This week’s main blog discussions are …
A banker responds to Extinction Rebillion’s call
I had quite a lot of response to Gail Bradbrook’s post on February 1. It would be too much to share all, but this particular email from a friend (former CxO at a Big Bank) was the most detailed and illuminating, so I’m sharing it …
What if you had to fire 1 in 10 people every year?
I have waste in my life. I have a lot of things I could throw away. Old toys, broken computers, screens with cracks, lawnmowers that don’t work, Lego with bits missing, cables that I cannot remember what they’re for … the list goes on. This …
The K-curve economy, where upside is digital and downside is physical
I’ve talked a little bit about a K-shaped economy. The upside of the K is digital; the downside is physical. This really struck home with me when I saw the latest retail sales developments in the UK. According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), …
The Federal Reserve issued a paper about stablecoins at the end of January. There’s lots of good content there, but I particularly liked the way in which they opened the discussion which I have copied here (for full report click here). The basics of stablecoins …
Does the regulator think that banks are clouding the issues?
During the lockdown, banks moved rapidly to sign cloud contracts. Thing is they were signing with the likes of Amazon, Google and Microsoft, but these are all American firms. Where are the European ones? I raised this issue two years ago, but it is now …
And this week's main headlines include ...
- The NFT Ecosystem Is a Complete Disaster
- 2021 Was a Record Year for Fintech Funding, Unicorn Minting and M&A Exits
- US Federal Reserve Releases Discussion Paper on Central Bank Digital Currency
- European, U.S. regulators tell banks to prepare for Russian cyberattack threat
- 3 Key Trends Transforming the Swiss Wealth Management Industry
- GoCardless becomes UK’s latest fintech unicorn after $312m Permira-led raise
- Digital Shift Boosts Payments Group Adyen's Transaction Volumes 70%
- BlackRock Planning to Offer Crypto Trading
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...