This week’s main discussions include … Key take-away from #SIBOS 2025: it’s no longer banking and payments Watching Sibos from afar – I haven’t been invited for a while due to being too provocative – I was not surprised to see that Quantum computing, AI, CBDCs, stablecoins, tokenization and blockchain are all making the headlines,…
Things we’re reading today include … Some of UK’s biggest banks ‘investing ever larger sums into fossil fuels’ | The Standard Are you bankrolling the climate crisis? – Which? Which bank is now the UK’s most valuable brand? | Mortgage Introducer Revolut receives more fraud complaints than any other bank for third year running…
Things we’re reading today include … BritCard backlash: Fintech leaders warn against government monopoly on digital identity Ripple Integration SWIFT Signals a New Era for Cryptocurrency Crypto ‘goddess’ convicted in world’s largest seizure Bank of England Governor suggests stablecoins need insurance Shawbrook prepares to launch initial public offering This Nigerian immigrant’s remittance struggles inspired a…
Things we’re reading today include: Disgraced fintech start-up fraudster Charlie Javice sentenced to 7 years Top Banks Say They Are ‘Drowning’ In Payment Changes European banks are developing a stablecoin — the UK should take note Board of Spain’s Sabadell bank rejects improved BBVA takeover bid BBVA, the first bank to enable AI-powered card personalization…
Things we’re reading today include … Global payments network Swift builds blockchain capability SWIFT, Global Banks To Expand Blockchain Use Sibos 2025: Breaking From Incremental Change to Rewire Banking Bureaucracy has stifled European innovation, says Deutsche Bank chief The future of payments: uniting with European banks to launch a stablecoin HSBC chair’s exit leaves Europe’s…
Things we’re reading today include … Checkout.com valued at $12 billion in employee share buyback Klarna Sinks Below IPO Price as Fintech Competition Heats Up Crypto Treasuries: Discipline or Dotcom Deja Vu? Deutsche Bank: Bitcoin Could Join Gold on Central Bank Balance Sheets by 2030 Thousands of Indian bank transfer records found spilling online after…
This week’s main blog discussions include … Revolut opens its new HQ and takes over the world? I asked my friend Max, an early investor in Revolut, to provide an insight into the new headquarters the company opened this week in Canary Wharf, London. Revolut bought the building that was previosly the HQ of Thomson…
Things we’re reading today include … Saudi renews bid to be Middle East fintech leader with Riyadh conference Giant Trump statue holding Bitcoin displayed outside US Capitol to mark Fed rate decision UK dominates European fintech funding How fintech is shaping Britain’s finances JPMorgan says Circle faces ‘intense’ competition from Tether, Hyperliquid and fintech rivals…
