This week’s blog discussions included … The importance of financial literacy “When I was a lad, I got four shillings and sixpence every week for pocket money.” “Luxury! I was whipped in two by my dad and lived in a shoebox by the motorway!” says my friend. OK, enough revival of old Monty Python sketches,…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England raises interest rates to 0.25% Thought Machine signs up Polish bank to Vault platform NatWest digital business bank CEO leaves for blockchain group NEAR JPMorgan names Bank of America a top bank stock pick for 2022 Customers Bank plays up ‘fintech-forward’ focus in rebrand Barclays UK…
Things we’re reading today include … My Top Bank Stock Picks For 2022 Which? tells banks to stop rushing branch closures Banks join forces to ensure UK people and firms have access to cash Uefa picks US bank to lead €7bn football financing package Swedish bank SEB hit with $575 mln German tax demand Final…
Things we’re reading today include … JPMorgan to hire hundreds more staff for UK digital bank UK Chancellor pressured regulators to water down their review, saving banks billions Hong Kong central bank staff send care packages to quarantining bankers Lifeline for towns abandoned by high street banks IMF warns Bank of England against inaction on…
Things we’re reading today include … The Top 5 Trends In Fintech And Banking For 2022 The return of inflation: crunch time for the European Central Bank NatWest fined £265m after bin bags of cash laundered TSB urged to pull plug on Cheshire bank branch closure plan Access to Banking Services Is Key Pillar of…
Things we’re reading today include … World Bank under fire for being ‘missing in action’ on climate change Banks plan 50-YEAR home loans This Digital Bank Is Designed for the LGBTQ+ Community Macquarie ramps up digital push with rapid bank accounts Task force to tackle explosion in financial and banking crimes is being prepared by…
Things we’re reading today include … Customers ‘cut adrift’ as 99 bank branches close a month DoJ notifies Deutsche Bank it may have violated US criminal settlement Two key questions for the European Central Bank The evolution of banking and fintech partnerships Bitcoin ‘founder’ Craig Wright wins battle to keep his crypto billions Shares Of…
Things we’re reading today include … French ‘super app’ Lydia raises $100m becoming latest European fintech unicorn, plots 10 million users by 2025 Fintech Unicorn Tipalti Increases Valuation to $8.3B after Series F Funding Danish fintech firm Pleo raises another $200 mln at $4.7 bln valuation Crypto executives urge light touch as Congress mulls new…
Things we’re reading today include: Fintech boss fires 900 staff on one Zoom call OCC Nominee Omarova Withdraws From Bank Regulator Consideration ‘An enormous opportunity’: Coalition to consult on a central bank digital currency The Bank of England should beware the lure of digital currency ‘Welcome back to local banking’: TSB has shut 411 of…
