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Things we’re reading today include … Revolut eyes $100bn valuation with fresh share sale Trump’s draconian bank decree to expose illegal migrants sparks Wall Street panic Wall Street Should Worry More About AI Than Crypto, As Anthropic’s Latest Announcement Hammers IBM Stock Bitcoin miners pivot to AI and HPC as cryptocurrency market slumps Norway’s Verdane……

Two headlines really struck me this morning. The first is that Stripe is now valued at over $150 billion – I’ve been following Stripe’s valuations for over a decade (it was just over $9 billion in 2016) … … and the second is that they are thinking about buying PayPal, which would be immense imho….…

Things we’re reading today include … Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI What’s Next for Klarna After US$1bn in Revenue U.K. ‘buy now pay later’ regulation signals end of ‘Wild West’ fintech loans system The crypto winter is not over, with the cryptocurrency market following the sentiment……

  There’s been a lot of talk this week about JPMorgan spending $20 billion on technology in 2026. It sounds huge, and it is, and it’s slightly more than their peer group spend but, bear in mind, this is a bank worth over $800 billion and with revenues of $185 billion, so you need to……

This week’s main discussions include … Stripe buying PayPal? Wow! Two headlines really struck me this morning. The first is that Stripe is now valued at over $150 billion – I’ve been following Stripe’s valuations for over a decade (it was just over $9 billion in 2016) … … and the second is that they……

Things we’re reading today include … Major bank faces £600million hit after UK mortgage lender collapses Bank for ultra-rich warns Reeves over entrepreneur exodus Braddick to take the helm at the UK’s banking watchdog the PRA The economic effects of changes to bank capital regulation: evidence from the United Kingdom, a report from the Bank……

I wonder what my kids will feel in a financial future of 2050 and beyond. We will probably regale them with stories about using cheques and cash and paper to exchange value. They will probably be amazed that such systems worked, but it’s a bit like me being amazed about how tally sticks worked a……

Things we’re reading today include … Is the UK still a global fintech leader? World’s money launderers are shifting to crypto, report warns Elliptic Reports 700% Surge in Cryptocurrency Outflows from Iran Following Airstrikes Are banking hubs the answer to bank branch closures? 2026: Three Regulatory Strategies for Banking in an Increasingly Fragmented World DORA’s……

I had a lovely deep-dive conversation with Martin Hargreaves, Chief Product Officer at Quant, during our webinar about how programmable money and liquidity are transforming corporate treasury and financial infrastructure. Martin gave me a great definition: “Programmable money is money that responds to external events and conditions while preserving its fundamental nature. The money itself……