Things we’re reading today include … Bank outages: Committee demands answers from banks and building societies following Barclays IT failure – UK Parliament Swedish fintech giant Klarna signals major move into crypto ahead of April IPO Agentic AI and the future of fintech and banking automation I’m a Bank Insider: How Banks Serve the Ultra…
This week’s main blog discussions include … Elon Musk now controls the American payments system I feel like a continual splurge of Musk is happening, ever since Donald Trump became President, but the latest is really interesting as Elon Musk is now in control of the Treasury department payments system that runs America. The challenges of…
Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin to go bust in 10 years? Nobel-winning economist makes a startling claim What the Government won’t tell you about bank snooping plans What DORA Means for Fintech and Finserv Industries Mastercard and GenAI: unleashing the future of commerce in 2025 and beyond How SoFi Became a Digital Banking…
Things we’re reading today include … From fintech to space tech: Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt is betting on space solar | TechCrunch Farage offers Trump tips to take on the banks – POLITICO Wall Street banks offload $5.5bn in debt linked to Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter Lloyds hit with £1bn tax bill after legal…
Things we’re reading today include … Elon Musk’s Portfolio and its Impact on Cryptocurrency Trading Bill Gates criticizes cryptocurrency: ‘High IQs fooled themselves’ US Congress to form cryptocurrency working group Cryptocurrency Prices Plummet Amid U.S. Regulatory Concerns Coinbase Pushes US to Pave Way for Bank-Crypto Partnerships Solaris secures €140m Series G funding, SBI Group becomes…
Things we’re reading today include … Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland down: Mobile app and online banking outages affect millions of customers Aussie bank blasted over plans to close branches and force customers to go online: ‘Devastating’ Millions of Nationwide customers to notice money missing from bank accounts from today Raiffeisen Bank shares tumble…
Things we’re reading today include … Barclays hit by major IT outage on tax deadline day – BBC News Moment customers surge around Barclays’ cash machines for ‘free money’ Barclays says IT glitch that locked people out of their accounts has been resolved | UK News | Sky News Santander boss gives major update on…
This week’s main blog discussions include … Five key impacts of #Brexit five years on Five years ago, on 31 January 2020, the UK left the European Union. BBC Verify, the BBC’s fact checking service, just wrote a really interesting report on the impact. They cite analysis in five key areas: trade, immigration, travel, laws…
Things we’re reading today include … UK fintech jobs market booms Fintech Investment Director At Lloyds Banking Group Highlights Key Financial Technology Trends For 2025 Deutsche Bank profits collapse as German economy reels A message from Christian Sewing on Deutsche Bank’s 2024 results Statistical release: BIS international banking statistics and global liquidity indicators at end-September…
Things we’re reading today include … Trump Media Launches Fintech Brand With Bitcoin and Crypto Focus – Decrypt Donald Trump lashes out at Federal Reserve after central bank keeps rates steady Formance raises $21M to build the AWS for fintech infrastructure | TechCrunch Failed fintech start-up will leave creditors £100m out of pocket The bank…
