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Things we’re reading today include … Tom Blomfield leaves Monzo Bank of England adapts bank stress test for pandemic era A Deutsche Bank board member advised Wirecard’s former CEO to ‘finish’ the Financial Times Chinese billionaire Jack Ma makes first public appearance in months The end of Trump: where will …

Things we’re reading today include … HSBC to close 82 branches this year Goldman chief executive says Spac boom is unsustainable Covid: Cash refusal ‘creeping into UK economy’ Is bitcoin a scam? – podcast The economic challenge facing Joe Biden Big businesses told to speed up payments to small suppliers

Things we’re reading today include … Goldman And BofA Earnings: A Tale Of Two Banks (And Digital Strategies) French central bank to exit coal, cap oil and gas investments Bad luck dogs Xinja Bank’s Dubai agent More than a third of UK shoppers blocked from paying with cash in Covid-19 …

Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin: Imagining A Central Bank Buy In 10 Key Features to Look for in a Bank City of London bosses warn against post-Brexit deregulation Shock Brexit charges are hurting us, say small British businesses EU rules promise to reshape opaque world of sustainable investment …

The main blog discussions this week include … What’s going on with Crypto? A year ago, I invested $1,000 in bitcoin. Today, that’s worth $10,000. OK, I made those figures up. I actually invested and have invested and keep investing in bitcoin and, more importantly, ether – the currency of …

Things we’re reading today include … Over a quarter of Brits now have a digital-only bank account German economy shrank by just 5% in 2020 amid Covid-19 Commerzbank suspends coverage of groups tracked by former Wirecard analyst BlackRock assets surge to record $8.68tn Biden unveils $1.9tn US economic relief package …

Things we’re reading today include … Bank customers could have accounts CLOSED if they refuse to wear face masks in branches NCR/Cardtronics/ATMs: dispenser defender Grab raises $300m for its financial services business Deutsche Bank joins companies cutting ties with Donald Trump Lowest paid in UK have suffered the most financially …

Things we’re reading today include … Starling Bank wants to buy a lender UK economy facing its ‘darkest hour’ due to lockdown, warns Bank governor Programmer has two guesses left to access £175m bitcoin wallet Deutsche and Signature banks cut ties with Trump in wake of Capitol riot Visa drops …

Things we’re reading today include … Sunak says Brexit will ‘reinforce’ City as leading financial centre US banks to delist hundreds of HK-listed products under Trump rules Rishi Sunak warns UK economy will get worse before it gets better Retail sales in 2020 worst on record, says BRC trade body …

Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin holders barred from depositing profits in UK banks Digital Banking Platform Revolut Confirms it has Temporary Permit from FCA to Offer Cryptocurrency Services Europe’s Largest Bank Suspected Of Greenwashing State Street to insist companies disclose diversity data Shareholders push HSBC to cut exposure …

The main blog discussions this week include … Happy New Year 2021! Here’s what’s going to happen … After a year where every day felt like Groundhog day – same shit, different day (SSDD) – I’m hoping that 2021 will be different – different shit, every day (DSED). I’m not …

Things we’re reading today include … Elon Musk becomes world’s richest person Elon Musk’s six secrets to business success Up to 4,000 UK financial services firms at risk because of pandemic, warns FCA ‘New York is not dead, but it is on life support’ ‘Cultural background’ of Wirecard short-sellers noted …

Things we’re reading today include … “Evil mobile emulator farms” used to steal millions from US and EU banks Trump’s private bankers resign from Deutsche Bank Crypto Markets Jump on OCC Approval for Banks to Use Blockchains FTSE 100 chief executives ‘earn average salary within 3 days’ Rishi Sunak’s adviser …

Things we’re reading today include … Cryptocurrency Guidance For Banks And The Future Of Payments Covid-19 Aftermath Could Spell a ‘Lost Decade’ for Global Economy, World Bank Says Banks Blast Rule That Would Force Lending to Oil, Gun Firms EU urged to push UK harder on tackling tax avoidance and …

Things we’re reading today include: Data-hungry fintech firms urge FCA to ‘break’ banks this year How four of this year’s Transformers helped the world’s biggest banks survive —and thrive—in the pandemic Bank for farmers gets backing from Duke of Westminster group EU share trading flees London on first day after …