In the latest New Money Review podcast, I interview Richard Comotto, a specialist in repo, the multi-trillion dollar marketplace used by large financial institutions to borrow and lend short-term money. […]
Almost half of the crime now committed in the UK is now fraud, most of it taking place online. But only 1% of police resources are devoted to catching the […]
We need a new approach to building trust in economic and monetary systems, says Ian Grigg, my guest on the latest episode of the New Money Review podcast. Ian Grigg […]
Digital payment technology has made it faster, cheaper and easier to move money. But it’s also proved a goldmine for scammers. In this article we review three recent digital payment […]
Excitement over the prospects for artificial intelligence (AI) has driven US stock market valuations to a historic high. Can AI technologies deliver on their promise? Or is this yet another […]
In the latest episode of the New Money Review podcast I’m delighted to welcome Tim Congdon, an economist and leading advocate of monetarism. After a successful career in the City, […]
We often look at colonial empires as territories gained and occupied by nation states. But across four centuries, colonialism has above all been the business of companies, says my interviewee […]
Tim Yunusov is a computer scientist and security researcher with a special interest in banking and payment systems. He’s also written a series of articles on hacking for New Money […]
An auditor verifies the accuracy of a company’s financial records. He or she is supposed to spot any material misstatements, including those due to fraud or errors. And yet in […]
The initial reaction from traditional financial markets to the sudden bankruptcy of cryptocurrency exchange FTX was dismissive. But could high-frequency trading (HFT) firms be the vector for contagion from crypto […]