Category: FinTech

  • The future of finance: everything, everywhere, all at once

    We are really good at creating bingo buzz words in business to get everyone feeling they are missing the buzz. Terms such as Big Data, Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS, invented by me!), embedded finance, invisible banking and more turn up every day. Some get traction and some don’t, but the whole idea is to make you feel……

  • Is data sharing ethical?

    There’s a huge debate about banks and data. Should banks share data or sell data? This has been going on for over a decade. For example, Barclays tried to share and sell customer data back in 2013 and it hit the headlines; ING did the same in 2014 and got into similar issues. Both banks……

  • Things worth reading: 22nd July 2025

    Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England Considers Shelving Plans for a Digital Pound Trump Media: DJT grows $2 billion bitcoin hoard JPMorgan considers offering loans backed by clients’ cryptocurrency holdings, FT reports How is artificial intelligence revolutionising the fintech space? Fintech Giant’s Billionaire Cofounders Spar Over U.S. Listing Plan Warning over bank……

  • Things worth reading: 21st July 2025

    Things we’re reading today include: JPMorgan’s New Fintech Fees Spark Industry Backlash Wise Co-Founder Slams Fintech’s Plans to Move Listing to US Interview: Inside HSBC’s major 18-month mobile banking app redesign £250mn and counting: fines against banks rack up for financial crime failings China Threatens Response to EU Sanctions on Banks, Firms Criminals are targeting……

  • When you realise that finance is science

    In recent days, I’ve discovered a lot of theorems and ideas in digital areas where, when you integrate finance and technology, you realise that you are living in a world of rocket science thinking. For example, I am spending a lot of time talking with experts about digital identity and trust, as that’s the theme……

  • The Finanser’s Week: 14th July – 20th July 2025

    This week’s main blog discussions include … How to find the launderers … or not Someone asked me this week: why isn’t digital identity working? After all, there have been numerous attempts at tackling the issue. Specifically, in finance, we have onboarding, compliance, AML, KYC, PEP and more … and yet none of it is……

  • How to find the launderers … or not

    Someone asked me this week: why isn’t digital identity working? After all, there have been numerous attempts at tackling the issue. Specifically, in finance, we have onboarding, compliance, AML, KYC, PEP and more … and yet none of it is working. If it was working, there would be zero criminal activity in the financial world….…

  • How to find the launderers … or not

    Someone asked me this week: why isn’t digital identity working? After all, there have been numerous attempts at tackling the issue. Specifically, in finance, we have onboarding, compliance, AML, KYC, PEP and more … and yet none of it is working. If it was working, there would be zero criminal activity in the financial world….…

  • Where is fintech going?

    I went to a conference the other day where the organiser left a load of beer mats with questions about fintech. I picked them up and decided to write my thoughts. Trust you enjoy this …  What was your ‘aha’ moment that led you into fintech? I never really had a moment, as I’ve been……

  • Things worth reading: 15th July 2025

    Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England Governor warns banks not to issue stablecoins Stablecoin growth – policy challenges and approaches Investment banking set to extend worst run in over a decade Brussels gives Rome a warning over Italian bank mergers Block leads fintech rebound, analysts downplay JPMorgan data fee risk In the……