Is open banking doomed from the start?
The financial world is currently in the throes of implementing two landmark regulations aimed at making the banking sector more customer-centric, secure, competitive and innovative.…
FinTech Forum: Informed Investing for PE, with Neira Jones
One UK company recently increased their shares by 394% just by adding the word 'blockchain' to their name. Neira Jones, former director of payments, s…
Banking on Biology with DLT
Since I returned from Hong Kong I have been researching a prospect that would draw upon experience, expertise and technology from Banking and FinTech, and…
Fintech Collaboration – A story of David and Goliath
The partnership between fintechs and banks has often been told as a story of David and Goliath, a relationship that has been contentious at best and adversarial at…
Back in Blighty!
After a total of 165 days as a FinTech CTO in Hong Kong I’m back in Blighty! I’ve had an amazing time in Hong Kong…
Being a FinTech CTO in Hong Kong Day 81
I was delighted to be asked to speak at Red Hat’s FinTech Executive Roundtable at the opulent Mira in Hong Kong. A big thank you…
Traditional Banking Model on the verge on extinction….
That banks are not keen to lend to individuals and small businesses is no longer news around the world. In the US, the biggest banks…
Being a FinTech CTO in Hong Kong Day 26
It has been 26 days since I arrived in Hong Kong in my new role as CTO. It feels like I've been here a lot longer though, in very positive sense. Time…