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“The Mediator Between the Head and the Hands Must Be the Heart.” — Metropolis, 1927 I have been affected by the film Metropolis for as long as I can remember. Made in 1927 by Fritz Lang, it is almost a century old and yet, whenever I watch it, I wonder whether we have learned anything…
Banking is being hacked, automated, reinvented and disrupted … ALL AT ONCE
I recently delivered a keynote at Visa Next in Poland exploring the future of money, payments and banking. From the technological revolutions that created today’s financial system to the arrival of AI-native banking, the industry faces a fundamental question: are we using technology to make banking better for customers, or just cheaper for banks? Here’s…
I was thinking about trickledown economics and tax, as it seems to be debated in the news almost daily. The core debate is whether to tax the rich more or less and the answer depends upon whether you are right or left of centre. This is why every election falls into the same argument. One…
The most important question: what does the customer feel?
I have always thought insurance has a marketing problem. You buy something you hope you will never use, pay for something whose value may not become apparent for decades and, with life assurance, buy a product whose payout you will not even be around to enjoy. It is hardly surprising that insurers have spent more…
Why trust cryptocurrency when it is regularly stolen?
From Mt. Gox to Bybit and now Binance, cryptocurrency exchanges have lost billions to hackers. The technology works, so why do the institutions keep failing?
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...