Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin bombs below US$7,000 as sell-off accelerates amid bank bans and regulation concerns A Tiny Canadian Bank Is Building a Vault for Crytpocurrencies EU risks ‘serious’ impact on financial markets without trade deal, watchdog warns Lloyds Bank bans Bitcoin purchases on its credit cards Lloyds to cut more than…
Things we’re reading today include … Dozens of RBS branches ‘could be saved’ Exclusive: U.S. consumer protection official puts Equifax probe on ice – sources Quicken replaces Wells Fargo as top US retail mortgage lender Fed puts brakes on Wells Fargo when bank needs to step on gas Swiss bank UBS chases the newly-rich in…
Things we’re reading today include … eBay drops PayPal as first choice for payments More Brits become millionaires CFTC orders Deutsche Bank unit to pay $70 million penalty Visa tops revenue estimates as payments grow Delays hit KodakCoin crypto-currency plans Payments group Adyen wins eBay contract as it lines up to float Who is Nausicaa Delfas,…
Things we’re reading today include … Borrowers ignoring mortgage timebomb, says FCA UBM chiefs in line for £11.3m payday Google and Facebook set off a second wave of fintech talent Ireland: Financial Services Report into misconduct by RBS will be made public, says watchdog RBS boss admits restructuring ‘mistake’ HullCoin: The social experiment that’s rewarding…
Things we’re reading today include … 1 in 5 people have a secret bank account Bank-based blockchain projects are going to transform the financial services industry City banks downsizing – and it has little to do with Brexit outcome Coincheck promises 46bn yen refund after cryptocurrency theft Active fund managers beat market by just 16p…
This week’s main blog headlines are … The wealth divide is growing and threatening A final reflection on the way of the world before getting back to FinTech and banking. Whilst on holiday, we became interested in buying a property in Dubai, and began making enquiries. It soon transpired that this would be a dream,…
Things we’re reading today include … Mortgage approvals by UK banks ‘falling off a cliff’ World Bank chief economist Paul Romer steps down Bank of America, Citigroup reviewing the use of credit cards to buy bitcoin 50 Cent forgot he had a stash of Bitcoin now worth $8m Bank of England payments glitch causes delays…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank of America customers protest new requirements for free checking Atom Bank founder Thomson to quit UK’s first app-based lender Blockchain advocate Tesco poaches RBS boss to lead its banking arm SMEs under-served and overcharged by big banks Stripe to ditch Bitcoin payment support Davos: Blockchain can no longer…
Things we’re reading today include … Davos: Blockchain can no longer be ignored Twitter’s Anthony Noto leaves to join SoFi UBS chairman warns against bitcoin investment as cryptocurrency falls 12% RBS to sell London HQ as cost-cutting drive continues Trump’s choice Jerome Powell approved as Federal Reserve head Buy-to-let lending fuels Paragon Bank’s growth despite…
