The main blog headlines are … Seven Fin and Tech truisms we wish were myths (with thanks to Anne Boden) I attended the New Statesman’s FinTech Summit yesterday. I gave the opening speech and was followed by the indomitable Anne Boden, CEO and Founder of Starling Bank, who talked about …

I got a tweet the other day pointing me to a report from the Financial Stability Board about the use of decentralised technologies for financial services. Excellent report from the Financial Stability Board @fsb about the impact of decentralized #fintech#finserv #DeFi #DLT #payments #lending ➡️https://t.co/toIsNQ580a pic.twitter.com/LUfGxn9akl — Sebastien Meunier (@sbmeunier) November …

Things we’re reading today include … Citi, Deutsche get go-ahead to probe regulator witnesses in landmark cartel case Wall Street investors slam Warren’s policies City traders: We want shorter working hours How big tech is dragging us towards the next financial crash Financial crime through video games is on the …

I got an email the other day from TransferWise, a service I use frequently. Why do I use it? Because I moved to Poland. Poland’s currency is the Zloty and paying everything on my card in British Pounds with conversion rates seemed stupid. It really struck home when I was …

Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank collapse rebuttal sets off Twitter storm Factbox: How the SEC is making life easier for corporate America Goldman’s journey: from high finance to the Mittelstand Second U.S. law firm plots rival London forex class action London Stock Exchange considers shorter trading day …

I attended the New Statesman’s FinTech Summit yesterday. I gave the opening speech and was followed by the indomitable Anne Boden, CEO and Founder of Starling Bank, who talked about the path to profitability. She asserts the bank will deliver profitability next year, but her presentation focused upon a number …

Things we’re reading today include … Citigroup Says It’s Open to Expanding Bank-Branch Footprint Modern Central Banking Is More Vulnerable Than We Think Banks boosted new lending to fossil fuel projects last year, figures show IBM, Bank of America team up to launch financial services-specific cloud Wall Street increasingly weighs …

We hear a lot about how crypto and bitcoin encourages illegal activity, drugs, money laundering and such like. The reality is that such activity today is tiny when compared with the amount of illegal activity, drugs and money laundering going through the banking system. As of 2019, $829 million in …

Things we’re reading today include … Goldman Sachs offers would-be parents on staff $20,000 to buy eggs OneCoin lawyer on trial for role in ‘crypto-scam’ Regulators press Deutsche boss to drop dual roles Santander buys majority stake in fintech Ebury for £350m Edmond de Rothschild chief warns private banks face …

I’ve blogged for a while now about the different approaches to Big Tech in China and America. In China, Big Tech is pretty much working hand-in-hand with government to solve society’s issues and police them. People in the West may not like it or understand it, but Big Brotherly Love …

The main blog headlines are … McKinsey reckon banks are in a ‘do-or-die’ moment … really? A few talking points last week, but two hit me in particular. The first is a McKinsey report that reckons half of the world’s banks are not viable. Their cost of equity is higher …

My children are big fans of The Gruffalo. If you’re not familiar with The Gruffalo, it’s the story about a mouse who might get eaten by threatening creatures like a Fox, an Owl or a Snake, but makes up a fictional character who could actually eat them instead. The fictional …

Things we’re reading today include … Banks face compensation claim over payment fraud New Wells Fargo CEO says he wants to fix problems, isn’t a ‘wallflower’ Why the repo market went awry… Facebook sued for age, gender bias in financial services ads A scholar of inequality ponders the future of …

I’ve a number of great friends in the industry, and enjoy their company and contribution. One of those friends is Gijs Boudewijn, Chair of the Payment Systems Committee at the European Banking Federation who kindly quoted me in his recent presentation on Open Banking. He has also kindly allowed me to …

Things we’re reading today include … Rise of machine trading forces data providers to pivot Federal Reserve cuts rates again amid trade and growth fears Brexit deal means ‘£70bn hit to UK by 2029′ Citi to withdraw from two-thirds of FX platforms NatWest to offer help to gambling addicts in …