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Things worth reading: 3rd October 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Cracks start to appear in the financial system: Bank of England, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank Credit Suisse reassures investors over bank’s financial strength Polish bank forced into reconstruction and owner fined 20 million zloty ($4 million) U.S. Bank Regulators Should Require Robust Climate Change Risk Measurements And Disclosures…

The Finanser’s Week: 26th September – 2nd October 2022

The main blog discussions this week include … CeFi, DeFi? No, it’s HyFi with WiFi! Growing up hi-fi was High Fidelity, the best way to hear music. In 2022, HyFi is hybrid finance, the best way to use money. HyFi combines CeFi with DeFi. I don’t believe you can just have one. DeFi works for…

Things worth reading: 30th September 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Barclays to pay $360mn after SEC charges bank over $18bn sale error Why build a fintech any more when you can just raise €20M and white-label it to banks? Cost-of-living crisis could spur fintech adoption The Crypto Report: Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to fluctuate as the crypto markets post…

Things worth reading: 29th September 2022

Things we’re reading today include … JPMorgan’s digital bank Chase UK hits 1mn customers Bank of England goes into full crisis management mode Humiliation for UK’s ‘Kami-Kwasi’ chancellor as central bank steps in to halt market rout Someone in The Market Has Got UK Banks Totally Wrong Investment banks are sharpening the axe Bankers’ bonuses?…

Things worth reading: 28th September 2022

Things we’re reading today include … JPMorgan doubles down on UK retail bank Chase Banks Stumble To Their Cloud-Based Future Wall Street banks to pay $1.8bn over messaging violations IMF criticises UK policy, Bank of England to make big response Speed and scale of events may force Bank to expedite next rate decision Fintech fight:…

Things worth reading: 27th September 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Three Ways Banks Can Engage Younger Consumers in the Metaverse IMF: Regulating the Crypto Ecosystem: The Case of Unbacked Crypto Assets ECB: Demystifying wholesale central bank digital currency Australia Pushes Ahead With Central Bank Digital Currency, Announces Pilot Timeline Fidelity Will Merge Its Robo-Advisor Offerings Goldman Sachs guys decide…

Things worth reading: 26th September 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Liz Truss’ economic plan from the 1970s sends the pound back to the 1980s—and piles pressure on the Bank of England Singapore and India to work together on fintech regulation Reserve Bank of Australia reports $37 billion loss The best banks to work for in Hong Kong this year?…

The Finanser’s Week: 19th September – 25th September 2022

This week’s main blog discussions include … If finance was a football team I had this strange dream the other night where I wondered what a financial institution would look like as a football team. Sure, it’s a weird thing to dream about, but it made sense, so I woke up and wrote down the…

Things worth reading: 23rd September 2022

Things we’re reading today include: JPMorgan’s plan to kill credit cards split bank World Bank boss makes U-turn on his ‘regrettable’ climate comments after Al Gore called for his ousting Deutsche Bank’s Trump Exposure Dropped 87% in a Matter of Weeks New Co-op Bank campaign urges customers to dump climate-change-funding banks Sardine raises $51.5M led…

Things worth reading: 22nd September 2022

Things we’re reading today include: “Shoot now, pay later”: Fintech has become the latest gun control battleground Lebanese banks to remain shut indefinitely after economic crises US bank chiefs warn of China exit if Taiwan is attacked Credit Suisse considers splitting investment bank in three Donald Trump sued for ‘years of bank, tax and insurance…

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