Things we’re reading today include … Is Monzo the Facebook of banking? Bob Diamond mulls UK retail banking return with Tandem stake Lloyds taps £20bn of Bank of England funds to boost profits not lending Bitcoin hits bigger stage as exchange giant CME launches futures UK cannot have a special deal for the City, says…
Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin trading starts on the huge CME exchange UK banks face fines as immigration checks on account holders loom Bring a little Christmas cheer with a cryptocurrency UK banks tell May: a Canada-style Brexit deal is not good enough Barclays’ commitment to investment banking pays off in UK Second…
This week’s main blog headlines are … Look East for innovation I often talk about faster horses and how banks think digital is doing banking cheaper and faster. It’s all about efficiency and effectiveness. So, I was asked the other day: where is the car? After all, it’s easy to call out banks for doing…
Things we’re reading today include … NatWest bank spat prompts web security changes Deutsche Bank sells chunk of Polish business to Santander Britain’s indebted credit card customers could save up to £1.3bn under new rules Tech groups jostle for advantage in Indonesian digital payments The top grossing Christmas films of all time HBOS collapse in…
Things we’re reading today include … Fed raises interest rates, keeps 2018 policy outlook unchanged China’s central bank raises interest rates after Fed rise The Old Lady in danger as Bank of England ditches gendered language Banks set to move fewer than 4,600 City jobs over Brexit South Africa whistleblower aids HSBC money laundering investigation…
Things we’re reading today include … France’s AXA to step up investments in green projects to $11 billion by 2020 My close escape from £10,000 bank scam MoneyTaker hackers reportedly steal £7.5m from ATMs Bitcoin hits another record high in march toward $20,000 LSE’s biggest investor set to rally behind chairman in crunch vote Audi…
Things we’re reading today include … New economic crime agency to crack down on £90bn-a-year UK money laundering P2P currency exchanges continue cash revolution Brexit: City of London will lose 10,500 jobs on day one, says EY HSBC spared further US money laundering sanctions as it battles to clean up its act Hotly anticipated bitcoin…
Things we’re reading today include … Why banks will share your financial secrets Deutsche Bank hands bank records of Trump affiliates to Robert Mueller The ‘bank’ message that cost a student £5,400 of her loan money Why a hard Brexit for financial services is unlikely Stress test the world economy to nip future crises in…
This week’s main blog headlines are … How difficult is financial inclusion? There were lots and lots and lots, literally, of focus upon mobile and financial inclusion in my Sudan conference. I guess because only 4% of the adults who live there are banked. You heard me, just four percent. There are over 20 million…
Things we’re reading today include … Exclusive: Wells Fargo sanctions are on ice under Trump official – sources China’s financial system harbours large risks, says IMF RBS boss likens bitcoin to Dante’s Inferno as currency tops $15,000 Bitcoin plummets more than 12 percent to below $15,000 Chat and pay JPMorgan’s Dimon taking customer pricing hints…
