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Things we’re reading today include … European fintech funding drops 70% in first half of 2023 (thenextweb.com) 2023 “painful” for European fintech but longer-term outlook positive, says leading European VC – Tech.eu European BaaS and embedded finance fintech Swan raises €37m Series B – AltFi US bank reform is going backwards | Financial Times (ft.com)…

Things we’re reading today include … European fintech funding drops as investment discipline returns (finextra.com) Citi spins out its fourth fintech startup, Bridge (axios.com) World Bank spent billions of dollars backing fossil fuels in 2022, study finds | Fossil fuels | The Guardian Metro Bank admits capital relief delayed | Financial Times (ft.com) Deutsche Bank…

Things we’re reading today include … Open banking, shadow banking and regulation | Bank of England JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon blasts draft US bank capital rules | Reuters Challenger bank Kroo targets £70m Series C (uktech.news) Is the UK still a hotbed for fintech innovation? | News (fintechnexus.com) Secrets Behind Building a Successful Fintech Company…

Things we’re reading today include … More than 2.2million people live in constituencies with ZERO bank branches | The Sun Barclays seeks climate director after protests over fossil fuel finance | Barclays | The Guardian Net zero and ageing populations risk higher taxes, warns BNP Paribas (telegraph.co.uk) Fintech faces its reckoning: It’s only a matter…

Things we’re reading today include … GFT – Over Half of Americans (58%) Aren’t Happy with Their Banks (ffnews.com) Technological Boom of LatAm: Fintech and Brazil Lead the Change (contxto.com) African fintech space saw 26 acquisitions in last two years – Disrupt Africa (disrupt-africa.com) Visa makes history with solana blockchain integration – The Street Stripe…

Things we’re reading today include: G20 summit to develop roadmap for crypto rules | Mint (livemint.com) Six bitcoin (btc) billionaires in the world, new crypto super-rich report says (cnbc.com) Fintech Market Will Soar To $1T, Crypto Asset Management To Reach $3.1B: New Economic Titans By Benzinga (investing.com) India central-bank chief urges fintech firms to form…

Things we’re reading today include … Saudi fintech sector flourishing with over 200 firms now driving innovation: SAMA chief  | Arab News FedNow will expose fintech’s gaps: Compliance-by-design can help banks avoid risk | TechCrunch Woke banks rejected Farage – but it was Brussels that let them (telegraph.co.uk) Buyers sought for Signature Bank’s $33 bln…

Things we’re reading today include: Drake-Backed Crypto Casino Stake Loses $40M in ‘Unauthorized’ Transfers – Decrypt This fintech aims to sail where Google Pay sank (the-ken.com) Haldane: Bank of England printed money for too long, and recession’s 50:50 – CityAM FCA warns banks they will ‘act’ if politicians are wrongly denied services | The Independent…

Things we’re reading today include … How fraudsters are stealing ‘BILLIONS’ using chip and pin hack… because banks refuse to admit the scam exists | This is Money UK banks tighten up on work from home | Financial Times (ft.com) China’s largest banks extend billions to Russia as Western lenders exit | Mint (livemint.com) Engineering…