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Things worth reading: 29th August 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Bank-Fintech Partnerships Sparks Concern for Banking Regulators (natlawreview.com) Unit launches business continuity tool for bank partners of fintechs that fail | Banking Dive AI in Fintech Market to Reach USD 58.7 Billion by 2034, Growing at 15.9% CAGR – Future Market Insights, Inc. (accesswire.com) TSB Launches Emergency Flee Fund…

Things worth reading: 28th August 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Klarna plans to nearly halve workforce as AI replaces human jobs | Evening Standard Half of EIB staff fear reprisals for whistleblowing, survey finds (ft.com) HSBC’s Incoming CEO Elhedery Weighs Cutting Layers of Middle Management – Bloomberg Nordea Bank reaches $35 mln settlement with New York tied to Panama…

Things worth reading: 27th August 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Fintech Rundown: A Rapid Review of Weekly News – Finovate Governor Of Reserve Bank Of India Talks Fintech, CBDC – Pilot Reports Over 5 Million Users | Crowdfund Insider Fintech for Good: A Burgeoning Movement for the Sustainable-Finance Age (internationalbanker.com) Bank Card Fraud in EU: France Accounts for Nearly…

Things worth reading: 26th August 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Fintech shutdowns, Klarna’s move into banking and which companies are hiring | TechCrunch As Stripe, Ramp Valuations Rise, Some Fintechs Face Likely Down Rounds — The Information The Rise Of Fintech Families (forbes.com) Deutsche Bank settles with 60% of claimants in more than decade-long Postbank case (ft.com) ‘Bank of…

The Finanser’s Week: 19th August – 25th August 2024

The main blog discussions this week include … Which European country worries the most about money? I just got pinged with some research about which countries are trying to save money the most from Finansvalp, a Swedish price comparison service and information site that writes about and compares banking services. Usually I ignore such surveys…

Things worth reading: 23rd August 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Escaped prisoner planned to blow up bank after watching Netflix documentary | UK News | Sky News Trump teases ‘official’ cryptocurrency project (nbcnews.com) Payments Fintech Stripe Again Proposes Staff Share Tender Offer – Bloomberg Synapse’s collapse has frozen nearly $160M from fintech users — here’s how it happened |…

Things worth reading: 22nd August 2024

Things we’re reading today include … US Banking Agencies Are Ramping Up Scrutiny of Bank-Fintech Partnerships | Insights | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Majority of Fintech Partner Banks Report Losses Over Compliance – Bloomberg Why I pay a monthly fee to have an ‘ethical’ bank account (inews.co.uk) Inside Chase’s Efforts To Embrace…

Things worth reading: 21st August 2024

Things we’re reading today include: Starling Bank job advert hints at looming London listing (thetimes.com) Exploring AI’s impact on anti-money laundering efforts globally – FinTech Global The role of FinTech in the accountancy profession | Accountancy Today Race for UK banks to repay £100bn in Covid loans could help savers | Banking | The Guardian…

Things worth reading: 20th August 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Must-Follow Bank and Fintech Trends for 2024 and 2025 (thefinancialbrand.com) Commonwealth Bank reveals how much it spends providing cash at branches and ATMS | Daily Mail Barclays down LIVE: Hundreds of users report outage as bank says ‘sorry’ | The Sun Unveiling the Limits of Bank Disruptors: Analyzing Chime’s…

Things worth reading: 19th August 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Chris Packham tells Barclays customers to set fire to themselves (msn.com) 1 Top Cryptocurrency to Buy Before It Soars 1,600%, According to Chamath Palihapitiya | The Motley Fool Floki becomes official cryptocurrency partner of Nottingham Forest F.C. (cointelegraph.com) These fintech companies are hiring, despite a rough market in 2024…

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