Things we’re reading today include … Money laundering wake-up call for Britain’s digital banking upstarts Russian Bank Founder Says Kremlin Forced Sale of His Group Stake For Calling Ukraine War ‘Crazy’ The first climate stress tests for European banks have arrived Top reasons why customers switch banks Swiss consider amending banking secrecy laws amid UN…
Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank Headquarters Raided by German Authorities in Money Laundering Probe Ditch plastic bank cards for good Fintech Roundup: What’s the deal with the one-click checkout space? Malaysia Awards Digital Bank Licenses To Groups Led By Grab, Sea, RHB Elon Musk’s bank loans show the divide in American finance…
This week’s main blog discussions include: How can you oversee a system you don’t see? I was intrigued by a post from a friend who had worked for a leading fund manager. Her boss was jailed for financial manipulation. In her words: “I witnessed the effect of regulators on an innovative mind. Prior to jail, he…
Things we’re reading today include … Apple and Google join fintech in setting “new standards” in banking customer experience, says report Bank of England tells banks to speed up recovery from outages Almost half of the UK’s bank branches are gone – it’s now or never to halt the cash crisis CMA Letter to HSBC…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank bosses’ optimism darkens as war follows on the heels of Covid Russian Bank Finds Novel Way to Pay Lenders and Bypass Wall Street, Sanctions Scotland’s National Investment Bank boss quits day questions asked over £50m tax haven revelations Former China Merchants Bank CEO Investigated by China’s Anti-Corruption Watchdog…
The main discussions on the blog this week include … Why old banks should be worried I had an interesting comment the other day from a friend who said that he had worked with incumbents and start-ups. The big difference is that the incumbent views digital as a cost-cutting exercise, whilst the start-up sees it…
Things we’re reading today include … Expat Bankers Fleeing Hong Kong See No Easy Escape to Singapore Appointment-only late afternoon banking at Santander Bank of England’s remit needs a fundamental rethink Bank of England Says Crypto Has Busted Its Budget in $419M Shortfall The World’s First Regulated Crypto Bank Braces For Flood Of Institutional Money…
Things we’re reading today include … ‘Panicked’ Russians withdrew $9.8 bln in FX from banks in March Crypto: Bank CEOs address blockchain in earnings calls Which bank has the best business bank account? Microsoft Invests in B2B FinTech Startup Udaan Bank warns over impersonation fraud as cases soar by 300% European banks ripe for activists…
Things we’re reading today include: The forgotten £20bn: Fortune held in dormant bank accounts and given to charity if customers miss deadline Bank of America joins Wall Street’s profit rout with 12% drop The new sweatiest banks on Wall Street Swedish e-commerce bank Juni emerges out of beta with new identity and products US fintech…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England plans tough new rules on IT resilience, avoiding cloud “concentration risk” and data recovery Barclays: the bank the City has never forgiven Open Banking: EU v. USA Banks Hit by ‘Great Resignation’ of Top Tech Talent An inside look at a Ukrainian fintech startup adapting to…
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