Things we're reading today include … Contactless cards replace cash as shoppers flash the plastic Restructure banks to help wider society, says BoE chief economist Cyber insecurity: When 95% isn’t good enough Going for Gold(man): UK bank analyst pay tops out at 71,000 pounds Challenger banks are forcing the big boys to cut mortgage prices,…
Things we're reading today include … Norwegian court orders bank to cover man's £23k lap-dance and drinks bill Why did HSBC shut down bank accounts? Barclays 'may have to raise £5bn to keep up with rivals' Libor trial: Jury considers verdict on Tom Hayes Greek PM Tsipras under pressure over covert Syriza drachma plan reports…
Things we're reading today include … Greece rocked by reports of secret plan to raid banks for drachma return Debt conundrum to keep Greek banks in months-long freeze UBS reports 53% jump in net profit Former bank boss under house arrest How safe is peer-to-peer lending? Small Talk: Equity crowdfunding has seen big success but…
This week's main stories are … Have banks made a fatal mistake with Apple Pay? In the good old days, if something was big and challenging, banks would get together and create a co-operative to solve the problem. SWIFT, Visa and MasterCard were all bank created co-operatives. Admittedly, times have changed, but how come they…
Things we're reading today include … Contactless payment cards 'put millions at risk of fraud' Maxwellisation must not stop the HBOS report from being published Martin Wheatley still has 'unfinished business' at financial regulator FCA Financial Times offloaded to Japan’s Nikkei for £844m Lawsuit accuses 22 banks of manipulating U.S. Treasury auctions Visa adds to…
Things we're reading today include … Lloyds shareholders launch £350m HBOS lawsuit The biggest companies in the world in 2015 Under 40s 'cut out of owning homes' Bankers should stop worrying about being liked – they never will be RBS 'to launch new probe into treatment of small businesses' Bank of America replaces CFO in…
Things we're reading today include … The big name banks losing the most customers Citizens Bank profits plunge Challenger banks Handelsbanken and Secure Trust report surge in profits as consumer confidence grows Iran deal offers faint hope for Iranian-American banking woes Banks take on Bloomberg with new instant messaging service Barclays' next chief will have…
Things we're reading today include … Barclays was visited by City watchdog nearly 200 times last year Banknotes to feature all UK nations JP Morgan told to raise $12.5bn more capital Paypal worth $50bn in Nasdaq return Barclays insiders question scope for job cuts New Brics bank launched in Shanghai Greece debt crisis: The euro…
Things we're reading today include … Banks face 'uphill battle' to ringfence high street operations, expert warns Manage, meddle or magnify? China's corporate debt threat Greece debt crisis: Hollande calls for a 'eurozone government' to further integrate member states – but what will it mean for Britain? StanChart CEO Winters grabs reins in management shake-up…
This week's main stories are … Is Fintech really so special? Maybe … or maybe not So everyone’s excited about Fintech, but Fintech is nothing new. Fintech is actually pretty old. I could claim that if Fintech is about providing technology platforms to exchange finance, then that’s been around since banks first implemented technology platforms…
