The Finanser’s Week: 21st June – 28th June 2026

This week’s main blog discussions include …

How technology has integrated politics and power

There are moments when an unexpected event reveals more about the world than years of official speeches and carefully crafted reports. The recent leak of Peter Thiel’s invitation-only network, Dialog, feels like one of those moments. This is not because it exposes some great conspiracy, but because it offers a glimpse into the conversations taking…

Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB and a control freak?

I heard a story the other day that Christine Lagarde, head of the European Central Bank, purposefully raises the heat or lowers it in a room before a meeting. If she knows it’s hot, she dresses lightly; if she knows it’s cold, she wraps up. The thing is that the person she’s meeting doesn’t know…

Please regulate us more, says the fintech boss

For years, one of fintech’s favourite hobbies has been complaining about regulation. Every new rule is another obstacle. Another compliance cost. Another reason why innovation was supposedly impossible. Startups would proudly describe themselves as moving fast and breaking things, while regulators were portrayed as the people standing in the way of progress. Then something interesting…

The past, present and future of Revolut

I see a story about Revolut every day, several times a day. As one of the most remarkable success stories in modern banking, it’s not surprising. In just a decade, it has grown from a prepaid travel card into a financial super app serving tens of millions of customers across dozens of countries and a…

How Farage is using crypto to do Brexit with a blockchain

I find it fascinating that one of the most interesting debates about the future of money in Britain is no longer being driven by the Bank of England, the Treasury or economists. Instead, it has become a political issue, largely thanks to Nigel Farage (the man who received £5 million from a crypto donor).