Finance and fintech
How the USA benefits from a far-right Europe (and a weak euro)
As the euro poses an increasing threat to the USA’s world dominance, politicians are fighting to break up the union.
Uuuhhh…. Is AI the new dot.com? 😬
The Dot.com bubble. Say this to an old school banker and watch them shiver. They may even temporarily put down their gin and tonic. The dot.com memory is like throwing a slimy bucket
Is the Elon Musk bubble (finally) about to pop? 🫧
The Elon Musk fan club. It’s not just pale incels. Musk believers are spread far and wide. The US government has contracts worth a combined $19 billion with Tesla and Space X. These
VCs: What’s HOT?🔥… and what’s hella NOT?💩
“Streamlined” is how Kibo Ventures’ co-founder, Aquilino Pena describes today’s funding environment. We’re at Barcelona’s bustling Mobile World Congress. He’s onstage, talking in a panel. I’m on a plastic chair in the stalls,
The epic power of partying
My legs are 🔥BURNING🔥 right now. And it’s been six entire days since I stopped dancing at the FFAwards. SIX. Thank god I wore my comfy heels. I’ve just returned from London’s epic
You know you work in finance when…
Hope you like my list! If you’ve got any more to add, I’d love to hear them! Here are a few pics of my days working in finance 👇👇👇
Are we living at the start of a dictatorship?
Today’s politics is full of noise, distractions and bad smells. This blog was written partly for my own sanity. I need to see the truth. I’m sick of being lied to. Writing this
No “Just Transition” for Wales
We’re hearing the phrase “just transition” a lot. Especially from right-leaning governments, fossil fuel banks (like HSBC) and oil conglomerates. The idea is that cutting back oil and accelerating renewables too quickly could
Daddy issues in finance
Why don’t grown men stand up to their bosses? This was what the notorious 1960s Milgram experiment set out to discover. Forty strapping guys (I imagine) were each told by an authority figure
Being human in fintech
I discovered so much at this year’s Money2020. But it definitely wasn’t what I thought I would learn about… I clip-clopped off to Amsterdam (that’s the noise my heels make), expecting to listen
5 RED HOT RELEVANT talks from last year’s Money2020 🔥
Money2020 is where you discover what you’ll be writing about next year. Seriously. Some of the concepts are so new and abstract that you wonder if you took a wrong turn into one
Ideas to green-up mortgages
Most green mortgages today rely heavily on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings. If properties are energy-efficient (A or B rated), they can get lower rates and qualify for a discount. Or if homeowners