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Almost half of the world’s banks aren’t ready for ISO20022
Just got some interesting research from RedCompass Labs that states 44% of banks aren’t on track to meet ISO 20022’s structured address migration deadline in November 2026. It’s an important deadline as it marks a hard stop to the old SWIFT messaging standards. You could see this as ‘glass half full’, and calculate that it means more……
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Almost half of the world’s banks aren’t ready for ISO20022
Just got some interesting research from RedCompass Labs that states 44% of banks aren’t on track to meet ISO 20022’s structured address migration deadline in November 2026. It’s an important deadline as it marks a hard stop to the old SWIFT messaging standards. You could see this as ‘glass half full’, and calculate that it means more……
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Almost half of the world’s banks aren’t ready for ISO20022
Just got some interesting research from RedCompass Labs that states 44% of banks aren’t on track to meet ISO 20022’s structured address migration deadline in November 2026. It’s an important deadline as it marks a hard stop to the old SWIFT messaging standards. You could see this as ‘glass half full’, and calculate that it means more……
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Jamie Dimon’s shareholder letter: times are tough for all of us
I read Jamie Dimon’s latest annual letter released yesterday. It has become, for many, one of the best benchmark letters to read about the state of banking each year and, as always, it’s less a report card on JPMorgan Chase and more a reflection on the state of the world. What struck me most is……
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Things worth reading: 8th April 2026
Things we’re reading today include … The Case for Owning Just 1 Cryptocurrency — and Which One It Should Be Quantum Computing Cryptocurrency Threat: Survey Reveals Alarming 49% Probability Within Decade Crypto’s move to the mainstream Fintech Ctrl Alt gets FCA authorisation after tokenising $1.2bn The World Bank’s Self-Inflicted Crisis Flutterwave eyes aggressive loan growth……
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“Invisible banking” is pointless
We love to throw phrases around to try to ground the next generation of banking. I was lucky enough to coin the phrase “digital bank” and “banking-as-a-service” years ago, and have now moved on to “intelligent bank” (coming out soon). For those who read my blog regularly, you will know that I see this as……
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Things worth reading: 9th April 2026
Things we’re reading today include … British fintech Revolut reports record annual profit as it gears up for US push Top 10: Fastest Growing Neobanks European Banks Expect AI Buildout to Add Headcount Why weak testing is becoming banks’ biggest risk The Perils of “One-Click” Ambition: Bolt’s AI Pivot and the $11bn Reality Check Morgan……
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What would you do if you won the lottery?
I stumbled over this article the other day on MSN and loved it. The reason? What would you do if you won the lottery? We all dream of the day that we get millions of dollars in our account. What would you do? Well, here’s the answer (for some). A whiskey distillery Peter Lavery – who……
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Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech, future-of-work startups
Collide Capital, founded by Brian Hollins and Aaron Samuels, announced the close of a $95 million Fund II.
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Things worth reading: 10th April 2026
Things we’re reading today include … Exclusive interview: Bitcoin’s inventor is British, but it’s not me Iran’s $7.8 Billion Crypto Economy Finds New Way to Grow After Cease-Fire UK’s best bank revealed – and it’s not a bank Scott Bessent called in US bank CEOs to discuss Anthropic model’s cyber risks When conflicts rewire banks……
