Category: FinTech

  • If the poor are revolting, find out the reason why

    Following up on yesterday’s blog, is there a solution to the social inequality debate? Well, there are many that have been tried, but they were all fatally flawed. Communism led to dictatorships and autocracies; taxing the rich to give to the poor sounds good in theory, but fails in practice (just look at the number……

  • If the poor are revolting, find out the reason why

    Following up on yesterday’s blog, is there a solution to the social inequality debate? Well, there are many that have been tried, but they were all fatally flawed. Communism led to dictatorships and autocracies; taxing the rich to give to the poor sounds good in theory, but fails in practice (just look at the number……

  • If the poor are revolting, find out the reason why

    Following up on yesterday’s blog, is there a solution to the social inequality debate? Well, there are many that have been tried, but they were all fatally flawed. Communism led to dictatorships and autocracies; taxing the rich to give to the poor sounds good in theory, but fails in practice (just look at the number……

  • If the poor are revolting, find out the reason why

    Following up on yesterday’s blog, is there a solution to the social inequality debate? Well, there are many that have been tried, but they were all fatally flawed. Communism led to dictatorships and autocracies; taxing the rich to give to the poor sounds good in theory, but fails in practice (just look at the number……

  • If the poor are revolting, find out the reason why

    Following up on yesterday’s blog, is there a solution to the social inequality debate? Well, there are many that have been tried, but they were all fatally flawed. Communism led to dictatorships and autocracies; taxing the rich to give to the poor sounds good in theory, but fails in practice (just look at the number……

  • If the poor are revolting, find out the reason why

    Following up on yesterday’s blog, is there a solution to the social inequality debate? Well, there are many that have been tried, but they were all fatally flawed. Communism led to dictatorships and autocracies; taxing the rich to give to the poor sounds good in theory, but fails in practice (just look at the number……

  • If the poor are revolting, find out the reason why

    Following up on yesterday’s blog, is there a solution to the social inequality debate? Well, there are many that have been tried, but they were all fatally flawed. Communism led to dictatorships and autocracies; taxing the rich to give to the poor sounds good in theory, but fails in practice (just look at the number……

  • Quantum-proofing money, a report by BIS

    My friend Lory Kehoe spotted a white paper by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) that was released in December discussing Project Leap, a deep technical experiment showing that core payment systems can migrate to post-quantum cryptography without breaking how money moves today. It’s a fascinating paper and an important one for us fintech nerds,……

  • AI cannot play football

    For all the hype of AI, I was watching the Champions League football matches, where thousands of people gathered, and thought: well, that’s one thing AI can never replace. Of course, you could have virtual reality matches that look almost real, but they’re not. Similarly, you could have robot matches, but would we really care? There……

  • Things worth reading: 15th January 2026

    Things we’re reading today include … Don’t believe the banks lobbying against stablecoins The Bank of England’s capital mistake? Wall Street ends lower, led by drop in Nasdaq, with tech, banks falling Global Events Shaping Financial Markets in 2026 Do Digital Payments Really Promote Financial Inclusion? What the Evidence Shows Anti-Fraud: What Does Revolut’s New……