Shaping the future of finance
Things we’re reading today include … The Deutsche Bank MD who became a Reiki Master after a breakdown SpaceX shows the benefits of cross-selling if big banks can handle the conflicts What Should a 21st-Century Central Bank Look Like? Moody’s warns bank AI race risks “systemic dependency” on Silicon Valley AI push is putting banks…
Things we’re reading today include … HSBC to close all branches and pull out of Australian retail banking market Can Australia’s newest bank give the ‘big four’ some real competition? Coinbase Revenue Falls 19% Over Weak Cryptocurrency Market Elizabeth Warren Highlights Survey Indicating 55% of Voters ‘Disapprove’ of Trump’s Billion-Dollar Crypto Earnings Donald Trump’s $10,000,000,000…
Things we’re reading today include … For whom the MiCA bell tolls: Crypto firms race to beat EU deadline Fintech industry welcomes FCA’s new crypto rules Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority’s approach to joint regulation of systemic stablecoin issuers BIS report flags stablecoins’ flaws, dollarization risk Danske Bank extends AWS partnership for AI…
Debt is now part of everyday life for many American households. People use mortgages to buy homes, car loans to manage transport needs, student loans to pay for education and credit cards to cover daily expenses. These debts can help families reach important goals when the repayments fit within their monthly budget. The problem starts…
The FCA, Financial Conduct Authority, just issued their roadmap for the next decade in terms of open finance. The aim is to move to an open and inclusive AI-driven financial world. Here is a summary: Open finance is essentially the next step after open banking by taking secure data sharing beyond payments into everything from…
This week’s main discussions include … Revolut in talks to acquire major Asian bank I was talking to an insider friend in the Revolut empire yesterday and he implied that Revolut is in talks to acquire a major Asian bank in its expansion across the region. I asked him which bank? but he kept schtum. So,…
Things we’re reading today include … Major update on contactless change next week from Lloyds, HSBC, Santander, Barclays, NatWest What happens now after Lloyds Bank’s tech disaster? How rising bank lending to non-bank financial institutions reallocates credit away from firms Fintech Airwallex Earmarks $1.1 Billion for European Expansion – WSJ Is Dogecoin a Millionaire-Maker Cryptocurrency?…
I have two great webinars coming up this month and, the good news for you, is that both are free! The first is moderating a webinar on Tuesday, 17 February at 13:00 GMT, with Quant’s Chief Product Officer, Martin Hargreaves, on what programmable money is and its impact on corporate treasury. During the live event…
Things we’re reading today include … Farage presses Bank governor on cryptocurrency and quantitative easing How do the world’s major religions view Bitcoin and cryptocurrency? How NYC Became the Fintech World’s Hotspot A dozen Revolut employees jump ship for Dubai-based proptech Huspy Merge LSE with Nasdaq to save City market, says fintech boss Nine major…
