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Things worth reading: 13th April 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Bank runs at deadliest in digital age, warns Bailey How the state could take control of the banking system Economist who lambasted Liz Truss and Brexit joins the Bank of England How FinTech firms are driving towards an ethical future This fintech startup wants to be ‘a lot more…

Things worth reading: 12th April 2023

Things we’re reading today include: Fintech funding dropped faster than any other sector in Q1. Are VCs falling out of love? World leaders race to prevent new banking crisis Bank of England begins building Britcoin team Sweden’s biggest pension fund fires chief executive over ‘unusually inept’ bank investments We were scammed for thousands… but our…

Things worth reading: 11th April 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Louisville shooter Connor Sturgeon, 25, kills five whilst live-streaming massacre on Instagram following his firing 78-year-old Missouri woman arrested on bank robbery charges Fintech founder of Frank parlayed connections for JPMorgan deal before fraud charges 30 under 30-year sentences: why so many of Forbes’ young heroes face jail The…

Things worth reading: 6th April 2023

Things we’re reading today include: The ChatGPT of Finance is here, Bloomberg is Combining AI AND Fintech EU’s new crypto asset rules don’t go far enough Furious Credit Suisse investors say bank’s board should be ‘put behind bars’ BlackRock to manage $114bn of asset disposals after US bank failures Australia’s booming banks should do more…

Things worth reading: 5th April 2023

Things we’re reading today include: JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon warns banking crisis ‘not yet over’ Jamie Dimon’s letter to shareholders ‘I am truly sorry’: Credit Suisse chair pleads with angry shareholders at annual meeting Toronto-Dominion Becomes Biggest Bank Short With $3.7 Billion on the Line Meet Teya, the mysterious fintech unicorn formerly known as SaltPay…

Things worth reading: 4th April 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Time to replace Bank of England’s governor with ChatGPT Australian bank stops handling cash Closure of historic Lloyds branch will leave entire Welsh community without a bank EU drafts crypto transfer rules to fight money laundering Manchester United bidders wait amid fear Glazers may cite banking crisis to stay…

Things worth reading: 3rd April 2023

Things we’re reading today include … The shocking allegations against Daylight, an LGBTQ+ focused fintech startup It’s the U.S., not Europe’s banking system that’s a concern, top economists say Silicon Valley Bank’s Fall and the Way Forward for US Banking China’s central bank calls for stronger defences against financial crisis Switzerland’s attorney general to investigate…

Things worth reading: 31st March 2023

Things we’re reading today include: It Sure Looks Like the U.S. Is Trying to Kill Crypto China’s banking troubles are not the same as Silicon Valley Bank, economist says The €2.6tn cost of maybe but probably not fixing bank runs Was buying bank shares my biggest mistake? Yellen says US bank rules may be too…

Things worth reading: 30th March 2023

Things we’re reading today include … Revolut’s board frustrated by fintech company’s response to audit warning The world’s largest crypto exchange is in trouble with the US government Open Interest in XRP Surges to $800M as Crypto Traders Hope Ripple-SEC Verdict Will Bring ‘Alt Season’ Deutsche Bank Selloff Focuses Attention on Credit-Default Swap Market Don’t…

Things worth reading: 29th March 2023

Things we’re reading today include … 5 major banks raided by French authorities in €100 billion fraud probe UBS brings back Sergio Ermotti as Group CEO to replace Ralph Hamers Do Instagram and TikTok make banks less safe? Will Bank Turmoil Tank the Economy? Banks face a tough choice over crypto Standard Life wants fintech…

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