Things we’re reading today include … Apple spotlights global fintech ambitions with ‘Pay the Apple Way’ campaign | Marketing Dive Apple users have deposited more than $10bn in its savings product (siliconrepublic.com) Fintech giant Finastra fires dozens in second wave of layoffs | Ctech (calcalistech.com) X (Twitter) alumni and grads join fintech with in-office massages…
Things we’re reading today include … Monzo bank denied Jeremy Hunt an account as staff called Tories ‘evil’ (thetimes.co.uk) Social Media Is Rewriting the Banking Playbook – Scientific American UBS lays off Credit Suisse investment bank staff, closes Houston office -source | Reuters HSBC joins forces with Tradeshift to launch embedded finance business – FinTech…
Things we’re reading today include: Fintech demands staff spend three days in the office (efinancialcareers.com) Russian hackers crash Italian bank websites, cyber agency says | Reuters The real scandal of central bank digital currency | Financial Times (ft.com) Bank of England’s next move divides economists as data paints a mixed picture (cnbc.com) Sarah Breeden to…
Things we’re reading today include … SEC Asked Coinbase to Stop All Crypto Trading, Other Than Bitcoin (BTC), Before Suing: Report (coindesk.com) UK remains European fintech lead despite major investment slump (cityam.com) Emea fintech takes biggest hit in funding downturn (finextra.com) Vanquis Banking Group acquires Dame Gadhia’s fintech app Snoop (cityam.com) UK banks are closing…
Things we’re reading today include … Ben Bernanke to lead review into forecasting at Bank of England | Bank of England Financial Conduct Authority must be investigated over failure to tackle de-banking, chancellor told (telegraph.co.uk) Where were Nigel Farage and his defenders when Muslim bank accounts were shut down? | Miqdaad Versi | The Guardian…
This week’s main blog discussions include … Should a bank close a customer’s account because they disagree with their views? From The Times: ‘Until last summer, Nigel Farage had dealt with the same relationship manager at Coutts for years. Then Mark Pierce left for the rival private bank Arbuthnot Latham, and responsibility for the outspoken…
Things we’re reading today include … UK and Singapore Enhance Cooperation in Sustainable Finance and FinTech – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Coutts chief executive resigns after Nigel Farage banking row | Business News | Sky News Why Nigel Farage’s bank account matters so much – podcast | News | The Guardian NatWest Customer ‘Debanked’ for Crypto Trading…
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 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 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…
