I was thinking of the move from the rotary telephone to the touchtone phone to the mobile phone. Similarly, the upgrade from gramophone to record player to CD and streaming. These things have changed our lives over decades so that we now take them for granted today. But, when watching movies from the past century,……

I was thinking of the move from the rotary telephone to the touchtone phone to the mobile phone. Similarly, the upgrade from gramophone to record player to CD and streaming. These things have changed our lives over decades so that we now take them for granted today. But, when watching movies from the past century,……

I was thinking of the move from the rotary telephone to the touchtone phone to the mobile phone. Similarly, the upgrade from gramophone to record player to CD and streaming. These things have changed our lives over decades so that we now take them for granted today. But, when watching movies from the past century,……

Things we’re reading today include … Attacker gets into France’s database listing all bank accounts, makes off with 1.2 million records Data breach at fintech firm Figure affects nearly 1 million accounts Police warning over fake £20 notes The rise of Polymarket, the cryptocurrency-based betting site for current events Deutsche Bank’s AI says it’s coming……

This week’s main discussions include … The future is right here, right now In the last day, I’ve been blown away by two developments coming out of China. One is an AI movie sequence that’s only 15 seconds long; the second was the Spring Festival celebration to welcome the New Year of the Fire Horse….…

The BBC has run many reports about how people accidentally become money mules through their ignorance: It’s not easy money. This scam wrecks your credit I got quick cash in my account but it was too good to be true I became a money mule by mistake A key point here is that, in statistics……

Things we’re reading today include … The 50 Hottest Fintech Startups In 2026 Sky News gains rare access to Bank of England’s gold vaults Santander looks to scale up global investment bank ECB sanctions J.P. Morgan for misreporting capital requirements eBay launches Pay by Bank in the UK Klarna CEO: AI set to Cut Workforce……

I got an interesting update on Monday from Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) on the impact that an event has on local community. Their data shows the positive impact that the Winter Olympics is having in Italy: Overseas Visa cardholder visits rose by more than 60%, with the largest share of visitors coming from the……

Things we’re reading today include … How Fintech is Transforming the 2,000-Year Red Packet Tradition Can investors ignore the FTSE 100’s next big bank? France says 1.2 million bank accounts exposed in database breach World’s oldest bank to take over Mediobanca You can bank on it – the branch manager is back Oxford Researcher Warns……

The Figure data breach allowed hackers to steal customer names, dates of birth, physical addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses.