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The Finanser’s Week: 21st August – 27th August 2023

This week’s main blog discussions include … The best challenger bank in the world? Brazil’s FinTech giant Nubank just crushed its 2Q 2023 earnings. We have never seen growth like NU’s in any challenger bank. In fact, some would claim – including me – that this ten-year-old company is not only the strongest neobank in…

Things worth reading: 25th August 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Nigel Farage blasts bank which allowed serial killer to KEEP her account after HIS was closed because of his political views | Daily Mail Enabling innovation through a digital pound | Bank of England Almost 9 out of 10 of purchase scams now start on social media, according to…

Things worth reading: 24th August 2023

Things we’re reading today include … WhatsApp messages between traders lands bank with £5.4m fine | Business News | Sky News NatWest under pressure to block £11m payout to Dame Alison Rose UK fintech Zopa Bank halves losses (uktech.news) Swedish fintech Klarna booms in Europe as demand up by a quarter in the UK |…

Things worth reading: 23rd August 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Major UK bank calls on social media companies to compensate victims of scams | Euronews Government makes biggest payment to Bank of England in history to fund bond losses (telegraph.co.uk) Debanking row hits US as Bank of America shuts down account for Ultra-conservative Christian charity (gbnews.com) SEC fines fintech…

Things worth reading: 22nd August 2023

Things we’re reading today include … UK fintech investment drops to $5.9 billion in H1 2023 – KPMG United Kingdom Better, a Fintech Startup Made Famous By Crying CEO, Is Going Public | Observer Slovenia ranked as EU’s most crypto-obsessed country (finextra.com) Who’s Who in Global Crypto Regulation – Decrypt Citigroup boss reportedly considers break-up…

Things worth reading: 21st August 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Dutch poster child Adyen’s stock dips 31% as PayPal and Stripe layoffs send ripples through fintech sector — TFN (techfundingnews.com) Crypto selloff intensifies, with XRP, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash among the hardest hit | Fortune Crypto No, Elon Musk didn’t spark the Bitcoin selloff | Fortune Crypto Liz Truss…

The Finanser’s Week: 14th August – 20th August 2023

This week’s main blog discussions include … What will happen when your brain is ’embedded’? I was thinking about embedded, intelligent finance and imagining the future. There are many scenarios, but one that I kept returning to is when you have infi inside (intelligent finance inside). A chip in your brain, and you can run…

Things worth reading: 18th August 2023

Things we’re reading today include … 15 Fastest Growing Fintech Companies In 2023 – Insider Monkey Dutch fintech Adyen loses $13 billion in market value after revenue miss | Evening Standard What Gen-Z Workers Really Want: Cutting Edge Fintech | The Fintech Times Coinbase Wins Approval To Offer Crypto Futures To US Clients – The…

Things worth reading: 17th August 2023

Things we’re reading today include … UK launches £1 billion fintech growth fund to compete with US (cnbc.com) UK Launches FinTech Fund Backed by Mastercard and Barclays (pymnts.com) Adyen Profit Margin Misses Estimates as Hiring Wave Weighs – Bloomberg Bank Stocks Keep Crashing — What is Happening? | Nasdaq Credit Strategy – CS – Latest…

Things worth reading: 16th August 2023

Things we’re reading today include … 3 Fintech Stocks That Have Huge Growth Potential in 2023 (thecoinrepublic.com) Monzo is UK’s best bank, Virgin Money and RBS the worst, says CMA survey | Evening Standard Will banks’ new limits force us to go cashless? | This is Money Bank of Ireland: Customers who have no money…

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