Category: FinTech

  • Are tech firms now running our financial systems?

    For years, banks have worried about technology companies eating their lunch. Fintech would destroy banking. BigTech would become banking. Digital wallets would disintermediate banks. Cryptocurrencies would replace banks. Stablecoins would replace deposits. Decentralised finance would replace everything. None of that quite happened. Now we have artificial intelligence and, this time, there may be a very……

  • Are tech firms now running our financial systems?

    For years, banks have worried about technology companies eating their lunch. Fintech would destroy banking. BigTech would become banking. Digital wallets would disintermediate banks. Cryptocurrencies would replace banks. Stablecoins would replace deposits. Decentralised finance would replace everything. None of that quite happened. Now we have artificial intelligence and, this time, there may be a very……

  • Are tech firms now running our financial systems?

    For years, banks have worried about technology companies eating their lunch. Fintech would destroy banking. BigTech would become banking. Digital wallets would disintermediate banks. Cryptocurrencies would replace banks. Stablecoins would replace deposits. Decentralised finance would replace everything. None of that quite happened. Now we have artificial intelligence and, this time, there may be a very……

  • Are tech firms now running our financial systems?

    For years, banks have worried about technology companies eating their lunch. Fintech would destroy banking. BigTech would become banking. Digital wallets would disintermediate banks. Cryptocurrencies would replace banks. Stablecoins would replace deposits. Decentralised finance would replace everything. None of that quite happened. Now we have artificial intelligence and, this time, there may be a very……

  • Are tech firms now running our financial systems?

    For years, banks have worried about technology companies eating their lunch. Fintech would destroy banking. BigTech would become banking. Digital wallets would disintermediate banks. Cryptocurrencies would replace banks. Stablecoins would replace deposits. Decentralised finance would replace everything. None of that quite happened. Now we have artificial intelligence and, this time, there may be a very……

  • Are tech firms now running our financial systems?

    For years, banks have worried about technology companies eating their lunch. Fintech would destroy banking. BigTech would become banking. Digital wallets would disintermediate banks. Cryptocurrencies would replace banks. Stablecoins would replace deposits. Decentralised finance would replace everything. None of that quite happened. Now we have artificial intelligence and, this time, there may be a very……

  • Are tech firms now running our financial systems?

    For years, banks have worried about technology companies eating their lunch. Fintech would destroy banking. BigTech would become banking. Digital wallets would disintermediate banks. Cryptocurrencies would replace banks. Stablecoins would replace deposits. Decentralised finance would replace everything. None of that quite happened. Now we have artificial intelligence and, this time, there may be a very……

  • Today’s banking system is radically different to yesterday’s

    I love this chart. Source: Avinash Kumar on LinkedIn Not because it is perfect. It isn’t. No ecosystem chart ever is, and this one shows the companies as examples rather than an exhaustive list. I love it because it takes something I have been writing about for years and makes it visible. We keep talking……

  • Things worth reading: 11th August 2026

    Things we’re reading today include … European Fintechs Enter US Banking Market Revolut secures French bank licence in Europe expansion OCC rejects Bunq’s bank charter application Robinhood brings zero-fee digital asset trading to UK FCA Scale-up Unit Welcomes ClearScore, Modulr, and Zilch to Boost UK Fintech Growth Banks’ refusal to take on crypto firms risks……

  • Things worth reading: 10th August 2026

    Things we’re reading today include … The Deutsche Bank MD who became a Reiki Master after a breakdown SpaceX shows the benefits of cross-selling if big banks can handle the conflicts What Should a 21st-Century Central Bank Look Like? Moody’s warns bank AI race risks “systemic dependency” on Silicon Valley AI push is putting banks……