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Things worth reading: 12th March 2026
Things we’re reading today include … British fintech Revolut gets full banking licence It’s official — Revolut is now a bank in the UK Circle, Binance and Ripple Join Mastercard’s New Crypto Partner Program Binance sues Wall Street Journal over reporting on Iranian sanctions How Singapore’s largest bank builds AI with confidence Why is Britain-hating……
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Banking on the Cloud
I was just reading Amazon Web Services’ report about Banking on the Cloud. It’s biased – everything has to be in the cloud of course – but it’s interesting. It also struck me that I was talking about banking on the cloud in 2008. It has taken a long time, and is still developing. Here is……
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Things worth reading: 13th March 2026
Things we’re reading today include … UK regulator examines IT glitch that enabled bank customers to see others’ accounts on app Bitcoin advocate group to fight Basel’s ‘toxic’ treatment of cryptocurrency Revolut’s Long Road to ‘Bank’ Status Santander: Would You Let AI Buy You Chocolate and Books? MTN Rwanda Subscriber Base Hits 8.2 Million as……
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What is x402 and why will it transform payments?
The next era of payments: when money moves at internet speed I just found an interesting report by KPMG about a new payment standard called x402. Have you heard of it? If you haven’t, it’s built to ensure open, free, frictionless payments, and could be revolutionary for embedded, invisible finance. Built by Coinbase, the x402 protocol……
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The Finanser’s Week: 9th March – 15th March 2026
This week’s main discussions include … What is x402 and why will it transform payments? The next era of payments: when money moves at internet speed I just found an interesting report by KPMG about a new payment standard called x402. Have you heard of it? If you haven’t, it’s built to ensure open, free, frictionless……
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The state of fintech, 2026
There are lots of AI tools out there today – Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude and more. The market is crowded. So, when I saw that Facebook had launched Manus, I wondered why and tried it. Simple question: what is the state of fintech? The AI engine ran away and analysed various reports from the likes of……
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The US Treasury’s bid for smart regulation
Innovation vs Illicit Finance: Why the Future of Crypto Compliance is Intelligent The US Treasury just produced an interesting document about digital assets, innovation and criminal activity. It’s well worht a read, so download the report here … but, if you can’t be bothered, here is my view. There is a familiar pattern whenever a new……
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The US Treasury’s bid for smart regulation
Innovation vs Illicit Finance: Why the Future of Crypto Compliance is Intelligent The US Treasury just produced an interesting document about digital assets, innovation and criminal activity. It’s well worht a read, so download the report here … but, if you can’t be bothered, here is my view. There is a familiar pattern whenever a new……
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The US Treasury’s bid for smart regulation
Innovation vs Illicit Finance: Why the Future of Crypto Compliance is Intelligent The US Treasury just produced an interesting document about digital assets, innovation and criminal activity. It’s well worht a read, so download the report here … but, if you can’t be bothered, here is my view. There is a familiar pattern whenever a new……
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The US Treasury’s bid for smart regulation
Innovation vs Illicit Finance: Why the Future of Crypto Compliance is Intelligent The US Treasury just produced an interesting document about digital assets, innovation and criminal activity. It’s well worht a read, so download the report here … but, if you can’t be bothered, here is my view. There is a familiar pattern whenever a new……
