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Things worth reading: 8th September 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Cryptocurrency and its Impact on Banks MVB Bank to Offer Bitcoin and Banking Platform to Fintechs Sber announces plans to register digital platform with Bank of Russia PayPal, Square, Lemonade: Fintech Stocks To Watch PayPal to acquire ‘buy now, pay later’ provider Paidy for $2.7bn SEC threatens to sue…

Things worth reading: 7th September 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Global bitcoin price pump planned to celebrate El Salvador adopting crypto as currency Bitcoin: Protests and confusion in El Salvador as country prepares to make cryptocurrency legal tender Big European banks book an extra €20B a year thanks to tax havens Europe’s top 25 banks failing on green pledges,…

Things worth reading: 6th September 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Big European Banks Get Prodded on Climate Promises ‘It’s my duty as a doctor’: Extinction Rebellion medics glued to bank demand end of fossil fuel investment Banks block foreign companies from UK accounts Israel’s fintech community readies for ‘dramatic’ changes in banking sector Bank of England staff in uproar…

The Finanser’s Week: 30th August 2021- 5th September 2021

The main discussions on the blog this week include … Fires to the left of me, floods to the right and here I am, stuck in the monsoon with you I heard a statistic on the BBC that natural disasters due to weather are costing the insurance industry seven times more today than in the…

Things worth reading: 3rd September 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Would you move your current account to an ethical bank? French central bank says: It’s the ecology, stupid! Extinction Rebellion blocks roads outside Bank of England “Front office banking jobs still go to privileged rich kids” Where will smart money be as fintechs take on big banks? With Coinbase…

Things worth reading: 2nd September 2021

Things we’re reading today include: Banking tech provider ThoughtMachine lands ‘unicorn’ status with new funding Challenger banks raise deposit rates in funding drive Former HSBC boss John Flint lands UK Infrastructure Bank chief executive job Bank of England appoints Huw Pill as chief economist Philip Hammond rebuked over bank lobbying allegations How Yes Bank is…

Things worth reading: 1st September 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin could come out STRONGER after central bank showdown Climate, data and talent top banks’ risk concerns Revolut leads race to swipe the fintech crown Brazil’s Largest Fintech Nubank Announces Apple Pay Support on Apple Wallet Fake Banksy NFT sold through artist’s website for £244k Bank of England Removes…

Things worth reading: 31st August 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Amazon’s fintech deal a ‘wakeup call’ for wealth managers 5 reasons why FinTech is an industry like no other How 2021 Has Become a Signature Year for Fintech IPOs The fintech crew in vanguard of a revolution Bank of America fights war for tech talent by retraining own employees…

Things worth reading: 30th August 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Sainsbury’s in talks to offload banking arm to private equity group Centerbridge Money Saving Expert’s urgent warning to all M&S bank customers How US community banks became ‘irreplaceable’ in the pandemic Taliban beat protesters and hurl stones as desperate Afghans gather outside Kabul bank amid cash crisis Thousands of…

The Finanser’s Week: 23rd August 2021- 29th August 2021

The main blog discussions this week include … 15% of the world’s population has a disability 15% of the world’s population has a disability. According to the Return on Disability Group, this consumer population is bigger than China and accounts for $1.9 trillion in disposable income. That makes me wonder why banks and companies don’t…

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