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Things worth reading: 16th April 2025

Things we’re reading today include: Wall Street banks reap $37bn from Trump trading boom ‘House of Commons cryptocurrency’ promoted in Twitter hack Cryptocurrency: Why Commonwealth Bank made an accountant sell his bitcoin at a loss Europe’s fastest growing start-up Allica Bank delivers another record year  UK challenger bank targets US’s mid-tier banking sector with tech…

Things worth reading: 15th April 2025

Things we’re reading today include … How a handful of traders caused the collapse of two cryptocurrencies Critics slam deregulation of crypto as Trump family expands its footprint in industry Standard Chartered and OKX launch crypto collateral pilot Judge orders Bank of America to pay $540 million in FDIC lawsuit | Reuters London banking jobs…

Things worth reading: 14th April 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Crypto scams surge in Israel as AI tech fuels sophisticated fraud Professor Coin: What’s Driving Cryptocurrency Adoption Around the World – Decrypt Bitcoin king: Why is Bhutan betting on crypto? | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera The Bizarre Origins Of Bitcoin FinTech IPO Index Surges Nearly 14%,…

The Finanser’s Week: 7th April – 13th April 2025

This week’s main blog discussions include … AI will create 170 million jobs while replacing 92 million … the question is: what jobs? Every day there are more and more headlines about artificial intelligence (AI) AI and its impact on life, the world and the future. The latest one is a good one, which is…

Things worth reading: 11th April 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Cryptocurrency fraud unit shut down by Justice Department Kraken partners Mastercard to enable crypto payments for UK and European users Cryptocurrency market declines 4.4% amid trade tensions Fintech founder charged with fraud after ‘AI’ shopping app found to be powered by humans in the Philippines | TechCrunch Credit Strategy…

Things worth reading: 10th April 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Financial Stability in Focus: Artificial intelligence in the financial system | Bank of England Bank of England says AI software could create market crisis for profit Trump’s trade war risks global financial crisis, Bank of England warns Deutsche Bank: The market has ‘lost faith’ in US assets Lloyds Banking…

Things worth reading: 9th April 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of America to Spend $4B on AI and New Tech Initiatives Trading Insights: How the Bank of England harnesses AI and data Supervisors monitoring tariffs impact on banks, no liquidity problems yet, Bank of Spain says | Reuters Barclays ditches gender and ethnicity targets in US | Barclays…

Things worth reading: 8th April 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Barclays, HSBC, Bank of America bosses hold crisis tariff talks Fintech companies caught up in tariff turmoil Why the ‘Crypto President’ has overseen a crash in Bitcoin Airwallex Reportedly Plans to Seek US and UK Banking Licenses Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey to lead global banking watchdog Fintech…

Things worth reading: 7th April 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Klarna puts IPO plans on hold | Sifted UAE aims to launch retail central bank digital currency this year “I am a junior at a top US bank. We openly discuss whether this bank is going under” Lloyds accused of failing small firms as it reduced its lending –…

The Finanser’s Week: 31st March – 6th April 2025

This week’s main blog discussions include … #Stripe’s policy: by raising risk, you become risk (#RDR) On my LinkedIn stream, I’ve been getting more and more alerts about malpractices at Stripe. That surprises me as they are the poster child of fintech, so I investigated and found that most of my feed was being filled…

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