This week's main blog discussions include ...
The tectonic movement from paper to data
The Cryptowolf is here … or is it a cryptodog? April 20 was Dogecoin day. Did you notice? Retweet if you are ready for #DogeDay pic.twitter.com/z00Wm7pE96 — DogeCoinResearch (@dogeresearch) April 19, 2021 Probably not and it’s why I’m feeling there is a seismic change taking …
Money is just a construct and it’s being deconstructed
Building on yesterday’s blog, it’s an interesting moment in time. The old world structures reject cryptocurrencies whilst the new world structures accept them en masse. This was typified for me by a couple of headlines the other day: UK Bank NatWest Bars Businesses That Accept …
The downside of digital banking
I find it interesting to watch behaviours online. For example, I sometimes get an email saying, “please take John Doe off your subscriber list”. I’m sitting there saying just unsubscribe. There’s a link on the distribution email clearly saying unsubscribe here. How come they don’t …
Will the internet be powered by CBDCs or cryptos?
I found this article from The Asia Times interesting. It discusses the idea that China is trying to displace the US dollar as a reserve currency. Difficult. The US dollar represents over 60 percent of all currency reserves around the world. For more, check Wikipedia The …
Rebel, Rebel, you tore your notes; hot world, I need your votes
Money Rebellion I’m finding the world a bit surreal – is it just me? Locked down for a year; totalitarian states; governments attacking people; governments killing people; black lives matter; wars rising; tensions rising; demonstrations on the streets; no concerts, entertainment or hospitality …
What’s in an Oscars bag? (clue: an NFT)
I’ve always watched the Oscars and heard that the celebs get a bag of high value goodies worth lots, and wondered: what’s in the bag of goodies? So I was interested when I received a press release detailing what’s in an Oscars’ bag. It came …
And this week's top reads (via Citadel Advantage):
- 'Open banking' is what 'banking' has rapidly become
- How BofA Grapples With The Increasingly Digital Small Business Market
- Papara: The Evolution of Challenger Banks and Competition
- When artificial intelligence learns to attack us
- Apple iOS Privacy Changes Prompt Complaint By German Business Groups
- 6 Ways Digital Is Transforming the Customer Journey In Banking
- Protecting Industrial Control Systems Against Cyberattacks
- Why WhatsApp users in Europe can opt-out of New WhatsApp privacy policy but users in India cannot?
- Gemini partners with Mastercard to launch crypto rewards card
- Why every website wants you to accept its cookies
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...
