Exclusive: UK fraud is big business at £52bn each year, says financial crime guru September 15, 2021 Financial crime, fraud and hacking soared during the pandemic as criminals took advantage of behavioural changes during three strict lockdowns. In fact, fraud and cybercrime jumped by nearly a third in the last twelve months. Time for City A.M. to catch up with financial crime guru Richard Wood, a former Morgan Stanley fraud manager who [...]
Solana outage fixed as wider cryptocurrency market recovers September 15, 2021 Bitcoin continues its recovery after last week’s crash, currently sitting at more than $47,000 for the first time in five days.
Bitcoin and co calm the markets after yesterday’s news storm September 14, 2021 The crypto markets are looking a little more buoyant today, echoing a general uplift across the traditional markets after the S&P closed higher yesterday for the first time in six days.
Credit Suisse may bow out of leading Olam’s food London listing September 13, 2021 Credit Suisse may reportedly bow out of leading Olam’s food ingredients listing in London, after turning down a loan request. The beleaguered Swiss bank chose not to take part in loan facilities Olam raised in August, Bloomberg first reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Credit Suisse was joined by Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase & [...]
Bitcoin steadies in the water as global markets continue to look fearful September 13, 2021 Bitcoin continues to hold steady around the $45k level this morning, where it traded for most of the weekend.
City of London Corporation: It’s time to get back to the office September 13, 2021 What have you missed the most? Your favourite lunchtime spot, taking in world class architecture on the morning commute or, perhaps, simply talking to colleagues in person rather than over a screen? For many City workers, it felt like the start of a new school term as they returned to Square Mile – in some [...]
20 years on from 9/11: the waxing and waning of the US-UK ‘special relationship’, from Bush to Biden September 11, 2021 Twenty years on from one of the greatest days of infamy to strike the Western world, the attack on the 9th of September 2001, there are myriad points to reflect on, not least the ongoing heartache it has left on our collective psyche. One of those, though, should surely be the impact that this great [...]
20 years on from 9/11: the waxing and waning of the US-UK ‘special relationship’, from Bush to Biden – CityAM : CityAM September 11, 2021 Twenty years on from one of the greatest days of infamy to strike the Western world, the attack on the 9th of September 2001, there are myriad points to reflect on, not least the ongoing heartache it has left on our collective psyche. One of those, though, should surely be the impact that this great [...]
Bitcoin can now be purchased using The Post Office app September 10, 2021 From next week customers using The Post Office’s EasyID app will be able to buy cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. The mobile app, which helps users to securely verify their age and identity in order to gain access to online services, can be used to make purchases on Swarm Markets, a decentralised cryptocurrency exchange. With a [...]
Bitcoin can now be purchased using The Post Office app – CityAM : CityAM September 10, 2021 From next week customers using The Post Office’s EasyID app will be able to buy cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. The mobile app, while helps users to securely verify their age and identity in order to gain access to online services, can be used to make purchases on Swarm Markets, a decentralised cryptocurrency exchange. With a [...]