Things worth reading: 20th December 2023
Things we’re reading today include … Barclays: Churches and religious groups ditch bank over links to fossil fuel industry (gbnews.com) The crypto industry is better positioned than ever in Washington – Blockworks BlackRock Reveals Major Bitcoin ETF Update As Huge $1.6 Trillion Crypto Price Pump Spurs Ethereum, BNB, XRP And Solana (forbes.com) UK Finance Minister…
Things worth reading: 19th December 2023
Things we’re reading today include … Coinbase petitions court to review SEC denial of its request for crypto rules | Reuters SEC charges fintech Tingo chief with ‘massive’ fraud after Hindenburg short position How Swiss authorities bungled Credit Suisse oversight | Reuters Goldman-Backed Saudi Firm Tamara Hits Unicorn Valuation – Bloomberg Banks and insurance have…
Things worth reading: 18th December 2023
Things we’re reading today include: Ripple’s CBDC Vision Poised to Flip Finance Upside Down! – Coinpedia Fintech News Basel Committee Endorses Global Crypto Banking Rules be Implemented by 2025 (coindesk.com) China Gets Tough on Non-Bank Payment Providers (pymnts.com) Citi’s China Investment Bank Plans Delayed by Data Law – Bloomberg India’s assault on unsecured loans hits…
Things worth reading: 15th December 2023
Things we’re reading today include … UK tiptoes away from Europe on bank CDS transparency – Risk.net Fnality completes ‘world’s first’ blockchain payments at Bank of England | Reuters Abolish the Bank of England! Centralised bank ‘not necessary’, explosive report argues | Express.co.uk Curve eyes profitability as fintech halves 2022 losses (uktech.news) ClearBank appoints former…
Things worth reading: 14th December 2023
Things we’re reading today include … Warning Christmas shoppers may lose £100m in scams – BBC News 2023 bonus expectations, bank by bank (efinancialcareers.com) Hyperplane wants to bring AI to banks | TechCrunch Why Pave Bank Believes It Can Be The Future Of Digital Banking (forbes.com) European banks: record returns fail to inspire shareholder revival…
Things worth reading: 13th December 2023
Things we’re reading today include … HSBC tests protecting FX trading from quantum computer attacks | Reuters Cash makes a comeback as usage rises for first time in a decade (telegraph.co.uk) Banks are leaving charities unable to access their funds | Charities | The Guardian Major fintech layoffs in 2023 | American Banker ‘Bitcoin Yoda’…
Things worth reading: 12th December 2023
Things we’re reading today include … Reserve Bank chief issues a chilling warning about Australia going cashless and what this will mean for Aussies | Daily Mail Post Office sees surge in cash withdrawals as Britons budget and bank branches close (gbnews.com) The world’s most counterfeited currencies: where the pound ranks (msn.com) Santander passes key…
The Finanser’s Week: 4th December – 10th December 2023
This week’s main blog discussions include … How can AI minimise fraud? Someone came up with the idea of running a series of events called Dinner with Skinner … no idea who would have thought that up … and so I run and moderate many discussions with fintech firms and bankers around the topics chosen…























