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Things we’re reading today include … Big European Banks Get Prodded on Climate Promises ‘It’s my duty as a doctor’: Extinction Rebellion medics glued to bank demand end of fossil fuel investment Banks block foreign companies from UK accounts Israel’s fintech community readies for ‘dramatic’ changes in banking sector Bank …

The main discussions on the blog this week include … Fires to the left of me, floods to the right and here I am, stuck in the monsoon with you I heard a statistic on the BBC that natural disasters due to weather are costing the insurance industry seven times …

Things we’re reading today include … Would you move your current account to an ethical bank? French central bank says: It’s the ecology, stupid! Extinction Rebellion blocks roads outside Bank of England “Front office banking jobs still go to privileged rich kids” Where will smart money be as fintechs take …

Things we’re reading today include: Banking tech provider ThoughtMachine lands ‘unicorn’ status with new funding Challenger banks raise deposit rates in funding drive Former HSBC boss John Flint lands UK Infrastructure Bank chief executive job Bank of England appoints Huw Pill as chief economist Philip Hammond rebuked over bank lobbying …

Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin could come out STRONGER after central bank showdown Climate, data and talent top banks’ risk concerns Revolut leads race to swipe the fintech crown Brazil’s Largest Fintech Nubank Announces Apple Pay Support on Apple Wallet Fake Banksy NFT sold through artist’s website for …

Things we’re reading today include … Amazon’s fintech deal a ‘wakeup call’ for wealth managers 5 reasons why FinTech is an industry like no other How 2021 Has Become a Signature Year for Fintech IPOs The fintech crew in vanguard of a revolution Bank of America fights war for tech …

Things we’re reading today include … Sainsbury’s in talks to offload banking arm to private equity group Centerbridge Money Saving Expert’s urgent warning to all M&S bank customers How US community banks became ‘irreplaceable’ in the pandemic Taliban beat protesters and hurl stones as desperate Afghans gather outside Kabul bank …

The main blog discussions this week include … 15% of the world’s population has a disability 15% of the world’s population has a disability. According to the Return on Disability Group, this consumer population is bigger than China and accounts for $1.9 trillion in disposable income. That makes me wonder …

Things we’re reading today include … Central banks need to go slow on digital currencies Climate activists want a new US central bank chief — here’s why Deutsche Bank’s asset management arm under US investigation over ESG issues Research reveals that since 2000 banks have been fined $82bn OnlyFans Shows …

Things we’re reading today include … UK’s FCA says it is ‘not capable’ of supervising crypto exchange Binance OnlyFans founder blames banks for ban on porn Bank North has received its banking licence from the UK’s PRA Atom Bank still eyeing 2022 profitability despite posting £36m operating loss Goodbye plastic, …

Things we’re reading today include … The Impact of Fintech on Central Bank Governance OnlyFans founder blames banks for ban on porn UK bank account and loan fraud soars in pandemic Mervyn King Central Banks Cannot Solve Most of Society’s Problems Mastercard and Natwest Group launch the Pay by Bank …

Things we’re reading today include … PayPal launches cryptocurrency services for UK customers Taliban appoints central bank chief as prices rise, cash runs out The World’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Still Lacks U.S. Footing Bafin takes on N26 Dirty cash crackdown hurts banks Banks shrug off branch closures amid shift to …

Things we’re reading today include: For bank regulators, tech giants are now too big to fail Europe’s fintech M&A ‘boom’: What the data tells us Bank account hacking on rise in France Online Banking Down: Santander, Natwest, Halifax and TSB Apps and Websites Broken Ex-HSBC chief Flint leads race to …

This week’s main blog discussions include … Welcome to the Finverse Am I the only one fed up with catchphrases in tech to create the Next Big Thing (NBT)? Cloud, Big Data, Platform, Ecosystem, Kubernetes and more are regularly catching an ember to try to spark a fire. Sometimes it works – …

Things we’re reading today include … Hackers steal nearly $100m in Japan crypto heist Mastercard faces biggest UK class-action lawsuit Revolut launches new feature to let customers access 50% of their salary early Challenger banks make reputational gains in business banking For bank regulators, tech giants are now too big …