Things we’re reading today include … One bank’s brilliant upgrade was another bank’s crash • The Register Jacob Rees-Mogg accuses Bank of England of ‘miserable incompetence’ over inflation | Bank of England | The Guardian Britain’s next financial crash is coming. This time it won’t be the banks. – POLITICO Raiffeisen has been a rogue…
Things we’re reading today include … Crypto Market Watch: Bitcoin touches $63,000 mark; notable increase in cryptocurrency market cap – BusinessToday Monument Bank latest challenger bank to sell “in a box” tech, as snaps up first client – Tech.eu Spanish bank bosses go head-to-head after BBVA turns hostile | Reuters Traditional banking approach more valued…
Things we’re reading today include … Ramses introduces Chris Skinner as its co-founder (zawya.com) Billionaire Barry Sternlicht expects one bank failure per week due to real estate’s ‘fragile’ loans | Fortune S&P Global Market Intelligence Global Bank Ranking: Chinese Banks Maintain Dominance in 2023 Despite Economic Headwinds (prnewswire.com) Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Extends Partnership With Austrian…
Things we’re reading today include … BBVA proposes merging with Banco Sabadell to create a European leader – NEWS BBVA HKMA Launches FiNETech to Bolster Fintech Collaboration Across Hong Kong | The Fintech Times UK fintech raises £800M for AI that determines how much money you can borrow (thenextweb.com) Chinese fintech Ant to expand into…
Things we’re reading today include … German central bank president calls for swift adoption of CBDCs to stay competitive. (cryptoslate.com) Buying a piece of an island: How crypto changes property deals | Euronews Robinhood Says SEC Planning Charges Against Cryptocurrency Arm (forbes.com) Palestinian Monetary Authority investigates $70 million bank thefts (alarabiya.net) UBS Returns to Profit…
Things we’re reading today include … X ‘End Goal’ Revealed After Elon Musk Teased A Crypto Payments Bombshell (forbes.com) Crypto Is Anything But Strong Right Now – Bloomberg Gaza’s banks targeted by armed groups (lemonde.fr) Opinion: In Canada, we bank where we buy – The Globe and Mail Investors Were Burned by European Banks for…
This week’s main blog discussions include … There is no next big thing in banking I’ve been trying to think of the next big thing. Someone asked me on a conference call: what’s the next big thing? I’ve always been on top of the next big thing. Whether it’s the metaverse, AI, blockchain, cloud computing…
Things we’re reading today include … Nearly 200,000 people have signed petition to stop bank spying powers — Big Brother Watch Government could snoop on Landlords’ bank accounts … (landlordtoday.co.uk) Goldman Sachs removes bankers’ bonus limit – BBC News Deutsche Bank Plans to Double Assets in Southeast Asia, Middle East in 5 Years – Bloomberg…
Things we’re reading today include … Jack Dorsey’s Block is under investigation by US Prosecutors for crypto lapses, says NBC (fxstreet.com) Reporting on Crypto-Assets – why you need to act now on CARF! | UK Finance Nearly 500 Fintech deals were completed in Q1 (digit.fyi) FinTech Australia and Thai Fintech Association Partner to Unleash Growth…
