This week’s main blog headlines are …. Will Apple Bank be the first new American #Fintech Bank? On Wednesday the American Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)* followed up on its promise last December to introduce a national bank charter for Fintech bank startups by issuing a white paper on how to apply…
Things we’re reading today include … Brexit: Poland aims to be big winner from battle for UK banking jobs Google Chrome scam tricks users into emailing bank details to criminals New-generation UK banks challenge with technology Mobile-only bank N26 hits 300,000 customers TransferWise partners with digital-only Starling Bank Atom Bank to cut market-leading savings bond…
Things we’re reading today include … Identity fraud reached record levels in 2016 Iceland’s recovery shows benefits of letting over-reaching banks go bust Taxpayer stake in Lloyds Banking Group goes below 3pc Bitcoin ETF: quick silver Charlotte Hogg resigns as Bank of England deputy governor The five charts that show how economically risky Scottish independence…
Things we’re reading today include … Democrats question Trump ‘conflict of interest’ with Deutsche Bank investigation Top bank regulator suggests partitioning big banks to replace Dodd-Frank rules Lloyds Banking Group is about to outsource nearly 2,000 tech jobs to IBM Female brokers punished more harshly for misconduct Misys merges with Canadian rival HSBC appoints AIA…
Things we’re reading today include … No matador in sight as bull market in U.S. stocks turns eight Barclays hands top executives £23m in share awards Bank of England forecast to hold interest rates amid Brexit uncertainty Machines v hackers Elon Musk offers to fix Australian power network in 100 days The subdued mood in…
Things we’re reading today include …. Bank branches still more popular than mobile apps for new accounts China’s banking system overtakes eurozone to become the biggest in the world Girl statue faces Wall Street bull to fight gender inequality RBS hands out £22m in share awards to bosses Co-op Bank racks up more losses as…
Things we’re reading today include … China’s banking system overtakes eurozone to become the biggest in the world Big four banks passing the buck on open data regulation Shawbrook Bank rejects £825m takeover offer Deutsche Bank shares hit by cash call Banking jobs denied to young people due to having ‘wrong accents’ PwC in robust…
Things we’re reading today include … 200-year-old bank note stolen from a museum in the 1980s is sent back to bemused staff in an envelope covered with Caribbean stamps How to start your own bank Survey finds rise in ‘bank of mum and dad’ lending £11bn Standard Life and Aberdeen merger driven by weakness, analysts…
