In the last decade, the way we make our payments has become more seamless, faster and cheaper. We’ve switched from signatures on paper cheques to a few swipes and a […]
The latest UK payments system crash may have exposed important information about who in the financial system gets their money first. Introduction Amidst the chaos of the 19 July 2024 […]
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. […]
Cybercrime is often more than just a demonstration of hacking skills. The attacker could be motivated by money, but equally by nationalism, a search for notoriety or revenge. The victim […]
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 […]
My old boss, Bob Diamond, used to call the UK clearing banks (including Barclays, our mutual employer at the time) the “Big Dumb Banks”. He had a point. Back then […]
In the latest episode of the New Money Review podcast I’m joined by someone who says we’re in the middle of a historic battle between the public and private sector […]
In the latest New Money Review podcast I’m delighted to welcome Satyajit Das, a former investment banker, derivatives expert and author. Satyajit Das Das’s book “Traders, Guns and Money”, published […]
A recent payment fraud started from a gym theft. The story contains valuable lessons about mobile security. In an article I wrote for New Money Review last year, I uncovered […]