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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 … Fintech Isn’t Just Back, It’s Being Rearchitected For AI New Research: European Central Bank still backing fossil fuels despite climate promises All change at the US Federal Reserve? Morocco : Digital bank Revolut looking for key to the kingdom GB Bank Breaks £2 Billion Balance Sheet Milestone Report: ING……

In a disturbing new development using AI, I can generate a fake passport in minutes that would fool Revolut and Binance for account opening. This was a discovery by Polish researcher Borys Musielak using ChatGPT-4o, who created a fake passport in five minutes You can now generate fake passports with GPT-4o. It took me 5……

Swedish fintech startup Froda has secured a $22.7 million (€20 million) Series B round led by Incore Invest, also based in Sweden. The move bucks the trend of a slight slowdown in investments into fintech, plus a further confirmation of the long-term trend toward the “embedded finance” model.  Largely operating in northern European countries, from…

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.

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’……

For centuries, we’ve relied on paper, plastic, and people to prove who we are. A signature, a passport, a nod from someone who knows you — the analogue scaffolding of identity. But in a world where everything is going digital, why are we still treating identity like it’s 1995? Let me be blunt: digital identity……

Well, not exactly digital but electrical. We saw the massive issue that created at Heathrow airport recently, but I’ve been personally affected by the same issue. Long story short, we have an electric gate at our property, and the electrics keep breaking down. Result? We are either locked in or locked out of our property….…

Well, not exactly digital but electrical. We saw the massive issue that created at Heathrow airport recently, but I’ve been personally affected by the same issue. Long story short, we have an electric gate at our property, and the electrics keep breaking down. Result? We are either locked in or locked out of our property….…

Well, not exactly digital but electrical. We saw the massive issue that created at Heathrow airport recently, but I’ve been personally affected by the same issue. Long story short, we have an electric gate at our property, and the electrics keep breaking down. Result? We are either locked in or locked out of our property….…