Our main stories this week include … What happens if your Digital Identity is compromised? I’ve been asked the same question twice this week in two separate conferences (one in Vienna, the other in San Francisco): “how will we deal with the corruptive forces when we are all on the net?” So here’s the plotline…
Things we're reading today include … London Stock Exchange sells Russell Investments for $1.2bn Apple Pay to expand to Starbucks, Chili's, KFC Lagarde: China not all 'doom and gloom' The Greeks can’t live without the euro and they can’t live with it Los Angeles drops discrimination lawsuit against Citigroup Quantitative frightening Clinton takes aim at…
Things we're reading today include … Royal Bank of Scotland Trialing In-House Cryptocurrency Bank of America says banks may have $100 billion in exposure to Glencore Deutsche Bank expects to lose €6bn in just three months Fix Libor for a curry, court told Hedge funds suffer biggest losses since the financial crisis Fund managers: don’t…
Things we're reading today include … Santander HQ evacuated after white powder sent to executives Trial by Twitter for big banks as technology fails them JPMorgan buys more mortgages from other lenders as market shrinks FCA publishes new rules on whistleblowing Lloyds public share sale planned for spring – but should you buy? Challenger banks…
Things we're reading today include … World Bank: 'extreme poverty' to fall below 10% of world population for first time Lloyds public share sale worth £2 billion planned for spring British banks beat 25% target for women directors – but still lag behind EU rivals Taxpayer risks making a loss on discounted retail sale of…
Things we're reading today include … Global regulators finalize new capital rule for big insurers Bernanke: More execs should have faced prosecution for 2008 crisis – USA Today Finance chiefs say their companies have been plunged into uncertainty Santander in court over 'the worst trade ever' Is this Government bank behind the alternative finance boom?…
Our main stories this week include … Do banks need to change so fast? An interesting report from the BBC: “Banks in the UK and across Europe could lose their best customers if they fail to make massive investments in mobile banking and marketing. Traditional 'retail' banks are most at risk, according to a survey…
Things we're reading today include … Global trade slowdown stokes fears over worldwide economy RBS spin-off Williams & Glyn applies for banking licence Banks told to do more to help customers save money – or risk being named and shamed JPMorgan to pay most in $1.86 billion swaps price-fixing settlement: Bloomberg FCA mulls deadline for…
Things we're reading today include … SoftBank leads $1 billion investment in U.S. fintech startup SoFi From heroes to bystanders? Central banks' growth challenge Lord Hill’s capital market reform push U.S. launches insider-trading probe into Federal Reserve leak: WSJ Deutsche Bank could be forced into riskier lending RBS trader: bank fired me to disguise its…
Things we're reading today include … Bankers hope Chinese will splurge on European companies A stronger capital markets union for Europe Pension system 'needs reform' McKinsey warns banks on finance services Banks 'are past the worst on fines and punishments' JPMorgan ordered to face London Whale class action in U.S RBS could buy back its…
