This week’s main blog discussions include … What if you had “f**k you money”? I was quite taken by South Park’s co-creator Matt Stone talking to Bloomberg, about a deal where he and his co-founder Trey Parker just got paid $900 million to make six more seasons and 14 movies. His specific comment: “As you can…
Things we’re reading today include … Fury as Biden tries to let IRS SNOOP on your bank accounts Fintech start-up Varo Bank triples valuation to $2.5 billion after gaining bank charter What It Takes to Create a Leading Fintech Hub Bank of England to raise rates in late 2022, possibly sooner – Reuters poll Are…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England governor says UK’s economic recovery is slowing New Zealand’s largest bank experiences outages due to cyber attack Fintech is transforming the world’s oldest asset class: Farmland 4 German FinTech companies dominating the European market How Can FinTech Transform Investment Banking Ai Weiwei: Credit Suisse closed bank…
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 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 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…
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 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 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…
