I’m listening to a fascinating podcast from the BBC about Whisky Bandits. The scam is that you buy a cask of whisky for thousands of dollars, but the cask you bought does not exist. In other words, you just got a piece of paper saying that you own a cask or, in simpler terms, you……

I’m listening to a fascinating podcast from the BBC about Whisky Bandits. The scam is that you buy a cask of whisky for thousands of dollars, but the cask you bought does not exist. In other words, you just got a piece of paper saying that you own a cask or, in simpler terms, you……

Things we’re reading today include … Revolut profit tops £1bn as it prepares to launch UK bank later this year UK’s FCA seeks to streamline capital rules for investment firms Here’s what stopped Trump in his quest to oust Fed chair Jerome Powell China Declares Currency War: New Plan Aims to Replace the Dollar With……

Flex, a startup that offers personal finance software for business owners, has acquired Maza, a finance app aimed at Spanish speakers in the U.S., for $40 million, the companies told TechCrunch exclusively. At first glance, the pairing may seem a bit curious. Flex’s software and payments infrastructure is to help business owners have a single…

Things we’re reading today include … Santander deposes UBS as continental Europe’s most valuable bank Rich Americans dump money into Swiss banks as Trump chaos creates dollar anxiety Europe’s fintechs want to bank the rich — can they succeed? Crypto firms seek bank charters Revolut: ‘I was careful and followed instructions closely, but still lost……

Back in the day, Brett King had this idea of starting a mobile-first bank. It was when Bank 2.0 took off, and I was one of the first investors. We ended up enjoying a day of brainstorming in an American park retreat, and developed the line “spend, save, and live smarter”, which is still there……

This week’s main blog discussions include … The issue with digital In my presentations these days are five key themes: the fintech revolution; cryptocurrency creation; distributed ledger technology; the AI world; and quantum disruption. I could add to the list – the metaverse, 6G+, robots, etc – but these are the top five in the……

I’m working on my next book which is due for release in spring 2026. The theme is all around how to trust in a deep fake world. As a result, I’ve been talking to a lot of people – technologists, bankers, policymakers, ethicists, hackers (some reformed, some not) – and the conversations is around the……

Things we’re reading today include … Wall Street seems to have decided that Trump is mentally unstable Donald Trump could cost the world a trillion dollars Bitcoin Breaks Records As Cryptocurrency Market Shines Cantor strikes $3.6bn crypto venture with SoftBank and Tether Report: Tennesseans lost millions in cryptocurrency scams last year, per FBI UK’s ‘green’……

Alpaca said on Wednesday it has raised a $52M Series C round to expand into more foreign markets, including the Middle East, Europe and Asia.