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…




















