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Things worth reading: 17th October 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Knocked down during lockdown: the return of cash Revolut blames Brexit as it shifts one million trading customers from London to Lithuania Goldman Plans Sweeping Reorganization, Combining Investment Banking and Trading Processing hold-ups at US custody bank exacerbated UK pension sell-off The Bank of England is selling off its…

Things worth reading: 14th October 2022

Things we’re reading today include … US banking giant JP Morgan Chase cuts ties with Kanye West Europe’s Fintech Boom Is Rapidly Running Out Of Steam Crypto Stocks Plunge as Bitcoin Slides to $18.1K on Inflation Data The Bank of England is selling off its most valuable asset: the perception of competence Orange tries to…

Things worth reading: 13th October 2022

Things we’re reading today include: Cliff edge looms for UK’s financial system UK Market Is So Bad That a Bank Is Willing to Pay to Avoid It Mervyn King: “The Bank of England made a terrible mistake” Australian banks hit with payment transfer outage as RBA blames technical error French bank BNP Paribas acquires London…

Things worth reading: 12th October 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England in fresh emergency move to calm markets Deutsche Bank wants to outrank European rivals in dealmaking push Machine learning in UK financial services German online bank N26’s losses widen in 2021 as customer growth slows How digital bank Chase reached 1 million customers within a year…

Things worth reading: 11th October 2022

Things we’re reading today include … US is headed for a recession, says head of JP Morgan Chase bank: ‘This is serious’ Are central banks going bankrupt? Economists win Nobel prize for showing why banks fail https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03235-0 Cash use rises amid bank closures and cost of living crisis, says Post Office How a New Anti-Woke…

Things worth reading: 10th October 2022

Things we’re reading today include: World’s largest crypto exchange hacked with possible losses of $500m Ageless and scandal-proof: Chinese tech groups bank on virtual influencers Bank confirms pension funds almost collapsed amid market meltdown Ripple Listed in CB Insight’s Most Promising Fintech Companies Globally TechStars CEO On The Future Of FinTech Fintech: ‘Last year was…

The Finanser’s Week: 3rd October – 9th October 2022

The main blog discussions this week include … Sell when everyone is buying; buy when everyone is selling The world has reached a bit of a weird place. For years, the only way was up. Suddenly, it all seems like it is down. In fact, it seems to have gone off the rails and, in…

Things worth reading: 7th October 2022

Things we’re reading today include: Bank of England says pension funds were hours from disaster before it intervened Risk of £50bn bond sale sparked emergency Bank of England move The Unique Marketing Strategies of a Digital Bank that Loves Innovation Fintech is the main driver of Nigeria’s continent-leading startup ecosystem Did Kim Kardashian really deserve…

Things worth reading: 6th October 2022

Things we’re reading today include: Chase customers left unable to access accounts as app goes down The Bank of England just admitted the UK will ‘default’, says Carmignac’s Adjriou Kwarteng to meet high street bank chiefs amid mortgage market freeze Central banks face recessionary dangers World Bank ‘has given nearly $15bn to fossil fuel projects…

Things worth reading: 5th October 2022

Things we’re reading today include: You Can Now Buy Your Big Mac With Crypto in Lugano, Switzerland Mastercard makes it easier, safer to buy crypto Crypto losses total $428M in Q3, down 36% from previous quarter Credit Suisse to remain ‘under pressure’ but analysts wary of Lehman comparison Barclays reshuffles leadership to boost investment bank…

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