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Things worth reading: 22nd April 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Expat Bankers Fleeing Hong Kong See No Easy Escape to Singapore Appointment-only late afternoon banking at Santander Bank of England’s remit needs a fundamental rethink Bank of England Says Crypto Has Busted Its Budget in $419M Shortfall The World’s First Regulated Crypto Bank Braces For Flood Of Institutional Money…

Things worth reading: 21st April 2022

Things we’re reading today include … ‘Panicked’ Russians withdrew $9.8 bln in FX from banks in March Crypto: Bank CEOs address blockchain in earnings calls Which bank has the best business bank account? Microsoft Invests in B2B FinTech Startup Udaan Bank warns over impersonation fraud as cases soar by 300% European banks ripe for activists…

Things worth reading: 20th April 2022

Things we’re reading today include: The forgotten £20bn: Fortune held in dormant bank accounts and given to charity if customers miss deadline Bank of America joins Wall Street’s profit rout with 12% drop The new sweatiest banks on Wall Street Swedish e-commerce bank Juni emerges out of beta with new identity and products US fintech…

Things worth reading: 19th April 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England plans tough new rules on IT resilience, avoiding cloud “concentration risk” and data recovery Barclays: the bank the City has never forgiven Open Banking: EU v. USA Banks Hit by ‘Great Resignation’ of Top Tech Talent An inside look at a Ukrainian fintech startup adapting to…

The Finanser’s Week: 11th April 2022 – 17th April 2022

This week’s main blog discussions include … What if cancel culture leads to being financially cancelled? I saw an interesting letter in Metro the other day: A world where you can be financially cancelled A thought on what is described as ‘cancel culture’. Once all money is digital, the ability will exist to cancel people…

Things worth reading: 14th April 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Fast-Moving FinTech Poses Challenge for Regulators BNP Paribas strengthens FinTech focus with Anthemis investment ABN Amro apologises for historical links to slavery European stocks close lower after U.S. inflation print; banking stocks fall; Deutsche Bank tanks 9% New York State pension fund urges bank shareholders to back climate resolutions…

Things worth reading: 13th April 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Meet Europe’s 19 most active fintech angel investors The top five technologies that will transform the Fintech sector Global Fintech Investment in 2021 The biggest challenges to getting a fintech startup off the ground The latest industry to suffer labour shortages: investment banking Central Bank Digital Currencies Are About…

Things worth reading: 12th April 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Lloyds Bank issues new scam warning – ‘If it’s seems fishy – you’re probably right’ Google warning: Scary phone hack takes control of your bank account in seconds  JP Morgan’s smartphone bank eyes new business accounts French lender SocGen sells Russian bank stake to sanctioned oligarch 4 questions to…

Things worth reading: 11th April 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Central Banks Can Save DeFi, as Weird as That Sounds US banks set for big hit to revenues as dealmaking dries up China’s yuan is replacing the dollar and euro in Russian bank accounts amid Western sanctions Bank Deposits Could Drop for First Time Since World War II Canadian…

The Finanser’s Week: 4th April 2022 – 10th April 2022

This week’s main blog discussions include … The metaverse will be worth trillions I stumbled across an interesting white paper from Citi the other day saying that the metaverse is an $8 to $13 TRILLION opportunity: “The total addressable market for the Metaverse could be between $8 trillion and $13 trillion by 2030, with total…

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