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The new normal for conferences (#Money2020)

Chris Skinner

I’ve grown up in a period of strong political stability. I’ve been lucky. Many other people grew up in a period of strong political instability, with war and famine and economic starvation. I realise I’ve been lucky because I’m now looking at lockdown, China-US trade relations, British-EU trade relations, African … The post The new normal for conferences (#Money2020) appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Things worth reading: 28th July 2020

Chris Skinner

Things we’re reading today include … Where the founders of Europe’s top 10 digital banks began their careers Deutsche Bank’s pay predicament is a bad omen for rivals. Tumble weeds in finance hubs Not for the faint of heart, is it time to buy bank shares? Thousands of small firms … The post Things worth reading: 28th July 2020 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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FinTech challenger and neobanks in Brazil

Chris Skinner

I stumbled across a great article about Brazilian neobanks the other day. Bearing in mind that Nubank is the most successful neobank in the world, with 25 million users at the start of June. As a result, when I saw a great article about banks in Brazil by Contexto, who … The post FinTech challenger and neobanks in Brazil appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Pay-by-Nose, a new innovation

Chris Skinner

I blog regularly about what a fanboy I am of Chinese technology giants Alibaba and Tencent. It’s getting a bit ridiculous now however, when payments companies are designing payments for cats and dogs … or maybe it’s not … it’s just an extension of technologies that work for humans. My … The post Pay-by-Nose, a new innovation appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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BaaS works, it’s the regulations that don’t

Chris Skinner

During my MoneyBox interview about Wirecard (see end of this blog), Paul asked me the question: how could this happen again? What’s next? And I said, we learn from our mistakes. Progress never stops. Wirecard won’t shut down FinTech. It will amend it. This means this is not the end … The post BaaS works, it’s the regulations that don’t appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Things worth reading: 29th June 2020

Chris Skinner

Things we’re reading today include … Fed puts restrictions on bank dividends after test finds some banks could be stressed in pandemic Deutsche Bank interns complain of cancellations on legal issues EY prepares for backlash over Wirecard scandal Four killed after gunmen attack Pakistan Stock Exchange Economic recovery hinges on … The post Things worth reading: 29th June 2020 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Wirecard … the biggest accounting fraud? Is the customers money safe? The end of Banking-as-a-Service?

Chris Skinner

Some of us are old enough to remember Arthur Anderson and Enron, a mixture of two companies that created an accounting mess bigger than any seen before in corporate history. That was until Ernst & Young (EY) and Wirecard. Interestingly, there have been many auditing mess ups in the past … The post Wirecard … the biggest accounting fraud? Is the customers money safe?

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