Things we're reading today include … Hedge fund star Patrick Degorce told to pay £8m for role in tax-avoidance scheme A travel jacket with a built in neck pillow just became the most successful Kickstarter clothing campaign ever Lloyds sued for unfair dismissal over Libor sacking As Co-op makes a clean break with its past,…
Things we're reading today include … Barclays is combating terrorism by hacking its own systems to find holes The personality test that could one day decide your credit score Facebook's new patent could mean you are denied a loan because of your friends Paper banknotes disappearing fast Citi Joins Bid For £13bn Taxpayer Bank Assets…
Things we're reading today include … The future of high street banking? It's time to wake up and smell the coffee UBS is banking on Annie Leibovitz to make a difference to the group's image Argentina orders HSBC to replace CEO in country The one chart that shows stock markets only ever move this fast…
Things we're reading today include … Banking glitches are no surprise: the tech is 60 years old NatWest customers locked out of online banking following IT glitch NatWest Bank solves IT glitch BNY Mellon expects to fix pricing glitch before markets open Ashley Madison still growing despite hack, company claims, with 'hundreds of thousands of…
Our main stories this week include … Get serious about blockchain Having noted that most bankers are now saying bitcoin bad, blockchain good, here’s a nice set of quotes I’ve been gathering of what banks are actually saying: … What can banks learn from the Ashley Madison affair? So we’ve all seen the headlines about Ashley Madison,…
Things we're reading today include … Bob Diamond's African bank Atlas Mara makes its maiden profit One in 65 Britons is now a millionaire The death of cash: 40pc say they will not need it by 2025 Aldermore profits double after float Barclays 'Flash Boys' case is thrown out Accountants overwhelmingly in favour of the…
Things we're reading today include … Federal Reserve Increasing Scrutiny of Bank Payment Systems This guy turned 22 last week — but he's about to launch a startup RBS wants to partner with Poland’s banks caught in election crossfire Barclays 'dark pool' lawsuit thrown out by judge Make up your mind on banking regulation South…
Things we're reading today include … Bank of Scotland is most complained-about bank, watchdog reveals 'Not all about China,' says India's Rajan Five charts that suggest Black Monday isn't the start of the next financial crisis Banks fear handicap under EU bonus rules Investment banking: Titans retreat PPI and packaged bank accounts bring in more…
Things we're reading today include … FTSE 100 loses £104 billion in value in one day as China stock slide prompts global selloff China censoring Black Monday on country’s biggest search engine, Baidu, stopping citizens looking for information about financial chaos China's Black Monday explained: What is it – and how will it affect you?…
Things we're reading today include … Deutsche Bank mulls the potential of blockchain and the problem of legacy systems Singapore bank gets name wrong on special note packs Bank litigation costs hit $260bn — with $65bn more to come Banks in new drive to make customers switch World's richest billionaires lose $182 billion in one…
