Things we’re reading today include … Lloyds Bank pushes for AI and blockchain to transform UK homebuying Crypto investor Christopher Harborne donates record £9m to Reform UK Britain unveils fast-track licensing to boost fintech growth Poland raises corporate income tax on banks as president approves government bill BBVA’s CEO underscores the bank’s commitment to expanding……

Are we giving up on dating and instead putting all of our demands onto digital people who are programmed to behave and speak exactly how we want? A new survey of 2,000 British men and women between the ages of 18 and 45 produced by Equimundo, a US-based non-profit organisation, found that men have simply……

Things we’re reading today include … WEF Davos 2026: Economic Disruption and Digital Change 1 in 5 investors refuse to trust AI with money UK Passes Property (Digital Assets etc) Act Formally Recognizing Crypto as Property 3 of Fintech’s Newest Security Features Every Bank Should Be Standardizing Why the Budget let banks off the hook……

Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank moves into Revolut-branded Canary Wharf tower Visa shifts European HQ to Canary Wharf Former ballerina becomes youngest ever female self-made billionaire How do digital IDs work in India? How the bank behind London’s most expensive office lease unravelled Bank of England warns of AI bubble risk Cyber……

This week’s main discussions include … Spacecoin: a currency for astronauts? I just got an invite to invest in Spacecoin. What is that? SPACECOIN is a visionary cryptocurrency built for the space economy and designed to offer a decentralized, efficient, and secure platform for interplanetary trade investors and exploration. WTH? What’s the next tech revolution?……

I just got an invite to invest in Spacecoin. What is that? SPACECOIN is a visionary cryptocurrency built for the space economy and designed to offer a decentralized, efficient, and secure platform for interplanetary trade investors and exploration. WTH? My initial reaction was the idea that this is launching a cryptocurrency for those who want……

Being raised on an independent island, I learned lots about British history. For my GCSE’s, it was all about learning Henry VIII’s story of leaving the Holy Empire of Rome to marry Anne Boleyn and the story of the first and second World Wars. We knew nothing about Europe, let alone the rest of the……

Things we’re reading today include … Commonwealth Bank of Australia penalized over data-portability failures Central bank body BIS raises concerns of gold and stocks double bubble Bank of England cutting jobs as part of overhaul after critical Bernanke review Argentina’s Central Bank Set to Greenlight Crypto Services for Domestic Banks BIS Quarterly Review, December 2025……

At Money2020 Amsterdam I met Airwallex, a company that has risen rapidly from nowhere to the top of the heap. I was a bit embarrassed not to know much about them but, in 2018, Stripe offered $1.2 billion to acquire Airwallex. At the time, their revenues were just $2 million. Stripe’s Patrick Collison negotiated directly and……

This question popped into my head as I’ve asked it before. You need to stand for something or you fall down, But what is your point? Do you ever wonder what your purpose is? I was intrigued by Billie Eilish and Lewis Hamilton presenting at a recent awards ceremony and making comments: “Love you all, but there’s……