Shaping the future of finance
This week’s main blog discussions include … Too Cloud to Fail (Part One) We spent the years after the financial crisis worrying about banks that were too big to fail. We forced them to hold more capital, more liquidity, write living wills, run stress tests and prove that governments would never again have to rescue…
The FinTech Book Club recently devoted its discussion to my latest book Intelligent Bank, and the overall reaction was strongly positive. That was a relief as I’m a good friend of these guys, but that does not make them biased. All views are their own and independent and objective. The reviewers are leading fintech experts…
Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England’s QT Tweak Gives Andy Burnham’s Labour Breathing Space The Bank of England is shaking up its bond sales – why does it matter? How has Bank of England changed its bond sale programme? Japan raises interest rate to new 31-year high to curb rising prices Bank…
Things we’re reading today include … Senate blocks cryptocurrency regulation as Democrats push back on Trump investments NV senators voted against it, but Trump’s flagrant self-enrichment is what killed the crypto bill World’s Best Digital Banks 2026 Round 1: The Next Generation of Digital Banking Arrives Creating the next European banking champions Top 10: Banks…
Things we’re reading today include … Clarity Act Stalls in Senate as Crypto Bill Fails to Clear Key Vote Why Did the CLARITY Act Fail and Will Crypto Prices Crash Further? Crypto stocks sink after Senate rejects Clarity Act, Coinbase slides nearly 9% Ripple’s view on the CLARITY Act Revolut and N26 Alumni Launch Quartz:…
Things we’re reading today include … Trump caves to tougher ethics crackdown as his crypto fortune faces scrutiny What Will XRP Be Worth by 2028? Treasury hits Russia’s VTB Bank with new sanctions over Iran ties UK banks kick off fundraising in bid to create new payments giant Deutsche Bank survey finds confidence returning to…
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…
This week’s main blog discussions include … 25 years after 9/11: An attack on America, capitalism or the world? On Tuesday, 11th September 2001, I was flying back from Nice, France, after a conference. We arrived home and switched on the television. What we saw was horrific. At 8:46 that morning in New York, 13:46…
Things we’re reading today include … Crypto platforms lost billions to cyberattacks, many even after audits Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy, made more than $250 million through crypto investments while in government Innovate Finance report calls for government action to unlock UK fintech growth Growing pains: 3 regulatory themes FCA-authorised fintech leaders need on their…
Things we’re reading today include … Tokenised asset use could cut UK bank collateral needs by 30% Chime to buy nationally chartered Stride Bank for $590 million, shares jump Block Pursues National Trust Bank Charter to Custody Crypto How Central Banks Can Win the Digital Currency Race China’s $54bn capital boost for banks falls far…
