Things we’re reading today include … FBI Hacked Bank of England to be first major bank to hike rate Bank of England’s credibility is crumbling Danske Bank reprimanded again over Covid Bounce Back loans Starling Bank takes aim at overtaking Big Five rival Barclays Klarna has turned over 75 employees into millionaires The bank of…
This week’s main blog discussions include: $2 trillion a year sits rotting in bank accounts This headline caught my attention the other day: Bank loyalty costs savers £1.6 billion a year in missed interest The detail: There’s £246.5 billion ($340 billion) languishing in accounts paying no interest at all … A survey of 2,000 adults…
Things we’re reading today include … Three leading fintech trends to watch in 2022 After the Wirecard Debacle, What Is The Future For German Fintechs? How does Blockchain technology help the banking system? Former JPMorgan Exec Says Bank Fired Her for Raising Compliance Concerns Central bank digital currencies are a long way from becoming reality…
Things we’re reading today … FinTech Investment Up 173% in Q3 2021 Compared With Same Quarter Last Year JP Morgan enables fintech firm Even with real time payments Why old school banks might fend off the new tech lenders Traditional banks could get revenue boost if they copy digital challengers Tackling debt in poorest countries…
Things we’re reading today include … Everyone’s hiring fintech bankers. Here’s how to become one Bank of England takes next steps in digital money plan Britcoin at least five years away, says Bank of England Standard Chartered picks Starling Bank tech for product launch Bank branch network dwindles further after another 267 closures Facebook rebrands…
Things we’re reading today include … HSBC led big banks’ charge against climate change action Climate change: Seven ways to spot businesses greenwashing Stay or sell? The $110tn investment industry gets tougher on climate China attempts to clean up its sleaziest regional banks Digital bank Monument preparing to launch Starling Bank matures from digital upstart…
Things we’re reading today include … State Street denies bank staff must get special approval to hire white men ECB’s Panetta Says Digital Euro to Be Attractive, Not Redundant Australian banks are opening up to cryptocurrency: what does it mean for you? Singapore Sees Fintech Funding Tripling This Year to $3 Billion Starling Bank matures…
This week was COP26 and so the Finanser had a two-track week. The usual updates, but also the COP updates. Here’s the usual track … Why challenger banks find it hard to challenge I was thinking about this article in The Telegraph saying what a rotten job supermarkets have made of competing with banks. Tesco…
Things we’re reading today include … Metro Bank shares soar after potential takeover approach New York’s next mayor wants to be paid in Bitcoin Stablecoins Might Have to Be Banks Spain’s Central Bank Requesting Financial Institutions to Outline Crypto Plans Until 2024 Banks are still financing fossil fuels – while signing up to net zero…
Things we’re reading today include … What a Global Central Bank Digital Currency Network Might Do Mark Carney is key-man risk for bank net-zero club Starling Bank expects to go public within two years Raisin Bank ports banking-as-a-service model to the cloud Mambu US central bank is reducing its bond-buying programme Credit Suisse Plans Investment…
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