Things we’re reading today include … A quarter of UK bankers say their job is bad for their health Bitcoin exchange in banking tie-up with Barclays Co-op Bank ‘draws line’ under near-collapse and past scandals with pared-back losses Punjab National Bank’s woes shake confidence in state lenders SocGen deputy chief resigns over disagreement on legal…
Things we’re reading today include … In rural Germany, ‘mobile banking’ means a bank on a truck China Banking Crisis Warning Signal Still Flashing, BIS Says The bank deregulation bill in the Senate, explained The rich and the right aim to dynamite Dodd-Frank – and Democrats are helping them do it | Ross Barkan Deutsche…
The main blog headlines are … Making a hash of it I’m having lots of discussions about tokenisation and cryptocurrencies, and it often boils down to hashing the data. Hashing data is taking the source information which may be your account details or card information and shortening it into a machine-readable link that doesn’t share…
Things we’re reading today include … Finance has a shocking gender pay gap. Shining a light on it is just the start | Nicky Morgan Tesco Bank cancels customers’ credit cards after suspected fraud – what to look out for ompanies with more female executives make more money, Bank of America says Orange Bank brings…
Things we’re reading today include … SWIFT Claims ‘Huge’ Progress on DLT Bank Pilot Ripple develops blockchain-powered payment app with 61 banks to speed up transactions in Japan Exclusive: Goldman puts some London staff on notice for German move by June – sources City of London ‘impossible’ to replicate, Hammond warns rival European cities Challenger…
Things we’re reading today include … Amazon could become the third-biggest US bank if it wants to: Bain study Elizabeth Warren attacks ‘dangerous, wrong’ bill to relax rules on US banks RBS agrees to pay $500m in New York mis-selling settlement Is this the future of money? City watchdog bans ex-Co-op bank boss for sending…
Things we’re reading today include … Brits are souring on app-only startup banks Amazon Checking-Account Plan Sees Banks as Partner, Not Prey Shadow banking grows to more than $45tn assets globally Theresa May promises City won’t lose grip on global finance Special Report: Fidelity puts 6 million savers on risky path to retirement Ex-Deutsche Bank…
Things we’re reading today include … 10 years after financial crisis, Senate prepares to roll back banking rules Standard Chartered to plough more cash into digital banking, says Hong Kong chief Credit Suisse launches investigation into sex assault claims America’s gun problem: does the answer lie with Wall Street? Equitable Life chief plans to pay…
The main blog headlines are … 9 out of 10 blockchain trials go nowhere I just read an interesting new report from Deloitte about blockchain. They tracked the history of 86,034 blockchain projects hosted on GitHub since 2009 to pull out “key lessons” on where the blockchain industry is going and its long-term prospects. Here…
Things we’re reading today include … Why money is meaningless and what the bank of the future must do about it First financial institution in the world, Bank Frick to open up to crypto-banking Are Consumers Ditching their Banking App for Fintech Apps? Bill Gates says crypto-currencies cause deaths Schroders looks beyond City in race…
