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Things worth reading: 11th May 2026
Things we’re reading today include … Former world champion arrested for crypto scam Goldman-backed Lendable plots US expansion after outpacing banks on loans HSBC’s US$400m hit exposes bank financing risks Britons could gain £3,500 by letting bank app give money tips, study finds If AI Owns the Decision, What Happens to Your Bank? Fintech startup……
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Things worth reading: 13th May 2026
Things we’re reading today include … Switzerland’s Largest Bank Just Joined the Crypto Race of 2026 Five questions banks must ask to unlock tech value Sam Woods, Chief Executive Officer of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), Speech at the Henry Thornton Lecture, Bayes Business School German Banks Freeze Russian Clients’ Accounts Citing Sanctions and Money Laundering……
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Reflections on money: a powerful servant, but a terrible master
I’m not big on theology but did stumble across Mammon the other day and am surprised I didn’t know more about this ancient character. He appears in the Bible quite often, and Jesus makes clear that ‘you cannot serve both God and Mammon (Matt 6.24 as well as Luke 16.9, 11 and 13). Mammon promotes the ‘deceitfulness of wealth’……
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Let’s be honest: retail banking is broken
Over the past decade, the industry has aggressively optimised for cost and digital efficiency and, in doing so, it has quietly dismantled the human infrastructure that made banking work for millions of people. Start with the facts. In the UK alone, more than 6,000 bank branches have closed since 2015, according to consumer groups and……
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Let’s be honest: retail banking is broken
Over the past decade, the industry has aggressively optimised for cost and digital efficiency and, in doing so, it has quietly dismantled the human infrastructure that made banking work for millions of people. Start with the facts. In the UK alone, more than 6,000 bank branches have closed since 2015, according to consumer groups and……
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Let’s be honest: retail banking is broken
Over the past decade, the industry has aggressively optimised for cost and digital efficiency and, in doing so, it has quietly dismantled the human infrastructure that made banking work for millions of people. Start with the facts. In the UK alone, more than 6,000 bank branches have closed since 2015, according to consumer groups and……
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Let’s be honest: retail banking is broken
Over the past decade, the industry has aggressively optimised for cost and digital efficiency and, in doing so, it has quietly dismantled the human infrastructure that made banking work for millions of people. Start with the facts. In the UK alone, more than 6,000 bank branches have closed since 2015, according to consumer groups and……
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Let’s be honest: retail banking is broken
Over the past decade, the industry has aggressively optimised for cost and digital efficiency and, in doing so, it has quietly dismantled the human infrastructure that made banking work for millions of people. Start with the facts. In the UK alone, more than 6,000 bank branches have closed since 2015, according to consumer groups and……
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Let’s be honest: retail banking is broken
Over the past decade, the industry has aggressively optimised for cost and digital efficiency and, in doing so, it has quietly dismantled the human infrastructure that made banking work for millions of people. Start with the facts. In the UK alone, more than 6,000 bank branches have closed since 2015, according to consumer groups and……
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Let’s be honest: retail banking is broken
Over the past decade, the industry has aggressively optimised for cost and digital efficiency and, in doing so, it has quietly dismantled the human infrastructure that made banking work for millions of people. Start with the facts. In the UK alone, more than 6,000 bank branches have closed since 2015, according to consumer groups and……