Things we’re reading today include … ‘My First Crypto Sex Party’ is the tip of the Bitcoin erotica iceberg – Blockworks UK-based digital bank Kroo surpasses £1m crowdfunding goal (fintech.global) Does Crypto Finance Hamas and Other Terrorists? (coindesk.com) Germany’s Commerzbank Wins Crypto Custody License (coindesk.com) Fintech’s Pivotal Role in Financial Inclusion and Clean Energy Transitions…
Things we’re reading today include … UK banks caught up in Europe’s biggest-ever tax fraud of £10billion | This is Money China’s new financial watchdog gets teeth to take on fintech risks | South China Morning Post (scmp.com) British fintech Wise reports 234% jump in profit (cnbc.com) A Fintech Titan In Community Banker’s Clothing (forbes.com)…
Things we’re reading today include … Scammers are increasingly using AI to mimic bank details and steal money | Express.co.uk Banks see tech giants as the next big threat – AltFi Capital to crypto: London’s burgeoning position as the world’s digital asset hub – CityAM Net zero policies are pushing up inflation, says Bank of…
This week’s main blog discussions include … Are we cashless and branchless now? I’ve just been travelling Asia and went on a trip where the entrance to the first attraction – the batcave! – was two ringgits. That’s Malaysian currency and the equivalent of around half a dollar. As per usual these days, I have…
Things we’re reading today include … Newfound Realism Boosts Fallen Fintech Star Adyen (wsj.com) Zilch triples revenue as BNPL provider gears up for IPO (uktech.news) AI Fintech Black Ore Raises $60 Million in Deal Led by Andreessen Horowitz – Bloomberg Crypto investment fraud warning issued by major bank | The Independent Bitcoin approaches $38,000 and…
Things we’re reading today include: EU seeks to make 10-second bank payments a reality | Euronews Brexit has hit UK’s economic openness, says Bank of England governor | The Guardian It’s been a long time since we’ve seen such positive signals in fintech | TechCrunch Regulators are cracking down on banking software startups. That’s bad…
Things we’re reading today include … Overheating datacenter thwarts 2.5 million bank transactions • The Register America embraces Open Banking (ft.com) Banking chiefs say market vulnerable to ‘geopolitical escalation’, regulatory push | Reuters UBS reports $785m loss due to costs of Credit Suisse integration | The Guardian Taylor Swift gives out bigger bonuses than banks…
Things we’re reading today include … Klarna makes a profit, sets up UK company, and is heading for an IPO UK sets out proposals to bring stablecoins into real economy (ft.com) The SEC is struggling to hire crypto experts—partly because the agency’s employees can’t own cryptocurrency (yahoo.com) Why crypto is a poor relation of digital…
Things we’re reading today include … U.K. fintech used to be a side hustle for bored finance executives in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis. Now it’s an industry with the potential to rival the country’s big banks | Fortune Sam Bankman-Fried might not be the last crypto criminal – The Verge NatWest creates…
This week’s main blog discussions include … The rise and fall of a cryptopunk How could I not make a blog about Sam Bankman-Fried who, yesterday, was found guilty of running a Ponzi scheme smash-and-grab using cryptocurrency? Well, I couldn’t, so here it is. Yesterday Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the tousle-haired mogul who founded the FTX…
