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I find it hard to believe that two years ago I was writing about a fintech bloodbath and, two years later, it continues. The drying up of funding, the post-pandemic recession, the way in which the markets were moving from funding to divesting. It seemed a bit unreal. So, has it got better? No. In…

Anton Golib, Founder & President of SwissAssetDAO, just dropped an interesting update on DAO. What is a DAO? Well, let’s turn to Wikipedia: A decentralised autonomous organisation, sometimes called a decentralised autonomous corporation, is an organisation managed in whole or in part by decentralised computer program, with voting and finances handled through a blockchain. In general…

I enjoyed listening to the Odd Lots podcast from Bloomberg this week, as they were interviewing Marco Argenti, the Chief Information Officer at Goldman Sachs about AI. They even transcribed the whole thing. As AI in banking is my big 2024 subject, I listened to the podcast, read the transcript, got the t-shirt and wear the…

This week’s main blog discussions include … Does the US Presidential race hinge on crypto? I don’t like blogs on a Saturday – we should be relaxing – but this X update from one of the Winklevoss twins (Tyler) caught my eye and so I just thought I would leave it here. Here’s what Tyler…

I don’t like blogs on a Saturday – we should be relaxing – but this X update from one of the Winklevoss twins (Tyler) caught my eye and so I just thought I would leave it here. Here’s what Tyler posted: Today, the Fed confirmed that Operation Choke Point 2.0 remains in full swing, provided…

I found it fascinating to spot this TikTok interview highlight with Ford, the car company, CEO Jim Farley explaining the challenge they have with software updates. What he is describing is the path that many banks are taking and which, tbh, I have been promoting, which is curating the ecosystem on the platform. The issue with…

On landing home recently, I had a run-in with the customs officer at the airport. A long and delayed flight followed by a lost bag had made my irritation levels overflow. Then, upon leaving the airport, the customs inspector asked me about my bags and I said “get lost”. BIG MISTAKE. The next thing I…

For those who are fans of Black Mirror, I just got news of the forthcoming Netflix Series 7. As usual, it is a dark anti-tech futuristic vision, but I was particularly intrigued by the script of Episode 3: the Trust Token*. The theme is that, in the near future, as Earth globalises and integrates, we ditch…

After years of travelling the world, I find it interesting how countries differ. For example, having moved to Poland a few years ago, Polish people are not good at being arrogant. They are pretty humble, tbh. This means they are not good at marketing and selling in general. Sure, there are exceptions, but I find…

Whilst most banks are closing branches, JP Morgan Chase are opening new ones in the USA. Why? My LinkedIn friend Arcady Lapiro, CEO and founder of Agora, explains: Wondering where JPMorganChase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon will be jet-setting in the next couple of weeks? Here’s a hint: think “Small Town, USA.” Kicking off today,…