Shaping the future of finance
Things we’re reading today include … National Trust urged to move to ethical bank Bank governor urges John Healey to use budget to allay market fears amid bond turmoil Lloyds to phase out Halifax brand and banking app Banking lobby welcomes Bowman’s plans to ‘modernise’ Fed supervision The future of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency: what to…
Things we’re reading today include … Man Who Spent Millions on Rare Pokémon and Magic Cards Found Guilty of Stealing Over $50 Million in Crypto Pokemon collector guilty in US$55 million crypto hack Europol says quantum computing won’t break Bitcoin, but some wallets are exposed Crypto media firm Cointelegraph is looking for a buyer…
Things we’re reading today include … Trillions are being ‘wasted’ on the AI boom Fed plans to overhaul bank supervision responsibilities, Bowman says German bank board member to leave in wake of brothel loan investigation Norway’s biggest bank DNB to lay off around 400 staff amid AI-driven changes 12 Nordic fintech startups to watch, according…
Things we’ re reading today include … UK on ‘thin ice’ warns ex-Bank of England chief economist Microsoft’s X account briefly hijacked for cryptocurrency scam Standard Chartered Says Solana Could More Than Double by December How a convention-defying start-up became South Africa’s most popular bank Monzo turns to private equity after Nubank Ant-Backed Fintech Mynt…
Things we’re reading today include … City steps up opposition to Healey bank tax raid in budget Raising bank taxes will reduce jobs, Hunt warns Healey Protests from the City about bank tax ring hollow Revolut’s rise to become Europe’s $115 billion big bank rival Revolut: Europe’s $115 Billion Digital Bank Rival to Giants Zilch…
This week’s main blog discussions include … What’s really happening with Nubank? Nubank wants to go global but not like Revolut. Everyone assumes Nubank wants to be like the next Revolut. They’re wrong. Revolut wants to build one financial superapp for the world. Nubank is building something different: a global banking empire that does not…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank shares lose £18bn after Healey summons bosses to meeting Monzo courts private equity after Nubank walks away Europeans back slower bank checks to cut fraud risk UK ‘missed the boat’ on AI but can lead in finance, says FCA’s Colin Payne AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank…
Things we’re reading today include … Nubank denies active Monzo takeover talks after shares plunge King’s bank Coutts hit with new lawsuit after ‘debanking’ Fintech is entering its next phase. Here’s what will shape it in 2027 We need ‘right to intervene’ in AI amid growing threat, says Bank of England boss Regulating AI ‘not…
Things we’re reading today include … Searching for signposts − speech by Alan Taylor, Bank of England Bank of England sees growing risk that dangers from AI and debt will materialise Bank of England warns of looming debt crisis Choosing financial stability over dreams is ‘heart-breaking’ Study: UK banks emerge as Europe’s biggest coal financiers…
Things we’re reading today include … Tether USDT aids Iran funding, Senate report says | Reuters Former Atlanta banker arrested in $931K cryptocurrency fraud scheme Why family offices are leading institutional crypto Banks face $230bn payments hit as stablecoins scale New forms of intelligent money set to hit traditional bank B2B revenue streams Apollo raises…
