I was making a list the other day of the big changes in banking and technology. Distributed ledgers, tokenisation, digital identity, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots, hacking, cybersecurity, embedded finance, ecosystems, platforms, fintechs, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Open Banking … the list is long. It is no wonder that……

Giving away one of my trade secrets, I asked ChatGPT to give me suggestions about what to blog about and it came up with seven things: 🚀 1. The Rise of Embedded Finance 2.0 How non-financial platforms are evolving from offering simple payments to full financial ecosystems (e.g., credit, insurance, and investments built into SaaS,……

This week’s main blog discussions include … OK boomer! Mortgage by machines When I was a lad, to get a mortgage was a complex process. You would go to the bank for a meeting with the branch manager. The branch manager would assess you, your job security, work status and salary and, if all boxes……

After my blog yesterday about mortgage by machines, I left out one key component: humans. You have to remember that machines don’t think, they only appear to think because we develop them that way. Sure, there may be sentient machines at some point in the future when we get to the great Singularity but, until……

When I was a lad, to get a mortgage was a complex process. You would go to the bank for a meeting with the branch manager. The branch manager would assess you, your job security, work status and salary and, if all boxes were ticked, you could get a mortgage up to four times your……

Things we’re reading today include … The Top 100 Fintech firms Pig butchering, bitcoin, and the biggest crypto seizure in DoJ history: What it means for fintech The impact of fintech on lending British fintech Revolut granted banking license in Mexico Why EU and US Banks Are Racing to Issue Stablecoins Amazon services ‘recovering’ as……

I was honoured to be invited to Kuala Lumpur to join the Global Islamic Finance Forum last week. Why? Because they had the Royal Sultan speak over dinner and the Prime Minister of Malaysia give a keynote speech? Yes but, more than this, I learned a lot. In particular, during my panel session, someone asked……

Things we’re reading today include … Mr Beast is launching a bank! Fintech industry takes aim at ‘logic-defying’ banking watchdog Top 5 Stories in FinTech From the Last Week | FinTech Magazine Bank of England boss claims Brexit will damage economy for ‘foreseeable future’ Commonwealth Bank says that cash will soon be ‘non-existent’ How apps……

I was going to write up my panel discussion during the GIFF (Global Islamic Finance Forum) but Zawya did the job for me. Having said that, their website is quite difficult to access due to location restrictions and so I’m just going to cut and paste their summary here. Hope you like it! Revolutionising Islamic……

Things we’re reading today include … A MrBeast bank? One more step towards a dystopian future … Regulatory Simplification in the EU banking sector Bank watchdog boss says ‘plenty to worry about’ including AI bubble risk Bank of England under fire for internship that excludes white students Atom Bank moves offices and unveils plans to……