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Things worth reading: 24th May 2011

Things we're reading today include … Virgin Money in talks to raise £2bn for Lloyds and Northern Rock bids- The Telegraph Mexican contests Lagarde for IMF - BBC Square’s Disruptive New iPad Payments Service Will Replace Cash Registers - Techcrunch Banks set to miss 'Project Merlin' loan targets - The Independent Europe's Debt Crisis Deepens as Greece Plans Cuts - Business Week Credit card…

Things worth reading: 23rd May 2011

Things we’re reading today include … 100th UK branch for Handelsbanken – The Independent US banks are too powerful over Federal Reserve – The Independent Hedge fund boss accused of spying on employees – The Telegraph Make.Money.Slow : The Bitcoin Experiment – Techcrunch Conflicts of interest a big issue for banks – Financial Times French…

The Finanser’s Week: 16th May – 21st May 2011

Our biggest stories of the week are … The Future of Retail Payments So last week I felt honoured to be invited by the European Central Bank (ECB) to present at their conference on the future of retail payments. Here is the full text of the speech I gave … Why Facebook will not become…

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Things worth reading: 19th May 2011

Things we're reading today include … New regulations 'will kill off loans market' - The Independent Citi's Pandit awarded $22m package - Financial Times US economy is improving says Fed - BBC Dominique Strauss-Kahn: The contenders to replace him at the IMF: in pictures - The Telegraph Banking blues hit 10-year high - Financial Times Don't close the lid on bank fraud - Financial Times Experian reaps…

Things worth reading: 18th May 2011

Things we're reading today include … Lloyds Banking Group in Libor investigation - The Telegraph CPS calls for RBS and Lloyds shares to be given to taxpayers - The Telegraph Finance Chiefs Mull Next IMF Director - Business Week Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley face New York investigation - The Telegraph 99 Percent Of Android Devices Are Vulnerable To Password…

Things worth reading: 17th May 2011

Things we're reading today include … Euro Crisis May Hit Eastern Europe Again - Business Week Iceland Sets Sights on Euro Even Amid Crisis - Business Week IMF Chief Strauss-Kahn Jailed at New York’s Rikers Island - Business Week Hedge funds are not 'shadow banks' - Financial Times A long history of myopic investing - Financial Times LSE 'committed' over TMX merger - BBC Deutsche Boerse May…

Things worth reading: 16th May 2011

Things we're reading today include … IMF chief charged with 'sex attack' in New York hotel - The Independent VIDEO: IMF head charged over 'sex crime' - BBC London feels the force of regulation - Financial Times Goldman Sachs shares fall on talk of possible criminal lawsuit - The Telegraph Banks lumber on to next stage of their obstacle course - Financial Times Why RBS…

The Finanser’s Week: 9th May – 15th May 2011

  Our biggest stories of the week are … So how would you build a bank? If we were creating a bank today, how would we create it? This is a question that comes up regularly and I haven’t tried to answer it for a while, but thought I’d give it a go this week,…

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Things worth reading: 13th May 2011

Things we're reading today include … Fed Proposes New Consumer Protections Rule For Remittance Transfers – Payments News Grameen Bank founder stands down – BBC Bernanke warns on US debt impasse – BBC Charting Europe – BBC Hedge funds: Power and piñatas – The Economist Wall St banks to launch renminbi funds – Financial Times…

Things worth reading: 12th May 2011

Things we're reading today include … Artful banks dodge the truth about how much is really in their accounts - The Telegraph Raj Rajaratnam found guilty of insider trading - The Telegraph Traders must carry the can for commodities - The Telegraph Visa Unveils Digital Wallet Strategy - Payments News HSBC planning huge cost-cutting - BBC Goldman Sachs's clearing broker role examined by regulator - The Telegraph…

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