The main blog headlines are … Will platforms replace governments? I often talk about my week in Hangzhou last year, writing the case study on Ant Financial for the new book Digital Human, and particularly the words of Jack Ma on how he sees managing the Alibaba platform: Management. The word is there for regular…
Things we’re reading today include … Starling’s marketplace banking rollout adds pensions, savings, travel insurance and mortgages Amazon has partnered with Bank of America for its lending program The digital upstarts taking on Britain’s dominant few banks China’s HNA Group trims stake in Deutsche Bank Divorcing couples may clash over Bitcoin
Things we’re reading today include … We are more likely to change our partner than our bank World’s richest people: in pictures Starling Bank unveils partnership with range of financial services providers Amazon has partnered with Bank of America for its lending program Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple price soars as European Central Bank says it…
Things we’re reading today include … Slovakia woos with ‘love bank’ for Valentine’s Day Punjab National Bank detects $1.77 billion worth of fraudulent transactions Barclays Bank charged again by SFO over Qatar loan Japanese bank Sumitomo ignores Brexit to sign a 20-year lease on a new London office Failings of RBS small-business unit laid bare…
Things we’re reading today include … Why is Australia investigating its banks? Starling Bank announces partnerships with mortgage broker, investment and pensions firms and insurer in open banking push City watchdogs tell algorithmic traders to clean up act Are Barclays’ branches at risk over $3bn Qatar loan? | Larry Elliott RBS victims defy regulators to…
Things we’re reading today include … Brexit boost, Wall Street banking giant Citigroup Inc, have announced their intentions to set up a brand new innovation centre in London Lloyds sets ethnic leadership goal in first for FTSE-100 company Against the odds: Why customers often lose in battles with banks Credit Suisse Says Claims Bank Misled…
This week’s main blog headlines are … Who has the most valuable bank brand? I just got The Banker magazine’s February issue discussing the top banking brands of the world. Timely, as I have been talking about trust and brands this week. In particular, I guess I was surprised the Chinese banks are the strongest…
Things we’re reading today include … Banking’s Great Comedy Double-Act European Central Bank wakes up to digital currency ‘concern’ God complex of the world’s 29th richest man who can’t stop meddling with other countries’ affairs RBS hits back at claim bosses misled MPs on small business mistreatment Exclusive: China’s Ant plans equity fundraising at potential…
Things we’re reading today include … UK banks running out of time to apply for EU license, says ECB official Heritage Bank and the road to digital banking Race with Spain for European Bank post The power of the big banks remains as they take advantage of customer’s loyalty | Greg Jericho Full report into…
Things we’re reading today include … BANK OF AMERICA: Theresa May’s Brexit plan is ‘not possible’ RBS misled MPs in customer mistreatment scandal, Labour claims Investec bosses hand leadership over to ‘next generation’ of co-chiefs Commonwealth Bank profit falls amid money-laundering scandal The last thing you ever need to read about blockchain | First Dog…
