This week’s main blog discussions include … The Top Ten Blog Posts for 2024 2024 has been a bumper year for this blog. According to Google Analytics, the blog has 175,000 active users, an increase of 30% over 2023, with near 300,000 views and a million interactions and so, as usual, I share the most…
Things we’re reading today include … Berlin mulls extravagant measures to stall takeover attempt on top bank – POLITICO A running list of BaaS banks hit with consent orders in 2024 | Banking Dive US regulator orders USAA Federal Savings Bank to correct unsafe practices | Reuters The fintech sentiment: Are banks ready for DORA?…
Things we’re reading today include … Why VPNs Have Become Essential to Fintech Cybersecurity 40% of UK High Net Worth Individuals Currently Hold Cryptocurrency Assets Lloyds advert banned for making false environmental claims | The Guardian UK Stock Market’s IPO Ranking Now Trails Oman and Malaysia – Bloomberg Bank worker stole £5m from safe deposit…
Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin rallies past $107,000, hopes grow for strategic reserve | Reuters Donald Trump and the “crypto capital of the planet” | Lowy Institute Nubank Announces Investment in Tyme Group, a Digital Bank With Operations in South Africa and the Philippines Why Norges Bank leads the world in transparency FIS…
Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin jumps to new record high of more than $106,000 – BBC News The fintech company that collapsed and took $90m of people’s life savings with it | The Independent Tech-savvy Saudis push consumer fintech to new heights | Arab News Lloyds Bank seven-day warning over ‘locked’ accounts HSBC…
This week’s main blog discussions include … The challenge is how to deliver freedom, security, control and privacy A really interesting conversation popped up during a meeting with a fintech yesterday. The core of the discussion was around trust and identity – my favourite themes of the moment – and we got into a debate…
Things we’re reading today include … Trump advisers seek to shrink or eliminate bank regulators Klarna Fined for Anti-Money Laundering Failures Thought Machine valuation cut by nearly 40% by investor Molten Ventures Visa Direct to deliver faster bank transfers in a minute or less ‘Suspicious transactions’ led to collapse of UK fintech Stenn HSBC reviews…
Things we’re reading today include … Trump combines AI and crypto in White House ‘czar’ role FSOC: Financial Landscape Unprepared for FinTech and Crypto Cake Digital Bank Achieves Profitability in 3.5 Years European airline Ryanair partners with TrueLayer to offer Pay by Bank | Open Banking Expo Santander Appoints PayPal Vet to Head Digital Consumer…
Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank and Crypto.com sign corporate banking deal Ukraine’s Mobile Frontline Bank Dodges Shells To Deliver Cash A new dawn for Metro Bank? – Investors’ Chronicle Goldman Sachs exits Net-Zero Banking Alliance | ESG Dive Ant International Expands Fintech Reach with AI Push | FinTech Magazine The evolution of…
