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Things worth reading: 22nd October 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Elon Musk to become world’s first trillionaire, says investment bank The Top Money Maker at Deutsche Bank Reaps Billions From Singapore Petty millionaire withdraws entire savings and orders bank to count it after row HSBC moves into Banking-as-a-Service Bank of England chief economist warns inflation could top 5% Barclays…

Things worth reading: 21st October 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Why PayPal, M1, Square and more want to be more than just JPMorgan or Charles Schwab Stripe acquires fintech startup Recko New Banking Infrastructure Needed To Bank Today’s Crypto ‘Unbankables’ Metro Bank sees ‘return to normality’ but lending remains flat UK banks’ earnings season is tough one to call…

Things worth reading: 20th October 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Zopa becomes unicorn with latest funds to go to bank operation The 25-Year-Old CEO of Fintech Brex Says Being a Unicorn Doesn’t Mean As Much as It Used To UK banks: another set of numbers to disguise the rot The missing legal framework for central bank digital currencies Digital…

Things worth reading: 19th October 2021

Things we’re reading today include … N26 is now worth more than Germany’s second-largest bank Rogue squirrel closes down bank ‘Bank of England increasingly nervous that a crypto time-bomb is ticking’ The Potential of FutureCoin, the Decentralized Crypto Bank Solution Garanti BBVA named best bank for sustainable financing, according to Global Economics Zopa raises $300…

Things worth reading: 18th October 2021

Things we’re reading today include … 86% of UK Residents Are Now Adopting Fintech, Report Finds Central Bank Digital Currencies: A Technocratic Fallacy Sex discrimination: why banks shun workers in adult entertainment Barclays Bank branch to shut as only 15 people use it regularly The City’s wrong to bank on a new Big Bang Bank…

The Finanser’s Week: 11th October 2021- 17th October 2021

This week’s blog discussions include … Is George Orwell’s vision coming true? 1948, 1984, 2030 We talk a lot about FinTech. Some of us then break it down and talk about InsurTech, WealthTech, TradeTech and more. But do we ever zoom out? What about just tech? What about just a digital world? It’s funny as…

Things worth reading: 15th October 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Is a Wave of Fintech Acquisitions Coming Soon? Bank of America registers double-digit revenue growth Digital currencies could spark financial meltdown, says Bank of England deputy governor StanChart targets buy now, pay later services through fintech tie-up Welcome to Britain, the bank scam capital of the world ‘I answered…

Things worth reading: 14th October 2021

Things we’re reading today include: Bitcoin could trigger financial meltdown, warns Bank of England deputy G7 finance leaders lay out guidelines for central bank digital currencies From $0 in revenue to $7.25B valuation: Why TripActions $275M raise has fintech to thank Letter to Lloyds Banking Group about its breach of the Retail Banking Market Investigation…

Things worth reading: 13th October 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Harry and Meghan vow to ‘change the world’ by moving into ‘ethical’ banking Joe Biden could become embroiled in the FBI’s probe into Hunter’s finances Most Brits now have 2.8 fintech apps on their smartphones Deutsche Bank faces €500m lawsuit in widening forex scandal Surprised that Ivanka Trump was…

Things worth reading: 12th October 2021

Things we’re reading today include … New Rules Needed to Deal With Risks From Cloud Computing: Bank of England Ukrainian bank chief dismissed, put under house arrest after scuffle with journalists Covid pandemic has pushed poor countries to record debt levels – World Bank Loans Will Be the Key to Banks’ Future Fortunes We may…

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