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Things worth reading: 19th March 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Commercial Bank of Ethiopia glitch lets customers withdraw millions – BBC News Fintech collects almost 40% of last week’s €672M invested in European tech – Tech.eu Banks Invest in United Fintech as Digital Transformation Gap Widens – Traders Magazine UK fintech start-up Silverbird enters special administration – FinTech Futures:…

Things worth reading: 18th March 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Millions more in cash needed to fund UK’s open-banking watchdog | Banking | The Guardian Over a third of first time buyers relying on ‘bank of mum and dad’ | Housing | The Guardian Bitcoin Bulls vs. Bubble Bears: A Cryptocurrency Clash (cryptotimes.io) The evolving relationship between supermarkets and…

The Finanser’s Week: 11th March – 17th March 2024

This week’s main blog discussions include … How the Wirecard story unravelled: an interview with Dan McCrum who broke the truth I’ve been following Dan McCrum, the investigative journalist with The Financial Times, for quite a while. He’s the guy who broke the Wirecard story, even though it could have meant quite a lot of…

Things worth reading: 15th March 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Judge rules computer scientist not Bitcoin inventor – BBC News Swedish central bank calls for legislation to protect cash (finextra.com) First Manx bank note breaks record by selling for £24k at auction – BBC News From finance hub to fintech oasis: Why fintechs are flocking to the UK –…

Things worth reading: 14th March 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Stripe reveals it passed $1 trillion in total payment volume in 2023 (cnbc.com) Global Payment Processing Solutions Market to Reach $161.9 Billion by 2030 – FinTech Futures: Fintech news With Fintech Funding Down 70%, Here’s What 11 Big Startups Are Worth Now (forbes.com) Prosecutors Say Credit Suisse Client Dan…

Things worth reading: 13th March 2024

Things we’re reading today include … The Fintech Files: Scandals that shook the sector (fnlondon.com) With bitcoin hitting new highs, it’ll likely reach the US$100,000 milestone before 2024 is out (theconversation.com) Bank transfers could take four days under new fraud laws (telegraph.co.uk) Commonwealth Bank app crashes leaving millions of Aussies unable to access their own…

Things worth reading: 12th March 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank’s new top engineers are AI specialists and Meta alumni (efinancialcareers.com) Silicon Valley Bank one year on: Is another banking crisis around the corner? (cityam.com) Fintech-Bank Partnerships: Three Strategies for Seamless Integration and Lasting Impact | Fintech Nexus Fintech is sold as the answer to Africa’s problems, but…

Things worth reading: 11th March 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Revolut investor slashes $5bn off valuation (telegraph.co.uk) ‘Banking as a Service’ startup Griffin raises $24M as it attains full banking license | TechCrunch Apple, HSBC Join Global Ministers at London Summit Against Fraud – Bloomberg Labour says it will use state bank to fund female-led businesses | Women in…

The Finanser’s Week: 4th March – 10th March 2024

This week’s main blog discussions include … Introducing the Dimonsaur For the past decade, Jamie Dimon has regularly been decrying bitcoin as a scam. Here’s a few of his quotes: Jamie Dimon tells Davos that Bitcoin is a ‘pet rock’ that does nothing—except help with fraud and money laundering Jamie Dimon lashes out against crypto:…

Things worth reading: 8th March 2024

Things we’re reading today include … So much for the challenge from ‘challenger’ banks | The Guardian Monzo bank in money laundering rules investigation – BBC News Nationwide’s Virgin Money takeover shows how incredibly difficult it is for mid-tier banks to take on the big four lenders | Sky News From start-up to unicorn –…

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