FinTech Weekly Issue #399 - Top Banks, Fintechs & Recession

Issue #399 - Top Banks, Fintechs & Recession

2023-01-19

Some banks and financial institutions are doing better than others, but the results of Goldman Sachs were even lower than expected. During the World Economic Forum, all economists surveyed agreed on the fact that we’re about to witness a new recession. In the meantime, experts discuss if it’s the right moment for banks to work on CBDC, the effects of the fall of FTX are still evident – even if Bitcoin seems to leave this dramatic event behind, and top fintech firms need to adjust their business models.

Top Stories

Davos 2023: Palantir CEO predicts hiring while preparing for economic slowdown
Davos 2023: Palantir CEO predicts hiring while preparing for economic slowdown
via Yahoo!

Economists surveyed during the World Economic Forum (WEF - Davos) all predict a recession this year. Among the many dramatic events that occurred during the past few years, maybe the most unexpected was the pandemic - as the CEO of Palantir Technologies said. Despite this, Alex Karp said that the company is planning to hire new professionals.

JPMorgan Chase Falls As Banks Brace For Recession
JPMorgan Chase Falls As Banks Brace For Recession
via MarketBeat

JPMorgan Chase showed strong earnings, but the banking sector is not so strong to prevent the fall of stocks of top banks. In fact, despite JPMorgan Chase being the strongest financial institution in the US, CEO and chairman Jamie Dimon said that the sector should prepare for recession.

Podcasts and Videos

Winter of ‘disconnect’: Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson braces for more than 20% stock drop

Banking

Winter of ‘disconnect’: Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson braces for more than 20% stock drop
via CNBC

The same works for Morgan Stanley. Mike Wilson affirmed that even if many investors know that we are close to a recession, they don’t seem to really care about that. The CIO said the banking sector should be ready to face the recession and earnings need a dramatic adjustment.

Crypto

BTC price cancels FTX losses — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin Cryptocurrency

BTC price cancels FTX losses — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
via Cointelegraph

Despite the domino effect created by the fall of FTX, Bitcoin wants to leave this dramatic event behind. Consensus around a stable increase in price is still in doubt, but it is important to note that the cryptocurrency has surpassed some key levels.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen’s FTX stake will probably get wiped out

Cryptocurrency Investments

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen’s FTX stake will probably get wiped out
via CNN

Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady appeared, less than one year ago, in the Super Bowl ads for FTX. Now we know that the two were actually some of the biggest investors in FTX, and it is extremely likely that they will lose their money – like other holders.

Banking

Goldman Sachs posts its worst earnings miss in a decade as revenue falls while expenses rise

Banking Investments

Goldman Sachs posts its worst earnings miss in a decade as revenue falls while expenses rise
via CNBC

Differently from JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs – another top financial institution – posted its worst earning rewards in ten years. According to experts, reports on earnings were even worse than expected.

Why central banks should not push ahead with CBDCs

Banking Cryptocurrency Regulation

Why central banks should not push ahead with CBDCs
via Financial Times

Tony Yates, former professor of economics and adviser at the Bank of England, shares his opinions on why central banks should stop working on CBDC – Central Bank Digital Currencies. While China and the UK are working on these digital financial assets, the crypto world doesn’t seem currently stable.

Innovation

N26 rolls out crypto trading to five new markets
N26 rolls out crypto trading to five new markets
via Banking, Cryptocurrency, Investments

N26, the challenger banker, doesn’t seem to be afraid of the crypto turmoil. In the past year, the bank launched its crypto trading service in Austria, and it’s now ready to offer this opportunity also to its customers in Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Ireland, and Belgium. Customers can seamlessly invest in almost 200 cryptocurrencies via the N26 app.

Core DAO Release Fresh Airdrop Update

Cryptocurrency

Core DAO Release Fresh Airdrop Update
via BSC News

CoreDAO, after the successful launch of its mainnet, is not close to releasing more information on its next airdrop. Core DAO is the decentralized autonomous organization behind the Satoshi Plus ecosystem, which offers miners new income opportunities.

Fintech

UK payments star can keep defying fintech slump

Business Investments

UK payments star can keep defying fintech slump
via Reuters

The stocks of Wise, one of the most popular fintech companies, are down again, as shown by the reports produced at the end of 2022. Investors are facing one question: is it a normal downtrend or it’s the beginning of the fall?

Fintech firm Revolut assembles behavioural team after criticism of its corporate culture

Business

Fintech firm Revolut assembles behavioural team after criticism of its corporate culture
via The Guardian

Revolut, after the criticisms that hit the company, is assembling a new team of professionals to track the behavior of the entire staff. In fact, some of the criticisms were related to an aggressive corporate culture within the company.







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