Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England Governor warns banks not to issue stablecoins Stablecoin growth – policy challenges and approaches Investment banking set to extend worst run in over a decade Brussels gives Rome a warning over Italian bank mergers Block leads fintech rebound, analysts downplay JPMorgan data fee risk In the……

I stumble across a lot of stories online about fintech start-ups successes and failures, and really enjoyed reading the story of Airwallex by Thomas Yeddou on the Fintech Society newsfeed (worth subscribing). It’s a lengthy story of one Jack Zhang. Who is Jack? Well, you need to read the whole thing to find out, but here’s……

I stumble across a lot of stories online about fintech start-ups successes and failures, and really enjoyed reading the story of Airwallex by Thomas Yeddou on the Fintech Society newsfeed (worth subscribing). It’s a lengthy story of one Jack Zhang. Who is Jack? Well, you need to read the whole thing to find out, but here’s……

A colleague posted a view about Fintech and the Rule of 40 the other day. What is the Rule of 40? The Rule of 40 is a financial metric, primarily used in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) industry, which suggests a healthy company’s combined revenue growth rate and profit margin (often measured by EBITDA) should equal or……

Building on yesterday’s blog about onboarding me as a client based in Buckingham Palace – or was that 10 Downing Street? – there is some interesting reporting about Revolut. Why haven’t they got their UK credit license sorted? After several years of discussion with the regulators, they finally got the green light to launch a……

Building on yesterday’s blog about onboarding me as a client based in Buckingham Palace – or was that 10 Downing Street? – there is some interesting reporting about Revolut. Why haven’t they got their UK credit license sorted? After several years of discussion with the regulators, they finally got the green light to launch a……

Building on yesterday’s blog about onboarding me as a client based in Buckingham Palace – or was that 10 Downing Street? – there is some interesting reporting about Revolut. Why haven’t they got their UK credit license sorted? After several years of discussion with the regulators, they finally got the green light to launch a……

Building on yesterday’s blog about onboarding me as a client based in Buckingham Palace – or was that 10 Downing Street? – there is some interesting reporting about Revolut. Why haven’t they got their UK credit license sorted? After several years of discussion with the regulators, they finally got the green light to launch a……

Europe’s fintech darling Revolut is looking to raise a new funding round that would give it a $65 billion valuation, the Financial Times reports.  The UK-based company is reportedly in talks to raise around $1 billion by issuing new shares and selling existing ones. The US-based firm Greenoaks is said to be leading the round,…

Things we’re reading today include … Revolut banking license in doubt as deadline set to slip Major UK bank to disappear from high street with five million customers impacted Labour is acting like communist China, says Lloyds Bank chief Charlie Nunn There are now more than half a billion mobile money accounts in the world,……