The US financial system was designed to ensure that no single entity would ever dominate the nation’s money. But the downside of this legacy is becoming ever-clearer when it comes […]
Fintech is not just about finance and technology. It’s the trade war between Trump and China. It’s about politics, history and culture. It’s the battle over privacy and money laundering. […]
Derivatives based on cryptocurrencies are big business, generating fortunes for the owners of trading venues. But those exchanges don’t all play by the same rules. Confusingly, the global regulation of […]
In the latest New Money Review podcast, Paul Amery interviews Robert Sams, founder and chief executive of Clearmatics, a technology company based in London. In the podcast, Sams explains why […]
New digital currencies will have a profound impact on our concept of money, the financial system and the economy, says a top regulatory lawyer. “It’s possible for something to be […]
From investment banks to broker-dealers, asset managers, clearing houses, custodians and securities depositaries, almost every segment of traditional finance is now under threat from blockchain technology. That’s the key message […]
A new initiative by global governments to combat money laundering risks driving financial activity out of the reach of law enforcement agencies, say tech experts. FATF addresses ‘growing misuse’ of […]
Soaring volumes, billion-dollar fortunes, insane leverage and radical new risk models: welcome to the wild world of unregulated cryptocurrency derivatives. The real action in crypto derivatives The Chicago Mercantile Exchange […]
At the end of a week in which Facebook announced a major new payments project and the UK’s central bank said it would allow more non-banks into the core of […]
The Bank of England is preparing to grant more non-banks access to its payment systems, the governor of the Bank said in a speech last night in London. Mark Carney […]
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