xavier Rolet to step down as boss of London…
Things we’re reading today include … To change how you use money, Open Banking must break banks Bank of America’s Return to 1950s Style Banking Is Paying Off Virgin Money insists its credit card business is safer than the bigger banks FCA agrees to RBS report scrutiny Bitcoin gets official blessing in Japan Goldman Sachs…
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…
