Things we’re reading today include … Microsoft says EU to blame for the world’s worst IT outage (msn.com) Central Bank Digital Currencies to transform the financial landscape (cms-lawnow.com) Can Eurozone Banks Continue Their Rally in Q3? | Morningstar Meet European fintech’s most active investors | Sifted 10 fintech companies to watch in 2024 – Help…
Things we’re reading today include … European banks’ earnings in spotlight after big share price gains | Reuters London banks lose patience with ‘crazy’ French and German workers’ rights (telegraph.co.uk) ECB Is Pushing UK Fintech Revolut to Bolster EU Bank Controls Amid Review – Bloomberg Revolut Gets More Complaints About UK Scams Than Rest of…
This week’s main blog discussions include … The CrowdStrike issue and its impact on Microsoft I was talking with my 8 year-old son and said that the whole world had just stopped. He asked what do you mean? I replied that everything stopped. Airlines, banks, shops, trains, hospitals and more. He asked what happened? I…
Things we’re reading today include … ‘I will kill you’: abusers use 1p bank transfers to send death threats (telegraph.co.uk) Synapse Collapse Raises Questions About a Hot Fintech Business Model – Bloomberg Canary Wharf Group to carve chunks out of HSBC tower after bank leaves | Commercial property | The Guardian Bank of England hit…
Things we’re reading today include … Monzo Launches Under 16s Account (ffnews.com) Taylor Swift’s tour kept up inflation – but the Bank of England can just shake it off | The Independent Inside Fintech’s Newest Unicorn: A Credit Card Backed By Your Home (forbes.com) Stripe’s multimillionaire developers are having net worth issues (efinancialcareers.com) The five…
Things we’re reading today include … Are banks getting ready to take on crypto custody? (fnlondon.com) Deutsche Bank flouted international accounting rules, says watchdog (ft.com) UK banking giant HSBC names new chief executive – BBC News Klarna lines up banks for long-planned US listing (ft.com) Circle CEO says EU’s MiCA crypto law ‘introduces a lot…
Things we’re reading today include … What is open banking? | Mastercard Newsroom Lloyds Bank sued for discrimination by employees disciplined over pro-Palestine views | The Independent Singapore Banks Ditch One-Time Passwords (darkreading.com) Goldman Sachs’ profits more than double to $3bn as deals rebound (ft.com) Google eyes $23bn acquisition of Wiz in major cybersecurity expansion…
This week’s main blog discussions include … The CIO managing a $17 billion budget and $10 trillion of transactions PER DAY I just spotted a great article about JPMorgan’s CIO who manages a $17 billion budget (last time I looked, it was $11 billion). That sort of budget makes most fintechs look like small fry….
Things we’re reading today include … VBS scandal: Brains behind South Africa’s $130m ‘bank heist’ jailed – BBC News Deutsche Bank settles with trader who alleged he was Libor ‘fall guy’ (ft.com) Revolut’s Rise: If Only the Fast-Growing Bank Was a Bank – Bloomberg Deutsche Bank and HSBC are winning Europe’s AI talent war |…
Things we’re reading today include … Customers of major UK banks hit by pay day delays (yahoo.com) ‘Enhanced Transparency and Money Management’ will define banks of the Future says JN Bank Executive – Voice Online (voice-online.co.uk) Startup founded by CBE-winning fintech pioneer reports losses of £7.5m in 2023 – Tech.eu Australian Banking Association: Open Banking…
