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Things we’re reading today include … U.K. to start work on ‘Britcoin’ in preparation for cryptocurrency dominated world | Morningstar Bank of England lays out how Britons can ‘pay the electrician’ using cashless digital pounds (gbnews.com) Bruised by stock market, Chinese rush into banned bitcoin | Reuters UK neobanks need to show sterling qualities, not... The post Things worth reading: 26th January 2024 appeared...

I got into a Scruples debate this week. You know Scruples? A feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action. Well, that’s the dictionary definition. The real definition should be where you know something is wrong morally and ethically, and wonder what to do about it.... The post Do you have scruples? appeared first on...

I’ve just been through a very strange process with my main personal bank account provider who, thanks to fear of FCA and crypto, noticed that I had regular payments in and out of my account to Coinbase. During 2023, they decided that Coinbase and crypto is no good, and so they rang me to discuss... The post Old bank fears of regulators is opening...

Things we’re reading today include … Colorado pastor says ‘Lord told us’ to pocket $1.3m in alleged crypto fraud scheme | Sky News Bank branch closures to leave 3 million without access to cash (gbnews.com) Bank of America orders workers back to office in remote working crackdown (telegraph.co.uk) Record number of bank customers ditched and... The post Things worth reading: 25th January 2024 appeared...

Banks are boring but necessary. Banks are stable, secure, reliant, resilient and shouldn’t innovate or do things that could increase risk to the system. As a result, banks have been here forever and, love or hate them, will never go away. According to a new report from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), global banks could boost... The post A $7 trillion opportunity for banks …...

Things we’re reading today include … Satoshi Nakamoto Will ‘Erase’ Bitcoin (forbes.com) Plaid is Everywhere in Fintech Today | Fintech Nexus Swedish Fintech Klarna Eyes for an US IPO (financemagnates.com) European Central Bank staff slam Lagarde’s leadership in union survey (cnbc.com) US bank regulation needs to enter the digital age (ft.com) Bank of America rolls... The post Things worth reading: 24th January 2024 appeared...

I grew up with lots of things, but one that struck me in the heart was a song Seven Minutes to Midnight that came out in the late 1970s (showing my age). What did the song mean? I discovered it related to the Doomsday Clock, the clock that measured the threats to our planet and... The post 60 seconds to midnight appeared first on...

Things we’re reading today include … The tricky timing behind Citi’s bet on China (ft.com) Sainsbury’s Bank withdrawing from market – what does it mean for you? – Which? News Lagarde rated ‘poor’ by own staff at European Central Bank (telegraph.co.uk) 11:FS hires Jamie Campbell to run new fintech fund and incubator (finextra.com) Innovating Customer... The post Things worth reading: 23rd January 2024 appeared...

Seven years ago, I was citing the fact that 43% of the global financial system runs on a computer language no-one speaks anymore. Seven years later, PC Magazine (are PC’s still a thing?) picked up on this theme with the headline: The World Depends on 60-Year-Old Code No One Knows Anymore | PCMag … and sub-headline:... The post Anyone want to hire an old man...

Things we’re reading today include … Online pastor charged for ‘worthless’ crypto scam says God made him do it (cointelegraph.com) UK banks prepare for deepfake fraud wave (ft.com) Could Metro Bank be the best value stock to buy right now? | The Motley Fool UK Barclays to shrink investment bank’s share of business, CEO says... The post Things worth reading: 22nd January 2024 appeared...