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The Finanser’s Week: 10th February – 16th February 2025

This week’s main blog discussions include … Is BaaS dead? I see a lot of people writing that Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) is dead. That saddens me a little, as I created the term twenty years ago – have I mentioned this before? – but I agree. It is now past its prime. It was replaced by open…

Things worth reading: 14th February 2025

Things we’re reading today include: Love and Money: Surprising Insights into Modern Romance JP Morgan runs out of desk space after banning working from home IBM under fire as return-to-office order suspected of replacing human staff with AI How Is AI Transforming the FinTech Industry? UK: leading fintech companies by valuation 2025 | Statista Coinbase…

Things worth reading: 13th February 2025

Things we’re reading today include … ‘Highway robbery’: NYC comptroller accuses Musk of stealing $80m from city bank account | The Independent If your bank rips you off, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gets your money back. Elon Musk is killing it | The Independent The 5 biggest banking security threats – and how to…

Things worth reading: 11th February 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Bank outages: Committee demands answers from banks and building societies following Barclays IT failure – UK Parliament Swedish fintech giant Klarna signals major move into crypto ahead of April IPO Agentic AI and the future of fintech and banking automation I’m a Bank Insider: How Banks Serve the Ultra…

The Finanser’s Week: 3rd February – 9th February 2025

This week’s main blog discussions include … Elon Musk now controls the American payments system I feel like a continual splurge of Musk is happening, ever since Donald Trump became President, but the latest is really interesting as Elon Musk is now in control of the Treasury department payments system that runs America. The challenges of…

Things worth reading: 7th February 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin to go bust in 10 years? Nobel-winning economist makes a startling claim What the Government won’t tell you about bank snooping plans What DORA Means for Fintech and Finserv Industries Mastercard and GenAI: unleashing the future of commerce in 2025 and beyond How SoFi Became a Digital Banking…

Things worth reading: 6th February 2025

Things we’re reading today include … From fintech to space tech: Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt is betting on space solar | TechCrunch Farage offers Trump tips to take on the banks – POLITICO Wall Street banks offload $5.5bn in debt linked to Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter Lloyds hit with £1bn tax bill after legal…

Things worth reading: 5th February 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Elon Musk’s Portfolio and its Impact on Cryptocurrency Trading Bill Gates criticizes cryptocurrency: ‘High IQs fooled themselves’ US Congress to form cryptocurrency working group Cryptocurrency Prices Plummet Amid U.S. Regulatory Concerns Coinbase Pushes US to Pave Way for Bank-Crypto Partnerships Solaris secures €140m Series G funding, SBI Group becomes…

Things worth reading: 4th February 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland down: Mobile app and online banking outages affect millions of customers Aussie bank blasted over plans to close branches and force customers to go online: ‘Devastating’ Millions of Nationwide customers to notice money missing from bank accounts from today Raiffeisen Bank shares tumble…

Things worth reading: 3rd February 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Barclays hit by major IT outage on tax deadline day – BBC News Moment customers surge around Barclays’ cash machines for ‘free money’ Barclays says IT glitch that locked people out of their accounts has been resolved | UK News | Sky News Santander boss gives major update on…

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