Category: FinTech

  • Everyone is lying to you about money

    I just discovered that Ben McKenzie is taking the cryptocurrency industry head-on. Many of you will remember Ben from The O.C. but he’s now a little bit more serious. In fact, he wrote a book: Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud. Oh! That sounds a bit challenging, but why would an actor become an anti-crypto……

  • Everyone is lying to you about money

    I just discovered that Ben McKenzie is taking the cryptocurrency industry head-on. Many of you will remember Ben from The O.C. but he’s now a little bit more serious. In fact, he wrote a book: Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud. Oh! That sounds a bit challenging, but why would an actor become an anti-crypto……

  • Everyone is lying to you about money

    I just discovered that Ben McKenzie is taking the cryptocurrency industry head-on. Many of you will remember Ben from The O.C. but he’s now a little bit more serious. In fact, he wrote a book: Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud. Oh! That sounds a bit challenging, but why would an actor become an anti-crypto……

  • Everyone is lying to you about money

    I just discovered that Ben McKenzie is taking the cryptocurrency industry head-on. Many of you will remember Ben from The O.C. but he’s now a little bit more serious. In fact, he wrote a book: Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud. Oh! That sounds a bit challenging, but why would an actor become an anti-crypto……

  • Everyone is lying to you about money

    I just discovered that Ben McKenzie is taking the cryptocurrency industry head-on. Many of you will remember Ben from The O.C. but he’s now a little bit more serious. In fact, he wrote a book: Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud. Oh! That sounds a bit challenging, but why would an actor become an anti-crypto……

  • The Finanser’s Week: 4th May – 10th May 2026

    This week’s blog discussions included … Let’s be honest: retail banking is broken Over the past decade, the industry has aggressively optimised for cost and digital efficiency and, in doing so, it has quietly dismantled the human infrastructure that made banking work for millions of people. Start with the facts. In the UK alone, more……

  • The CIO is no longer running IT … they’re running the bank

    In a new report by Boston Consulting Group, they conclude that the CIO is now the most important role in a bank. Not long ago, the CIO was the person who kept the lights on and kept core systems stable, costs controlled, projects delivered (eventually). That world is gone. According to BCG, the CIO now……

  • Let’s be honest: retail banking is broken

    Over the past decade, the industry has aggressively optimised for cost and digital efficiency and, in doing so, it has quietly dismantled the human infrastructure that made banking work for millions of people. Start with the facts. In the UK alone, more than 6,000 bank branches have closed since 2015, according to consumer groups and……

  • Things worth reading: 12th May 2026

    Things we’re reading today include … Binance: Nigeria orders cryptocurrency firm to pay $10bn Court Jails Lagos Resident Nine Years Over Cryptocurrency Fraud Millions stolen from ‘terrorized’ cryptocurrency owners in Bay Area British sprinter CJ Ujah arrested for alleged cryptocurrency fraud Shadow bank founder accused of stealing money to buy supercars Coinbase cuts workforce by……

  • It’s the AI’s fault … urmm, no it’s not

    I was wondering today what would happen if my AI tool sent money to a third party and it was fraudulent. Who would be liable? So, I did a bit of research to find the answer and here it is. The general rule is that it’s your fault, as it’s not the AI that made……