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Things worth reading: 11th October 2021

Things we’re reading today include … JPMC, BoA, Other Big Banks Squeezed by Soaring Tech Costs Wall Street banks go into earnings season under a cloud of rising costs Bank pioneer Anthony Thomson to lead ‘buy now, pay later’ firm Zip Sber becomes Europe’s most valuable bank Nationwide condemns praise for ex-open banking boss after…

The Finanser’s Week: 4th October 2021- 10th October 2021

This week’s main blog discussions include … Is there a good way to shut a customer down? My mate Dave Birch wrote a Forbes piece the other day titled Unbank the Banked. I thought it was going to be a story about how banks are ejecting thousands of customers due to poor onboarding. Instead Dave…

Things worth reading: 8th October 2021

Things we’re reading today include … NatWest faces fine over money laundering failings Square stock could rise by 25% U.S. banks expected to report mixed Q3 results, iffy loan outlook China’s Central Bank Governor Vows More Fintech Crackdown The Stanford University guide to China’s fintechs Will a bad bank fix India’s broken banking system?  

Things worth reading: 7th October 2021

Things we’re reading today include … NatWest snaps up kids banking FinTech RoosterMoney Will Personal Carbon Accounting Be The Breakthrough For Green Banking? Women in Fintech: Greatest Achievements with Chetwood Financial, Payl8er, Divido and Zumo We need a comptroller who can draw a line between banking and the rest of the financial industry As Central…

Things worth reading: 6th October 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Wall Street’s Largest Bank Is Banning Business Travel For Unvaccinated Employees Bank Groups Unite Against Biden’s Pick for Key Regulatory Post Bitcoin hits $50,000 as Bank of America says cryptocurrency just in the ‘first inning’ US Bank launches bitcoin custody service as institutions race to cater to crypto demand…

Things worth reading: 5th October 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Early investors in Revolut back London-based fintech Crezco in £3M funding Monzo moves ahead of rival fintechs and narrows gender pay gap Bank of America launches crypto research Can a post office be a bank? Challenger Bank Cheese To Accept Alternative Forms of Identification Qatar Fintech Hub releases report…

Things worth reading: 4th October 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Pandora papers: biggest ever leak of offshore data exposes financial secrets of rich and powerful How London Became a Global Center for Fintech and What U.S. Tech Hubs Can Learn From It Monzo withdraws US banking licence application Bank of America online banking system goes down locking thousands out…

The Finanser’s Week: 27th September 2021- 3rd October 2021

This week’s main blog discussions included … The day the old bank died For many years I’ve enjoyed talking about the origins of banking with the Medici’s in the Renaissance era. Amazingly, one bank has survived since then and I use them to talk about the oldest bank in the world. Do you know which…

Things worth reading: 1st October 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Digital bank fined by regulator due to weak anti-money laundering controls Central banks lay out operating manual for digital cash Will Regulators ‘De-Bank’ Challengers, Neos, Cryptos & Fintechs? Deutsche Bank to cut Europe branches as it refocuses on wealthy clients Basel reforms to further increase European banks’ capital requirements…

Things worth reading: 30th September 2021

Things we’re reading today include … iPhone users urged to remove Visa from Apple Pay due to dangerous contactless payments flaw iPhone users urged to remove Visa from Apple Pay due to dangerous contactless payments flaw U.K. Shoppers Have One Year to Spend £24 Billion of Old Bank Notes This bank will close its ATMs…

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