Things we’re reading today include … Wall Street banks move across the pond in new threat to British lenders Starling boss Anne Boden embraces home working Australians Lost More to Bank Transaction Scams than to Bitcoin Payments in 2020 Mexican Billionaire Says His Bank Is ‘Working’ to Accept Bitcoin Binance: Financial watchdog FCA bans crypto-currency…
This week’s main blog discussions include … Why did HSBC dump their biggest corporate client? Talking about HSBC often drags me into political controversy. For example, when I criticised the bank for not making a stand over the Hong Kong protests, I got a lot of pushback. Frankly, I don’t like to dip my feet into…
Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank taps Oracle to simplify its IT, cut costs Bank of England loses a bulwark against groupthink Central banks step up fight against cryptocurrencies Detectives investigating money laundering seize crypto-currency worth £114 million Rivals see ‘fierce’ competition as UAE digital bank Zand prepares for launch Federal Reserve gives…
Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank Jumps Back Into Payments Through Joint Venture with Fiserv Here’s what to expect from banks when the Federal Reserve releases stress test results today Irish government to sell stake in Bank of Ireland Central bank digital currencies get full BIS backing Bank of England wants tougher rules…
Things we’re reading today include: This little-known payments start-up is now Europe’s third-biggest fintech World Bank vows to keep board apprised of climate action progress Where have all those central bank trillions gone? Inside Macquarie Bank’s data transformation journey China’s Central Bank Tells Alipay And Banks To Crackdown On Cryptocurrencies El Salvador is banking on…
Things we’re reading today include … The Lazarus heist: How North Korea almost pulled off a billion-dollar hack Numbers of bank branches open have plummeted – and there are more cuts to come Bank of Scotland reveals ‘branch of the future’ in Edinburgh Another top Deutsche Bank technology hire left within months Revolut boss expects…
Things we’re reading today include … Santander looks to muscle into European investment banking The new bank with £22bn to spend on levelling up and turning Britain green Lloyds Banking Group is set to be Britain’s first private landlord bank France targets City banks fed up with Covid curbs A fake ID and no bank…
Things we’re reading today include … Akamai says a technical problem not cyber attack was behind mass bank, corporate web outage jPMorgan buys investment platform Nutmeg in UK retail push Bank of England climate stress test targets financial sector A second bank in Hong Kong has not paid bonuses Norway central bank may hike rates…
Things we’re reading today include … Online banking across several major Australian banks goes down The JPMorgan guide to staying employed in an investment bank A 174-page report on banking predicts rise of Barclays, fall of big bonuses Will we ever win the war on bank fraud? Digital or Open Banking UK Infrastructure Bank opens…
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Chris Skinner - Financial Markets Advisor of the Year - The Finanser - UK 2023
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