This week's main blog updates include ...
What currency will you be using in 2121?
Having watched the emergence of cryptocurrencies, digital currencies, blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) for a decade, I have made a firm view. Most of the people involved in this space are deluded and naïve; most of the people involved in this space don’t understand …
With Great Power Comes Great Wealth
I grew up as a fan-boy of all things Marvel, and have been delighted with the way the Marvel Universe has panned out for next generations. In particular, Spider-Man has always been a highlight, and I regularly use one of the lines from these comic …
Our global village: meet the Earthians
I grew up in a village, miles from the nearest town. I moved to a city in the north after university and then to London for work. I enjoyed my work and yearned to travel. Luckily, my work allowed me to travel. I’ve been to …
Fintech is reaching the parts banks could never reach
FinTech is reaching parts of the planet that could never be reached before. Actually, it’s not FinTech. It’s the network. By way of example, way back in 1995, I was asked if I seriously thought someone could make a payment from the top of Mount …
Five strategic themes to focus upon
There are five main themes driving where we are today and tomorrow: digital transformation; inequality and inclusion; having a clear purpose; stakeholder capitalism; and digital transparency. The network is connecting us all. This is a digital revolution. We are breaking from the past centuries of …
This week’s headlines (via Citadel Advantage)
- The Pandemic's not over yet. Here's what will dominate compliance & risk for the remainder of 2021.
- Biden budget proposes $58B to take on legacy tech, cybersecurity
- Behind the Firewall: 4 cyber executives on security disasters they avoided
- AI is learning how to create itself
- PayPal invests $50M more in Black, Latinx funds
- Cash wallets are the future of fintech
- Moving from value to values: an ESG assessment
- Inside Wells Fargo's struggle with worker safety during the pandemic
- Opinion: The Fintech Express Is Leaving Women Behind
- Bank of America's mortgage bankers are quitting in frustration over call quotas, cross-selling mandates, and a new compensation scheme that shortchanges top producers
- Should Central Banks Worry About Facebook's Diem and Alibaba's Alipay?
- Rethink risk management programs post-SolarWinds, experts say
- Hackers Exploit Post-COVID Return to Offices
- White House steps in as JBS ransomware interrupts consumer supply chain
- Forget the piggy bank, Till Financial’s kids’ spend management app gets Gates’ backing
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...