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The Finanser’s Week: 27th May – 2nd June 2024

The main blog discussions this week include … One account to rule them all? I was having a chat with some friends about the good old days, where everything was domestic and local. We had passbooks, cheques, cash and branches. Ah, those were the days. Life was simple, money was all in one place and…

Things worth reading: 31st May 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Cryptocurrency lands on the London Stock Exchange (cityam.com) Singapore’s Largest Bank DBS Holds Nearly $650M in Ether (ETH): Nansen (coindesk.com) Revolut cranks up hiring as it pushes crypto services to its 40m customers – DL News Trump’s reversal on cryptocurrency reeks of desperation and hypocrisy (msnbc.com) Climate Fintech’s scorecard:…

Things worth reading: 30th May 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Cross-border bank mergers should be easier in Europe, says ECB’s Villeroy | Reuters Banking bonuses: The situation in 2024 (efinancialcareers.com) Malta’s central bank chief, former deputy PM, plead not guilty in sprawling corruption case – POLITICO What is pay by bank? (finextra.com) Japan’s Fintech Awakening: Navigating Demographic Shifts With…

Things worth reading: 29th May 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Fintech N26 says regulatory action cost it ‘billions’ in lost growth (ft.com) A (not so) brief ‘criminal’ history of the ECB  – POLITICO Blockchain Technology Can Help Banks Weather Margin Pressure, Deutsche Bank Says – Bloomberg Shaping the future of Digital Banking (danskebank.com) Five Things to Watch as Synapse…

Things worth reading: 28th May 2024

Things we’re reading today include … JPMorgan casts doubt on SEC approval for Solana and other crypto ETFs | The Block Starling investor eyes £10bn valuation for bank as tech business takes off (cityam.com) Digital bank buys out specialist buy to let mortgage … (introducertoday.co.uk) ABN AMRO to Buy Private German Bank for EUR672 Million…

Things worth reading: 27th May 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Synapse, backed by a16z, has collapsed, and 10 million consumers could be hurt | TechCrunch BNPL Regulation Grabs Headlines as FinTech IPO Index Slips (pymnts.com) Fall in bank bonuses blows a hole in the Government’s finances (telegraph.co.uk) Starling investor targets £10bn valuation for digital lender (ft.com) Coventry Building Society…

The Finanser’s Week: 20th May – 26th May 2024

This week’s main blog discussions include … Is this the bank that JK Rowling based Gringotts on? I found a great interview the other day with Bella Hoare, a partner and director at the world’s oldest privately owned bank, C Hoare and Co. The bank has been run by the Hoare family for 12 generations,…

Things worth reading: 24th May 2024

Things we’re reading today include … HSBC fined over treatment of customers in financial difficulty – BBC News Saudi Arabia: Goldman (GS) Is First Wall Street Bank to Get Saudi HQ License – Bloomberg Stripe Tour London: Innovating Payments for Sustained Business Growth | FinTech Magazine Designing financial services for children with Sunshine+Kittens – FinTech…

Things worth reading: 23rd May 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Fintech firm pivots to porn and gambling | Evening Standard The comeback story for European banks is changing (ft.com) Bank fined after trader makes $444 billion ‘fat finger’ error (yahoo.com) Bank of America tech director leaves “on a high note” for Abu Dhabi (efinancialcareers.com) The importance of central bank…

Things worth reading: 21st May 2024

Things we’re reading today include … JPMorgan highlight work-life balance for juniors after death of Bank of America associate (fnlondon.com) ANZ app down: App and internet banking not working due to major outage | Daily Mail New York reaches $2bn settlement with crypto lender Genesis over fraud claims | Cryptocurrencies | The Guardian ‘The Beginning…

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