Zodia Markets CEO Ahmad backs stablecoins for growth after crypto crash
The chief executive of Standard Chartered’s crypto offshoot Zodia Markets Usman Ahmad is looking to cash in on surging global demand...
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Pension funds have gone ‘radio silent’ on crypto
When Ruffer invested around $600m into bitcoin at the end of 2020, pension funds took notice and began calling their...
BNP Paribas eyes Wall Street dealmaking push after European gains
BNP Paribas is pushing to grow its dealmaking business in the US, part of a broader plan by the French...
Tuscany geysers that inspired Dante’s ‘Inferno’ can fix Europe’s energy bind | World
The steam and geysers rising from the valleys of Tuscany inspired Dante Alighieri's vision of hell in "The Divine Comedy."...
Window dressing bank offerings of 3% an attempt to save face
In July last year, the European Central Bank (ECB) ended its more than 11-year-long era of negative interest rates, raising...
UK sees record month for open banking payments
Brits made 11.4 million open banking payments in July, a nine percent rise on the previous month.
Year-to-date data...
Citigroup hires Goldman’s Carles Jou to bolster European leveraged finance
Citigroup has hired a senior Goldman Sachs banker for its leveraged finance team as the Wall Street bank looks to...
Perella Weinberg bolsters staff by 40% in UK hiring spree
Boutique investment bank Perella Weinberg increased UK dealmaker numbers by 40% last year as larger rivals culled staff amid a...
Evercore plans Paris office launch with 15 dealmakers
Boutique investment bank Evercore is set to launch an operation in Paris, hiring dealmakers in the French capital as its...
FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up – w/e 18 August 2023
In this weekly post, we round-up FinTech-related financial services regulatory developments for the week ending 18 August 2023. ICYMI UK...
