Things we're reading today include ...
Nigel Farage lands record £36m donation for Reform
Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record
Who are Reform UK's two mega-donors? (they are both crypto billionaires)
Visa, MasterCard and Anthropic are now working together
Revolut confirms customer data breach through fake government requests
Dutch fintech Adyen sees long-term India opportunity, plans local expansion
Fintech leaders still back the UK. Don’t make them regret it
Know your agent: Why UK fintech needs an identity system for its AI before the Treasury builds one
Brazil banking scandal engulfs Supreme Court
Hidden crypto farm in Mexican mountains puts spotlight on cartel funding
Bank of England spends £85k to justify axing Churchill from bank notes
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...