Things we’re reading today include … Wall St banks fear inflation, asset price deflation, even recession Bank of America CEO: capital markets business down, but pipelines are full Europe’s Lone Female Investment Bank Head Is on a Hiring Spree Why is digital banking becoming popular in UAE? Fintech Funding In Africa Reaches Record High As…
Things we’re reading today include … Investments in fintech start-ups and scale-ups return to $200+ billion Atom Bank closes £75m pre-IPO funding round led by BBVA Fintech startup Flutterwave raises $250 million at over $3 billion valuation JPMorgan Opens A Bank Branch In The Metaverse (But It’s Not What You Think It’s For) 72% fall…
Things we’re reading today include … Can Revolut replace your traditional bank account? Atom Bank builds strength as it prepares for listing Metro Bank CFO quits just days before financial results Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Fund Backs New Digital Bank Called D360 Crypto Is Like a ‘Ponzi’ Scheme, India’s Central Bank Warns Never Believe a Bank’s…
Things we’re reading today include … Will Ferrell sprinkles Hollywood stardust on Danish challenger bank Lunar (watch the ad here) BBVA to invest $300 million in Brazilian digital bank Neon Bank of America leads $20 million investment in London fintech Banked US banking regulators warn of risks in leveraged loan market The Coming Boom In…
Things we’re reading today include … UK regulators warn banks on use of AI in loan applications Europe’s biggest banks provide £24bn to oil and gas firms despite net zero pledges Why are cryptocurrency adverts taking over the Super Bowl? HMRC seizes NFT for first time in £1.4m fraud case Fintech Roundup: Proptech’s roller coaster,…
This week’s main blog discussions are … A banker responds to Extinction Rebillion’s call I had quite a lot of response to Gail Bradbrook’s post on February 1. It would be too much to share all, but this particular email from a friend (former CxO at a Big Bank) was the most detailed and illuminating,…
Things we’re reading today include … Big Tech’s Next Move? Taking on Big Banks Andrew Bailey attacks Brussels over plans to cut City off from European banks Is the modern, bank-light financial system better than the old one? Bank of Dave gets the Netflix movie treatment Credit Suisse ‘failed to freeze cocaine-smuggling wrestler’s bank account’…
Things we’re reading today include … 17 FinTechs most likely to be acquired in 2022 GoCardless becomes UK’s latest fintech unicorn after $312m Permira-led raise Britons urged to abandon high street banks for apps like Monzo Behind the Scenes of Central Bank Digital Currency Putin ‘will hit US and European BANKS with cyber attacks to…
Things we’re reading today include … European, U.S. regulators tell banks to prepare for Russian cyberattack threat Bank of England failures leave Britain ‘just one shock from recession’ Treasury Official Says Stablecoin Issuers Must be Banks to Ensure Security Four in ten people have had same current account for more than 20 years Spanish pensioner…
Things we’re reading today include … UK-based financial tech firms won sevenfold funding rise last year to $37bn Fintech startup Railsbank seeks to raise $100M Intesa Sanpaolo to launch digital bank with four million existing clients Perfecting ESG disclosures via the banking book taxonomy alignment ratio The Paradox of the Small Swiss Private Bank Couple…
