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Things worth reading: 27th July 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Forget Nigel Farage and Coutts – banks have been locking ordinary people out of accounts for years | Amy Taylor | The Guardian NatWest, Barclays Get Most Complaints on Bank Account Closures in UK – Bloomberg Coutts has forgotten what the job of a bank is | The Spectator…

Things worth reading: 26th July 2023

Things we’re reading today include: NatWest boss Dame Alison Rose resigns overnight after Nigel Farage banking row – live updates – BBC News Dutch FinTech leader bunq nets additional €44.5m in thriving growth year – FinTech Global Bank of England set to incur £150bn loss from bond sales after interest rate rises | Bank of…

Things worth reading: 25th July 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England’s project to replace ‘beating heart’ is foundation for continuous development | Computer Weekly FCA to launch permanent Digital Sandbox to UK fintech firm’s delight – FinanceFeeds Explainer: What is the ‘Basel III endgame’ and why are banks worked up about it? | Reuters JPMorgan’s Greek Fintech…

Things worth reading: 24th July 2023

Things we’re reading today include … City minister summons UK bank bosses to discuss Farage account closure | Politics | The Guardian Treasury investigating three more banks over concerns accounts were closed for political reasons (telegraph.co.uk) Paytm Posts Narrower Loss After Fintech Wins More Users – Bloomberg The 10 Biggest Fintech Companies In America 2023…

The Finanser’s Week: 18th July – 23rd July 2023

This week’s main blog discussions include … AI should augment the human and automate the mundane We’ve all seen the massive discussions about artificial intelligence (AI) lately. Can we regulate it? What does it mean? Will we all lose our jobs? How can it be used in way that helps humans and does not destroy…

Things worth reading: 21st July 2023

Things we’re reading today include: Treasury Committee publishes Government’s response to Regulating Crypto report – Committees – UK Parliament Britain rejects call to regulate crypto as gambling | Reuters What’s in store for the fintech industry? | Ctech Women-focused super fintech Verve raises $3 million pre-Series A – Startup Daily Nigel Farage gets apology from…

Things worth reading: 20th July 2023

Things we’re reading today include: Fed Hits Deutsche Bank With $186 Million Fine (wsj.com) Bank’s licence could be ‘revoked’ in UK for banning customers over their political views | The Independent Find out what your bank thinks about you (telegraph.co.uk) Fintech valuations have fallen. Where do they go from here? | TechCrunch Nasdaq pauses plans…

Things worth reading: 19th July 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Crypto survey finds 47% of investors expect Ether to ‘surpass’ Bitcoin (cointelegraph.com) Nigel Farage: Coutts document ‘shows bank account shut over my views’ – BBC News Fintech unicorn Vesttoo faces alleged billion-dollar fraud scandal | Ctech (calcalistech.com) Applications open for AWS Global Fintech Accelerator – Disrupt Africa (disrupt-africa.com) BofA…

Things worth reading: 18th July 2023

Things we’re reading today include … The Banking Crisis Has Only Just Begun (forbes.com) Why it’s dangerous to assume banks are profiteering | Financial Times (ft.com) Locked out: how your bank could shut down your financial life – Which? News Fintech Ayden Becomes an Early Adopter of FedNow; the US’ new Instant Payment Infrastructure |…

The Finanser’s Week: 10th July – 17th July

This week’s main blog discussions include … The Evolution of Fintech and Its Impact on Banking: A Paradigm Shift by ChrisGPT I asked ChatGPT to write an article in my style. Here’s what it came up with: Introduction In the fast-paced world of finance, few have embraced the power of technology and innovation as passionately…