Things we’re reading today include … “Terrifying” deepfake video alert – Santander warns fraudsters will use AI | Express.co.uk UK fintech investment hits $7.3bn in H1 2024 – almost triple the amount during H1 2023 – The Accountant (theaccountant-online.com) Piling on capital isn’t preventing bank failures – The Banker Major UK banks now better prepared…
Things we’re reading today include: The bank of Starbucks: Coffee retailer has $1.77 billion in unredeemed gift cards – MarketWatch Big UK banks need to do more to be ready for potential failure, says Bank of England | Banking | The Guardian SEC investigating Wall Street banks over ‘billions’ in lost interest payments (ft.com) Revolut…
Things we’re reading today include: Bitcoin price in free fall as crypto market crashes | The Independent Bitcoin price crash: Why is the crypto market collapsing? (msn.com) How the Bank of Japan has fuelled the market rout (cityam.com) Nationwide to open dementia clinics in bank branches (telegraph.co.uk) Barclays’ $2bn coal loans expose ‘enormous loophole’ in…
Things we’re reading today include … The bank of Starbucks: Coffee retailer has $1.77 billion in unredeemed gift cards – MarketWatch Metro Bank returns from the brink but tough road lies ahead | Metro Bank | The Guardian How I got ‘hacked’ and what that says about the banking system (ft.com) InvestHK seeks to boost…
This week’s main blog discussions include … Multisensory payments: is this the future? I just spotted a new innovation in India from Paytm, who I consider friends of mine after interviewing their founder, Vijay Shekhar Sharma for Digital Human a few years ago. What’s the innovation? Talking payments. The Paytm soundbox – which works both online and…
Things we’re reading today include … US regulators’ warnings on bank-fintech partnerships: how they can benefit the industry (finextra.com) 5 Big FinTech acquisitions announced in Europe in July 2024 (ibsintelligence.com) Monzo Leverages SAP and Google Cloud for Digital Transformation | FinTech Alliance (fintech-alliance.com) Trump’s big cryptocurrency bet – CBS News Russia passes new cryptocurrency law…
Things we’re reading today include … Metro Bank soars as eyes turn to profitability again (proactiveinvestors.co.uk) The Bank of England’s climate-related financial disclosure 2024 | Bank of England Bank of England launches discussion paper on “ambitious agenda” for UK’s payments landscape – FinTech Futures How Can Fintechs Balance Profitability and Purpose? | The Fintech Times Female…
Things we’re reading today include … Trump Bitcoin 2024: How NFTs Made Him a Crypto Cheerleader – Bloomberg Russia to allow crypto payments in international trade to counter sanctions | Reuters Ripple and Fenasbac Join Forces to Accelerate Fintech Innovation in Brazil (cointrust.com) Top 10 Gen AI platforms | FinTech Magazine Metro Bank on track…
Things we’re reading today include … One-third of customers would change bank after outage (consultancy.uk) UK’s Open Banking Success: 10 Million Users (pymnts.com) Challenging The Banks | Global Finance Magazine (gfmag.com) Revolut’s UK Banking License Is Vital – But Could It IPO in the US? (forbes.com) Japan’s Rakuten Slides Most Since May on Fintech Reorganization…
Things we’re reading today include … How scammers could be hijacking trusted protocols to steal millions of cryptocurrency – Times Brussels poised to close bank owned by friend of Prince Andrew (telegraph.co.uk) The end of Wall Street as we know it! | Daily Mail Online ECB finds ‘shortcomings’ in banks’ ability to cope with cyber…
