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Sharon Kimathi
Editor of FinTech Futures and Banking Technology. Find Sharon tweeting at @FintechKits.
Recent articles by Sharon Kimathi
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HSBC could start charging for “basic banking services”
- 28th October 2020
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African remittance firms thrive amid COVID-19
- 27th October 2020
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Monte dei Paschi ex-boss and former chairman sentenced to jail
- 27th October 2020
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HSBC to cut up to 300 jobs in UK commercial banking unit
- 27th October 2020
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BBVA debuts “dynamic CVV” numberless card Aqua
- 26th October 2020
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JP Morgan launches QuickAccept smartphone card reader to take on Square
- 26th October 2020
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FCA and PRA fine Goldman Sachs £96.6m for 1MDB scandal
- 23rd October 2020
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The power of the collective
- 23rd October 2020
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TreeCard raises $1m from Ecosia ahead of 2021 launch
- 20th October 2020
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Trading 212 integrates TrueLayer’s open banking platform
- 20th October 2020
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Chinese regulator approves Hong Kong leg of Ant’s $30bn IPO
- 20th October 2020
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Breaking down walls
- 12th October 2020
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Bank of America teams up with Black-owned Unity bank
- 9th October 2020
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Revolut faces lawsuit in Romania over blocked account
- 22nd September 2020
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Angolan National Bank and Beta-i create fintech regulatory sandbox
- 18th September 2020
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Klarna raises $650m funding at $10.6bn valuation
- 16th September 2020
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Citi appoints Jane Fraser as new CEO
- 11th September 2020
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Merger creates largest Black-owned US bank
- 1st September 2020