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Things worth reading: 1st October 2025

Things we’re reading today include: Disgraced fintech start-up fraudster Charlie Javice sentenced to 7 years Top Banks Say They Are ‘Drowning’ In Payment Changes European banks are developing a stablecoin — the UK should take note Board of Spain’s Sabadell bank rejects improved BBVA takeover bid BBVA, the first bank to enable AI-powered card personalization…

Things worth reading: 30th September 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Global payments network Swift builds blockchain capability SWIFT, Global Banks To Expand Blockchain Use Sibos 2025: Breaking From Incremental Change to Rewire Banking Bureaucracy has stifled European innovation, says Deutsche Bank chief The future of payments: uniting with European banks to launch a stablecoin HSBC chair’s exit leaves Europe’s…

Things worth reading: 29th September 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Checkout.com valued at $12 billion in employee share buyback Klarna Sinks Below IPO Price as Fintech Competition Heats Up Crypto Treasuries: Discipline or Dotcom Deja Vu? Deutsche Bank: Bitcoin Could Join Gold on Central Bank Balance Sheets by 2030 Thousands of Indian bank transfer records found spilling online after…

The Finanser’s Week: 22nd September – 28th September 2025

This week’s main blog discussions include … Revolut opens its new HQ and takes over the world? I asked my friend Max, an early investor in Revolut, to provide an insight into the new headquarters the company opened this week in Canary Wharf, London. Revolut bought the building that was previosly the HQ of Thomson…

The Finanser’s Week: 15th September – 21st September 2025

This week’s main discussions include … It is time to level up We are in a third generation of change in finance. When I wrote Digital Bank over a decade ago, the focus was all about reinventing banking from being physical at the core to being digital at the core. Now we have to do it…

Things worth reading: 19th September 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Saudi renews bid to be Middle East fintech leader with Riyadh conference Giant Trump statue holding Bitcoin displayed outside US Capitol to mark Fed rate decision UK dominates European fintech funding How fintech is shaping Britain’s finances JPMorgan says Circle faces ‘intense’ competition from Tether, Hyperliquid and fintech rivals…

The Finanser’s Week: 9th September – 14th September 2025

This week’s main discussions include … Everything is a scam and why principles matter I clicked the other morning on Nicoo, the robot puppy, after seeing an ad on YouTube. I was going to order it for my wife’s birthday but thought, just before clicking, is this real? So, I go and Google Is Nicoo…

Things worth reading: 11th September 2025

Things we’re reading today include: UK fintech holds European crown but UAE threat looms Britain in a worse position to deal with a financial crisis than 2008, warns former Bank governor Mervyn King Klarna Opens Up 30% In First Of Three Fintech IPOs Expected This Week Starling Bank targets £4bn valuation in secondary share sale…

Things worth reading: 10th September 2025

Things we’re reading today include … HSBC lands £333m from takeover of Silicon Valley Bank UK Nationwide app and internet banking back up after outage UK banks face lawsuits over mortgages that left people with huge debts Barclays boss Venkatakrishnan urges against UK bank tax “Ill-conceived offshoring is helping to destroy this bank” If it…

Things worth reading: 9th September 2025

Things we’re reading today include: UK banks face lawsuits over mortgages that left people with huge debts How Chase bank executives aided Epstein and funneled his money – despite staff concerns about the pedophile OFSI declines to fine UK bank over sanctions breach Global Fintech Klarna’s Upcoming IPO Could Prove Firm Is More Than A…

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