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  • Mercedes-Benz launches fingerprint payments with Mastercard … meh?
    von Chris M Skinner
    A few people got excited about the news this week that Mercedes-Benz had launched in-car fingerprint payments in partnership with Mastercard. I didn’t. In fact, it still amazes me how little we have developed since my days at NCR, then owned by AT&T. This was the 1990s and AT&T had this fantastic set of adverts… The post Mercedes-Benz launches fingerprint payments with Mastercard … meh? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Things worth reading: 27th September 2023
    von Chris M Skinner
    Things we’re reading today include … The Bank’s latest blunder is costing billions (telegraph.co.uk) Europe’s banks helped fossil fuel firms raise more than €1tn from global bond markets | Banking | The Guardian JPMorgan’s UK digital bank blocks customers from buying crypto (cnbc.com) British Business Bank makes £135mn loss as tech valuations drop | Financial… The post Things worth reading: 27th September 2023 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Do you need to be in finance to start a fintech?
    von Chris M Skinner
    I saw an interesting comment the other day that got lots of shares, likes and clicks: fintech founders MUST have some experience in banking or financial services background first before they are funded. Many fintech neophytes destroy so much value not out of deliberate actions but just pure ignorance. Funnily enough the person making this… The post Do you need to be in finance to start a fintech? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Things worth reading: 26th September 2023
    von Chris M Skinner
    Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England costing taxpayers eye-watering £24bn to cover huge losses | Politics | News | Express.co.uk Bank of England launches hunt for ‘unconscious bias’ in finance industry (telegraph.co.uk) Coinbase (COIN) Entered Into Bank of Spain’s Crypto Registry (coindesk.com) Are “everything apps” the future of fintech? – Tech.eu Former… The post Things worth reading: 26th September 2023 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Regulation versus innovation is a double-edged sword
    von Chris M Skinner
    I was intrigued by a new report from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) which states that: “if the use of fintech grows rapidly outside of the regulated sector, it can generate risks to market conduct and integrity”. Shock, horror! And so? “New fintech developments might quickly become systemic due to network effects (for example, when… The post Regulation versus innovation is a double-edged sword appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Things worth reading: 25th September 2023
    von Chris M Skinner
    Things we’re reading today include … A crypto firm sent a disability worker $10m by mistake. Months later she was arrested at an Australian airport | The Guardian State-owned British Business Bank makes £147m annual loss – BBC News ‘China’s World Bank’ plans to triple climate change lending by 2030 | Financial Times (ft.com) NatWest… The post Things worth reading: 25th September 2023 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • The Finanser’s Week: 18th September – 24th September 2023
    von Chris M Skinner
    This week’s main blog discussions include … Can you answer these four questions? It made me laugh. Someone posed the question: what is the hiring process for fintech? After a short thought, my reply was to ask the candidate four questions: What do you think about banks? Define Python for me. Why did Schrodinger have… The post The Finanser’s Week: 18th September – 24th September 2023 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Can you answer these four questions?
    von Chris M Skinner
    It made me laugh. Someone posed the question: what is the hiring process for fintech? After a short thought, my reply was to ask the candidate four questions: What do you think about banks? Define Python for me. Why did Schrodinger have a cat? Pork bellies or Orange juice? They are probably too cryptic for… The post Can you answer these four questions? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Things worth reading: 22nd September 2023
    von Chris M Skinner
    Things we’re reading today include: EU bank chief warns against ‘Colonialism 2.0’ as green transition progresses – EURACTIV.com U.S. FSC supports the “Anti-Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)” bill – Fintech Org Blog (fintechinfo.org) Bitcoin (BTC) Price Slides as USD, Interest Rates Surge (coindesk.com) Launching a new digital proposition: Lloyds Bank 360 – Lloyds Banking Group… The post Things worth reading: 22nd September 2023 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Is AI the biggest risk today?
    von Chris M Skinner
    I just got a copy of Gartner’s emerging risks report for the second quarter 2023. A summary of the report is below but, before you read that, the charts speak volumes. First, we talk about PEST – Political, Economic, Social, Technological – forces for change. Right now, unsurprisingly, most change forces are based upon economic… The post Is AI the biggest risk today? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Things worth reading: 21st September 2023
    von Chris M Skinner
    Things we’re reading today include … Monzo to be leading banking app by 2024 (fintech.global) ‘No proof’ bank accounts being closed over views, says watchdog – BBC News Germany will become the sick man of Europe without change: Deutsche Bank (cnbc.com) Ex-Deutsche Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Crypto Fraud – Decrypt Fintech giant Ant Group… The post Things worth reading: 21st September 2023 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Is Open Banking all it’s cracked up to be?
    von Chris M Skinner
    When Open Banking launched in the UK, it got a drubbing from the media (I blogged about it). The issue is that the media and banks believe that sharing your financial data will compromise your security. That attitude still persists today, which is why Open Banking hasn’t really taken off. By way of example, five years… The post Is Open Banking all it’s cracked up to be? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Things worth reading: 20th September 2023
    von Chris M Skinner
    Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank struggles with fallout after huge Postbank IT migration | Financial Times Majority of Americans are concerned about bank branch closures | Daily Mail Online Nigel Farage fury as regulator finds no evidence of bank account closures due to political views | Business News | Sky News Revolut… The post Things worth reading: 20th September 2023 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Could Apple solve the digital identity issue?
    von Chris M Skinner
    Every day I am finding security on my banking transactions more and more annoying. The reason? I have to confirm via a secondary approval the transaction; I then have to confirm the secondary approval with the vendor with a further secondary approval with the financial provider; I then have to process a further approval through… The post Could Apple solve the digital identity issue? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Things worth reading: 19th September 2023
    von Chris M Skinner
    Things we’re reading today include … Sibos 2023: The era of instant payments – global banks must turn to the latest technology – FinTech Futures Citigroup Token Service Is Bank’s Latest Digital Assets Move – Bloomberg Mark Carney’s attack on Liz Truss has disgraced the Bank of England | The Spectator “The French bank I… The post Things worth reading: 19th September 2023 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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