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Things worth reading: 18th January 2022

Things we’re reading today include … £4 million-a-year bank chief quits after breaking Covid rules with trips to Wimbledon Santander, Lloyds and TSB ‘have the most unreliable online banking’ Bank of England questioned on the nation’s financial stability Bank of England set for more powers over clearing and settlement House of Lords committee argues no…

Things worth reading: 17th January 2022

Things we’re reading today include: CBDCs: Here’s what every central bank in the world is working on Dorsey fintech firm Block wants bitcoin mining for all Wise stock makes comeback after Citi urged clients to dump fintech Dow closes lower after disappointing bank results Credit Suisse Chairman to Leave After Breaking Covid Travel Rules JPMorgan’s…

The Finanser’s Week: 9th January 2022 – 16th January 2022

This week’s main blog discussions include: How a bank’s IT systems allowed £100m a day of fraud NatWest, formerly Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), is a good example of a bank with rubbish IT. This was illustrated when I spotted the headline: NatWest fined $300 million for money laundering. They didn’t do the money laundering,…

Things worth reading: 14th January 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Britcoin is a ‘risk to stability of the banks’, say Lords Banks Are an Odd Place to Keep Your Crypto Technology Is Only One Piece of True Digital Transformation in Banking Starling Bank tops customer experience ranking as demand for digital banking booms Nordea bank picks former RBS chief…

Things worth reading: 13th January 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Cloud giants may resist Bank of England’s resilience tests Fifth of people not visited bank branch since before pandemic – survey Tandem Bank acquires lender Oplo to hit £1.2bn assets China new bank loans hit record $3.13 trln in 2021, despite drop in December Bank of England urges banks…

Things worth reading: 12th January 2022

Things we’re reading today include … Revolut launches as a bank in 10 Western European countries What’s Behind the Push to Review Australia’s Central Bank? Six banks allow customers to do this one thing which could put them at risk of fraud Inside the world of clearing banks: Is the Bank of London worth the…

Things worth reading: 11th January 2022

Things we’re reading today include … ‘Worrying security flaws’ may expose online banking customers to fraud – Which? The fraudsters breaking hearts – and emptying bank accounts UK fintech sees record investment in 2021 following pandemic slump in 2020 Get the data, from Monzo to Razorpay: The 10 biggest fintech deals of December Israel’s First…

Things worth reading: 10th January 2022

Things we’re reading today include … What are the lessons from history for digital currency? It’s Expensive to Be Poor. This CEO Wants to Reduce ‘Antiquated’ Bank Fees and Wait Times Wall Street banks set to report record profits for 2021 China central bank needs carbon goals in new policies, says ex-IMF lead Starling Bank…

The Finanser’s Week: 20th December 2021- 8th January 2022

The last fortnight’s main discussions include: Welcome to 2022 I used to make predictions to start the year. I’m not doing that anymore, as everyone else is doing them. I will add a few thoughts at the end of this week’s series of blog entries but, for the moment, here’s my selection of what’s ……

Things worth reading: 7th January 2022

Things we’re reading today include: Bank of England answers, “Why can’t we just print more money?” Bahrain central bank trials JPM Coin Starling Bank boss denounces investors over gender funding gap China central bank launches digital yuan wallet apps for Android, iOS Could China’s north-east be home to its next banking disaster? Arab Bank Switzerland…

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