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FCA warns on fintech risks

March 16, 2023 Comments are Disabled

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today warned that some financial technology (fintech) firms present an ‘unacceptable risk of harm’ to customers and to the broader financial system as a result […]

Fake IDs blow hole in Russia sanctions

March 8, 2022 Comments are Disabled

Amidst the escalating war in Ukraine, Western countries are seeking to step up sanctions against Russia-linked entities. But sanctions can only be enforced if the dividing line between permitted and […]

Fintech and the great rupture

September 22, 2021 Comments are Disabled

The combination of finance and technology is driving the biggest change in human history in 500 years, says Viktor Shvets, my guest on this week’s podcast. Shvets, a Hong Kong-based […]

Smoothing the system’s sharp edges

April 19, 2021 Comments are Disabled

John Kiff, our guest on the latest New Money Review podcast, prefers what he calls the ‘edgy’ areas of finance—from over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives to fintech and cryptocurrency. He also wants […]

UK fractures EU fintech consensus

August 14, 2020 Comments are Disabled

In 2000 the European Union published its first electronic money directive—showing remarkable foresight about the potential future growth of digital payments. Europe’s early introduction of comprehensive rules for e-money has […]

EU falling short on fintech regulations

June 4, 2020 Comments are Disabled

Two key European Union laws—the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5)—are hindering the future growth of financial technology (‘fintech’) and blockchain businesses in the […]

The global fintech race

August 13, 2019 0 comments

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. […]

Payments are about client data

January 30, 2019 0 comments

I meet technologist Dave Birch on a cold, wet January afternoon at Patisserie Valerie in Old Compton Street, a café in London’s Soho district. This is the original branch of […]