Category: FinTech

  • Programmable liquidity: five foundations reshaping modern treasury

    I had a great chat the other day – the first in a series of three – with Quant’s Chief Product Officer Martin Hargreaves about programmable liquidity. What’s that? Read on … Programmable liquidity: five foundations reshaping modern treasury How is programmable money reshaping treasury operations and financial infrastructure? This conversation moved beyond theoretical frameworks……

  • Peaky Blinders the movie … and banking

    I just saw an interview with Tim Roth who appears in the new Peaky Blinders movie as Beckett, an East London fascist. The movie launches tomorrow on Netflix and focuses upon the Nazi plan in the Second World War to flood Britain with fake currency to bring down the economy. Codenamed Operation Bernhard, the goal……

  • Things worth reading: 19th March 2026

    Things we’re reading today include … On This Day in 1831: America’s first recorded bank heist Mastercard’s $1.8bn BVNK Bet Signals the End of Legacy Settlement Cycles How JPMorgan’s Virtual Cards Could Change EU B2B Payments Treasury Committee seeks answers on Lloyd’s Bank data breach UK banks keep £100 limit for contactless card payments despite……

  • Is the future digital identity your heartbeat?

    I use a variety of sites like Coinbase and IG for investing but find them very cumbersome. Trying to find how to sell and get rid of assets is not easy, unless you do it often. Here’s my vision of the near-term future. Money, investing, saving, trading will be just like Siri and Alex. “Coinbase,……

  • Things worth reading: 20th March 2026

    Things we’re reading today inlcude … Cryptocurrency firms suffer heavy losses in Illinois primaries after spending big How MiCA Regulation and Global Crypto Laws Are Changing Cross‑Border Cryptocurrency Fraud Investigations CBDC neutrality, bank liquidity, and the hybrid nature of bank deposits | CEPR Banks are starting to move money on chain – OMFIF US moves……

  • Polymarket continues its partnership spree with a Major League Baseball deal

    MLB is only the latest in a string of recently announced partnerships involving the prediction market.

  • Things worth reading: 23rd March 2026

    Things we’re reading today include … Swiss Private Bank Dynasty Splits Over Clashing Views on Crypto Banking app ‘Zero’ stops trading and will close all accounts Global crypto regulatory round-up Fintech forward: The march to AI-first A Decade of FinTech Innovation Bank of England to hike interest rates, JP Morgan says Northern Bank robbery: No……

  • The Finanser’s Week: 16th March – 22nd March 2026

    This week’s main discussions include … Is the future digital identity your heartbeat? I use a variety of sites like Coinbase and IG for investing but find them very cumbersome. Trying to find how to sell and get rid of assets is not easy, unless you do it often. Here’s my vision of the near-term……

  • A great list of questions for a bank’s leadership

    I was just having a chat with an AI engine asking about the most common questions people ask about cryptocurrencies. Really interesting answer so, I thought I would share it here (with my edits), as I’d be really interested in your views and answers. Equally, I’m tempted to say that this should be a test……

  • Into the Dragon’s Den: Jinesh Vohra, founder of Sprive

    I was recently watching Dragon’s Den (Shark Tank if you’re American), and spotted an interesting chap – Jinesh Vohra, founder of Sprive, a way of getting your mortgage paid down sooner through your spending. It’s an intriguing idea, so I reached out to him for a chat. Here’s what happened. Chris Skinner: Tell me a……