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My next new book: “Intelligent Bank”
I just got a summary of my new book from the publishers. It comes out in the summer but, for those interested, here are the key messages …
The more wealth amongst the few, the more likely the revolution by the many
One of the biggest themes that recurs over and over again is the wealth divide in societies. I’ve talked about this often, and we all should have heard of the 1% by now or the fact that six men
If the poor are revolting, find out the reason why
Following up on yesterday’s blog, is there a solution to the social inequality debate? Well, there are many that have been tried, but they were all fatally flawed. Communism led to dictatorships and autocracies; taxing the rich to give to the poor sounds good in theory, but fails in practice (just look at the number…
Quantum-proofing money, a report by BIS
My friend Lory Kehoe spotted a white paper by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) that was released in December discussing Project Leap, a deep technical experiment showing that core payment systems can migrate to post-quantum cryptography without breaking how money moves today. It’s a fascinating paper and an important one for us fintech nerds,…
For all the hype of AI, I was watching the Champions League football matches, where thousands of people gathered, and thought: well, that’s one thing AI can never replace. Of course, you could have virtual reality matches that look almost real, but they’re not. Similarly, you could have robot matches, but would we really care? There…
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...