Things we’re reading today include … How Fintech is Transforming the 2,000-Year Red Packet Tradition Can investors ignore the FTSE 100’s next big bank? France says 1.2 million bank accounts exposed in database breach World’s oldest bank to take over Mediobanca You can bank on it – the branch manager is back Oxford Researcher Warns…
Things we’re reading today include … Google’s Take on the Future of Fintech: Beyond Neobanks and BNPL JPMorgan Chase plans branch opening spree as peers bet on in-person banking ECB President Lagarde to leave bank before end of her eight-year term, FT reports Big Bank CEOs received serious pay bumps in 2025 Mastercard and Visa…
Things we’re reading today include … European FinTech investments dropped by 11% YoY amid market uncertainties in 2025 UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears ECB fines Crédit Agricole for failing to address climate risk Lloyds investigating after using staff’s bank account data in pay talks Owners of…
Things we’re reading today include … Q-day: bank quantum attack could cost US economy trillions, warns Citi Germany’s spectacular multimillion-euro heist nobody noticed Andrew facing claim he shared Treasury document with banking contact How chaos testing at Starling Bank pushed resilience into production Deutsche Bank warns AI risks in U.S. equities is undermining dollar’s safe…
This week’s main discussions include … The Fat Finger Syndrome I was intrigued to read that a major cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, Bithumb, had an internal error where an employee sent customers a prize that should have been 620,000 Korean won (around $423) to 695 qualifying customers, but instead credited accounts with 620,000 bitcoins…
Things we’re reading today include … Nancy Guthrie disappearance case puts spotlight on cryptocurrency tracking Attempt to modernise NS&I has been a ‘full-spectrum disaster’, MPs find The battle between crypto and banks is splitting Trump’s base UK fintech investment slumped in 2025 Tether Invests in Gold.com to Expand Tokenized Gold Access Coinbase posts surprise loss…
Things we’re reading today include … Traditional banks’ market share to slump to 65% by 2030, says Bain ‘Likes to have cash’: Inside Deutsche Bank’s slow split from Epstein UK Fintech Funding Sinks to Five-Year Low Despite Revolut As some tech stocks tumble, cryptocurrency goes over a cliff JPMorgan: Bullish on the cryptocurrency market, predicting…
Things we’re reading today include … Barclays CEO ‘shocked’ by Epstein revelations as bank deals with Staley fallout DWP given ‘extensive’ new powers to spy on YOUR bank balance as watchdog issues warning We Asked 300 Finance Leaders What’s Next in Fintech. Here’s What They Said UK fintech investment hits pandemic low despite Revolut boost…
Things we’re reading today include … Crypto Bros Nauseated After Realizing Bitcoin Itself Was Funded by Jeffrey Epstein Douglas Flint, former Chairman of HSBC, received package from Epstein MrBeast expands beyond YouTube by buying a fintech platform Revolut Secures First Banking License Outside Europe as Full Operations Launch in Mexico Cryptocurrency Market Faces New Liquidity…
Things we’re reading today include … Korean cryptocurrency exchange accidentally gives away $60b in bitcoin Payments and FinTech Regulation 2026: What’s on the Horizon in the UK and EU? Bank chairs backtracking on climate commitments could face shareholder revolts Millions of UK cardholders at risk of fraud by forgetting one simple step Starling founder Anne…
