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We spend a lot of time today talking about digital assets, tokenization and programmable money, but the funny thing is none of this is new. In fact, the origins of modern finance don’t start with coins, banks or even markets. They started with small lumps of clay. At the ancient archaeological site of Mureybet in……

We spend a lot of time today talking about digital assets, tokenization and programmable money, but the funny thing is none of this is new. In fact, the origins of modern finance don’t start with coins, banks or even markets. They started with small lumps of clay. At the ancient archaeological site of Mureybet in……

We spend a lot of time today talking about digital assets, tokenization and programmable money, but the funny thing is none of this is new. In fact, the origins of modern finance don’t start with coins, banks or even markets. They started with small lumps of clay. At the ancient archaeological site of Mureybet in……

We spend a lot of time today talking about digital assets, tokenization and programmable money, but the funny thing is none of this is new. In fact, the origins of modern finance don’t start with coins, banks or even markets. They started with small lumps of clay. At the ancient archaeological site of Mureybet in……

I had a great chat the other day – the first in a series of three – with Quant’s Chief Product Officer Martin Hargreaves about programmable liquidity. What’s that? Read on … Programmable liquidity: five foundations reshaping modern treasury How is programmable money reshaping treasury operations and financial infrastructure? This conversation moved beyond theoretical frameworks……

Things we’re reading today include … UK clearing house fintech Bank of London fined £2m over fraudulent documents NS&I set to pay millions in compensation to customers Starling’s US software push exposes testing gap in legacy banks Six Provocations to Future-Proof Your Bank Payment services and electronic money: FCA publishes updated approach document FCA Outlines……

Five hundred years ago, merchants in England had silver coins to trade with but, as Byron Gilliam notes, the system was open to abuse. There were several tricks to try. One was “sweating” the coins: putting them in a bag and shaking them until friction caused silver dust to fall to the bottom of the……

Things we’re reading today include … March 2026: Top five payments stories of the month US reportedly plans to slash bank rules imposed to prevent 2008-style crash A Comprehensive Analysis of Leading AI Cryptocurrency Trading Robot Platforms in 2026 Mastercard Bridges Digital Divide as Stablecoins Target Mainstream Remittances Stopping for gas − speech by Alan……

It’s quite strange when you think about money as a lot of money has disappeared or been recreated over the years. 250 years ago, there was no US dollar as such; the Chinese currency called the renminbi (RMB) was introduced on December 1, 1948, by the newly founded People’s Bank of China; and the euro……

This week’s main discussions include … Programmable liquidity: five foundations reshaping modern treasury I had a great chat the other day – the first in a series of three – with Quant’s Chief Product Officer Martin Hargreaves about programmable liquidity. What’s that? Read on … Programmable liquidity: five foundations reshaping modern treasury How is programmable……