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Things worth reading: 14th June 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Bank Australia sees climate action as key to customer growth Victims of one of UK’s biggest banking frauds ‘to be offered £3m compensation’ Carnage at Major Crypto ‘Bank’ Celsius Tanks Market. It Could Get Worse Bank of England’s Bailey repeats dire crypto warning: Be prepared to lose all your…

Things worth reading: 13th June 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin “Is Failing as an Electronic Cash System”: Edward Snowden Bank cards: where have all the numbers gone? Bank of England tells lenders they are no longer ‘too big to fail’ ‘We’re in technical recession, but just don’t realize it’: Bank of America sees more ‘shocks’ to come Crypto…

The Finanser’s Week: 6th June 2022 – 12th June 2022

This week’s main blog discussions include … Is digital all it’s cracked up to be? I just sent a payment to a new company. They sent the details and it involved quite a lot of set-up. I then hit the button and bang! There goes $1,000. Thing is that, when you hit that button, you…

Things worth reading: 10th June 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Digital banking experiences are not satisfying clients TSB and FinTech Scotland Launch TSB Innovation Labs HSBC to run fintech education course for employees European Central Bank to raise interest rates for first time since 2011 GB Bank aims to lend £3bn over next five years EUR/USD heading towards parity…

Things worth reading: 9th June 2022

Things we’re reading today include … The best fintech jobs are at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Apple’s kind of a bank now History tells us interest rates will go up and up SEC Probes Binance — BNB Could Be Unregistered Security: Report Bank for International Settlements Says Cryptocurrencies Have One Huge Disadvantage to Traditional Finance…

Things worth reading: 8th June 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin Bank Custodia Sues Federal Reserve, Demanding Decision On Master Account As fintech valuations fall, even Stripe isn’t immune to a changing market The Fintech 50 2022 Europe’s fintech ‘soonicorns’ Challenger bank Zopa enters crowded BNPL market Deutsche Bank’s DWS to Keep ESG Focus After Greenwash Claims Banking redress…

Things worth reading: 7th June 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Which Bank Has The Best Mobile Banking App? Metro Bank sued over ‘magic money machines’ Ant Group Launches Digital Bank In Singapore How banking system keeps operating amid war Deutsche Bank relocated hundreds of IT specialists from Russia to Germany Progress being made for women in fintech Fintech is…

The Finanser’s Week: 30th May 2022 – 5th June 2022

This week’s main blog discussions included … 70 facts about money to celebrate 70 years on the throne Today marks the day that celebrates the Queen being the monarch of Britain for the last 70 years, She was crowned on June 2 1952. To celebrate this event, the Daily Mail has published 70 facts about money…

Things worth reading: 2nd June 2022

Things we’re reading today include: Santander and HSBC customers ‘can’t pay bills’ as 10 banks hit by glitch Which fintechs are likely to be acquired in the downturn? JPMorgan Exec: Payments Systems Are the Future of Fintech Indian fintech Slice tops $1.5 billion valuation in new funding to scale UPI payments How Deutsche Bank’s inflated…

Things worth reading: 1st June 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Global regulators push ahead with crypto bank capital rules Bank of England to take over collapsed stablecoin cryptocurrencies British pound is taking on ‘emerging market’ characteristics, Bank of America says German police raid DWS and Deutsche Bank over greenwashing allegations Tintra is turning fintech into fully operational bank, eyes…

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