Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin rallies past $107,000, hopes grow for strategic reserve | Reuters Donald Trump and the “crypto capital of the planet” | Lowy Institute Nubank Announces Investment in Tyme Group, a Digital Bank With Operations in South Africa and the Philippines Why Norges Bank leads the world in transparency FIS…
Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin jumps to new record high of more than $106,000 – BBC News The fintech company that collapsed and took $90m of people’s life savings with it | The Independent Tech-savvy Saudis push consumer fintech to new heights | Arab News Lloyds Bank seven-day warning over ‘locked’ accounts HSBC…
This week’s main blog discussions include … The challenge is how to deliver freedom, security, control and privacy A really interesting conversation popped up during a meeting with a fintech yesterday. The core of the discussion was around trust and identity – my favourite themes of the moment – and we got into a debate…
Things we’re reading today include … Trump advisers seek to shrink or eliminate bank regulators Klarna Fined for Anti-Money Laundering Failures Thought Machine valuation cut by nearly 40% by investor Molten Ventures Visa Direct to deliver faster bank transfers in a minute or less ‘Suspicious transactions’ led to collapse of UK fintech Stenn HSBC reviews…
Things we’re reading today include … Trump combines AI and crypto in White House ‘czar’ role FSOC: Financial Landscape Unprepared for FinTech and Crypto Cake Digital Bank Achieves Profitability in 3.5 Years European airline Ryanair partners with TrueLayer to offer Pay by Bank | Open Banking Expo Santander Appoints PayPal Vet to Head Digital Consumer…
Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank and Crypto.com sign corporate banking deal Ukraine’s Mobile Frontline Bank Dodges Shells To Deliver Cash A new dawn for Metro Bank? – Investors’ Chronicle Goldman Sachs exits Net-Zero Banking Alliance | ESG Dive Ant International Expands Fintech Reach with AI Push | FinTech Magazine The evolution of…
Things we’re reading today include … Why the Coolest Job in Tech Might Actually Be in a Bank – WSJ The fintech winter continues to chill the outlook for local firms, says KPMG — Capital Brief Revolut Aims to Become New Zealand’s First Global Digital Bank European Banks Face A Mandatory Digital Euro. Now what?…
Things we’re reading today include … Syria: Chaos in Damascus as rebels set fire to buildings and loot bank | Express.co.uk Jack Ma makes rare speech at Ant Group’s 20th anniversary, predicts AI-driven future | South China Morning Post NAB to bring in huge change that will completely transform the way millions of Aussies access…
This week’s main blog discussions include … Is it debanking or derisking? I wrote in April about debanking my bank before they debanked me, which is a theme regularly popping up in UK media. The debanking process is where, without notice, a bank decides that your account is suspicious and blocks it for no apparent…
Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin hits $100,000: what next for the booming cryptocurrency? – BBC News Bitcoin hits $100,000 mark. When is best time to buy cryptocurrency? Man who lost £500 million bitcoin fortune to bin day is fighting for a chance to find it in court, after more than 10 years in…
