Things we're reading today include … Bank fraud accused found dead hours before court appearance Finance heavyweights invest in blockchain Ex-Merrill banker hails bitcoin potential Meet the UK's interest rate setters No reason to be afraid of the Federal Reserve putting up interest rates Net closes on forex manipulators as banks ready code of conduct…
Things we're reading today include … Metro Bank Kicks Off Talks About £1bn Float Federal Reserve rate rise would cause panic and turmoil, warns World Bank Deutsche Bank boss tries to rewrite future Fired Citi trader seeks ‘truth’ on FX John McFarlane promises 18 tough months at Barclays NatWest customers hit by another IT glitch…
Things we're reading today include … The number of millionaire bankers in the world is falling It's time to stop fretting about high pay in banks JPMorgan uses its might to cut costs in credit card market Renault's RCI Bank takes savings fight to UK rivals with three-year deal paying 2.7pc I wasn't taken into…
Things we're reading today include … Challenger banks have the best IT. Now for the tax battle Father of the euro fears EU superstate by the back door Online lenders stuck on a hamster wheel Market chaos is almost over, China tells G20 Nationwide calls on MPs to save building societies from the bank tax…
Our main stories this week include … Will bank developments in China lead to a global banking revolution? [Part One] This blog was first published on SAP for Banking, 12th August 2015. I recently found some exceptional insights into how China is leading the world of banking, as we saw the opening of digital banks WeBank…
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,…
