Coutts CEO: Too many overly-cautious Britons are squirelling away savings in cash June 15, 2021 It regularly occurs to me that the British are harsh when it comes to embracing what it is they, or we I should say now after all my years here, do really well. We’re amazing at rallying against matters which are wrong or need improvement. But the other side of the coin still seems to [...]
7 Reasons why spending with Crypto is broken August 18, 2020 Another week, another avalanche of announcements about companies offering payment gateway solutions to merchants so consumers can spend their crypto more easily. While this makes for decent clickbait headlines, if you peek under the hood even momentarily, you will quickly understand that none of this makes any financial or market sense. 1. Crypto is too [...]
How tokenisation as a method of funding could help technology companies December 10, 2021 There are some obstacles in the way of widespread adoption of tokenisation, but there are clear paths ahead, writes Emily Pavlou.
Before the Bell: Inflation genie returns to his bottle as UK GDP data is next March 12, 2021 The buy-everything animal spirits refused to be caged any longer overnight as financial markets returned the inflation genie to its bottle. Technology was back, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed at record highs, US yields held steady, Bitcoin rose, and the US Dollar fell, with markets partying like it was 2020. Yesterday, the European [...]
Before the Bell: Hyperactive price action across numerous asset classes March 10, 2021 Markets continued with their skittish tail-chasing price action overnight, with the Nasdaq leading the charge higher, starkly reversing course after a few tough days at the office. The US Dollar duly fell in militaristic-like lockstep, and even gold found some friends as it rallied strongly. The sharp reversal of the previous sessions can be laid [...]
Wirecard UK fallout lessens June 30, 2020 Readers will be very familiar with the €1.9bn Wirecard scandal that has rocked Germany, firmly placed a spotlight back onto the world of auditors and dangerously caused pause for thought for Fintech firms in the U.K. from a regulatory standpoint. As of this morning at 00.01 the FCA resumed Wirecard Solutions’ regulated activities which meant [...]
Blockchain, IoT and 5G June 2, 2020 5G networks are beginning to roll out across the UK as well as around the world. One of the biggest promises of 5G is the ability to connect millions of IoT devices. And Blockchain networks have three services they can perform to drive adoption and add value. IoT stands for the Internet of Things. More [...]
Bitcoin hits 10-month high of nearly $9,000 after strong start to 2019 May 27, 2019 Bitcoin edged close to the $9,000 mark today as it extended a strong run since the beginning of the year. The cryptocurrency rose more than ten per cent over the past day to $8,775, figures from Coin Market Cap show. Read more: Bitcoin bounces as the pound plunges: what’s next for global markets? It underlines [...]
The good, the bad and the ugly of the cryptocurrency dream July 28, 2020 Way back in 2014, I debated the merits of bitcoin with cryptocurrency evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos. It was a wonderful, civil and not too disobedient dialogue. I was sceptical, not cynical. Six years later, I remain sceptical but now have a cynical bias. Let me explain what I see as the good, the bad and the [...]
Be careful of stepping into trouble when market fundamentals are still so shaky February 10, 2021 Yogi Dewan is CEO and founder of Hassium Asset Management. Many investment houses are again forecasting a bull market in 2021. Whilst I am neither bullish or bearish this feels like an accident waiting to happen. Whilst we remain positive near term, markets now look very overvalued and very overbought. Investor sentiment seems once again to be [...]