Cuba Halts Visa, Mastercard; Stablecoins Become Fallback
Cuba to stop Visa and Mastercard payments https://t.co/2Bo5vXD4nW Cuba will suspend Visa and Mastercard transactions from (today) after a foreign bank that processed those payments decided to end its relationship with Fincimex. Oh well, there's always stablecoins. https://t.co/3AIXPzAc3Y
Can eIDAS Cut Fraud Without Adding Checkout Friction?
Looking forward to moderating 'Digital IDs vs Europe’s Fraud Epidemic – Fix or Friction?' today at #Money2020EU. Can eIDAS reduce fraud without adding checkout friction? Join in the fun at 10.15 at the Orbital Stage. @Money2020 @chyppings #DigitalIdentity #eIDAS #FraudPrevention
Stablecoins: Essential Building Block for Future Finance
Today at #Money2020EU, I'll be exploring why stablecoins are a necessary step on the path to a new financial architecture in 'The 239-Year History of Stablecoins'. Catch the session at 10.55am at the MoneyLab @chyppings @Money2020 #Stablecoins #DigitalCurrency #Tokenisation
Open Banking Meets AI: Policy Innovation at Toronto Symposium
Excited to be in Toronto at the Canada FinTech Symposium 2026 today speaking on 'Open Banking & Policy Innovation in the Age of AI' with my @chyppings hat on! @CanadaSymp70327 #AgenticAI #OpenBanking #Fintech https://t.co/dgaNbjaSLS
Brands, Media, Games Likely Lead Future Digital Currencies
When it comes to next-generation digital currencies, it could well be global brands, media and games at the forefront rather than banks: https://t.co/fKmrYR2uQ8 https://t.co/tTqQCRTovW
HBO Warns Cast of Microchip Prop Theft on Set
Furious Harry Potter TV bosses MICROCHIP broomsticks after thefts on set https://t.co/tLbofgt8WP "HBO has been forced to warn Harry Potter cast members over the suspected theft of props from set, and microchip items including spell books, broomsticks, pumpkins and wands." https://t.co/v3eEh3jmwU
1 Billion IDs Exposed: America’s Data Security Crisis
Every day, in every way, it gets worse. Surely there’s no one left in America whose personal information isn’t already in the hands of crooks.. IDMerit exposes 1 billion identity records in unprotected database | Fox News
Crypto Feels Like a Cult: Believers or Heretics
Crypto is a kind of cult. Either you believe in all of it, or you are heretic. #cryptocurrency #digitalassets #stablecoins @provokemgmt https://t.co/TnPM4mhDVd
London Urges UK Tech to Build Digital Verification Network
City of London calls UK tech firms to set up digital verification network https://t.co/oBpIOdWJWW This is exactly what was proposed by the TechUK/APAC working group that I co-chaired approximately a thousand years ago (it feels like). https://t.co/0MqQctxXpK
Bitcoin’s Traceable History Challenges Its Status as Money
#FlashbackFriday In 2021, I said you can’t really launder Bitcoin because its history sticks. Which raised an interesting question: if all coins aren’t equal, is it really money? Five years on, we’re still dancing around that one. https://t.co/1ClpNwYLDb
Scam Interceptors Expose Absurd £370k Bitcoin Scam
It never ends... BBC One - Scam Interceptors, Series 6, Your Bitcoin Is Now Worth £370,000 https://t.co/F8cyllhydD "Hello, I'm calling from the blockchain..." 😂 https://t.co/z0t2UQdz1R
Join Canada FinTech Symposium: Open Banking, AI, Digital Finance
Less than two weeks until the Canada FinTech Symposium 2026! If Open Banking, AI, and digital finance are part of your 2026 strategy, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss. Register Now 👉 https://t.co/ClXiwMnrfL @chyppings @CanadaSymp70327 https://t.co/BdNJ0ZlIK4
Stablecoins Dominate This Year’s Merchant Payments Ecosystem Discussion
Stablecoins was one of the biggest topics covered at Merchant Payments Ecosystem this year, and it's easy to see why with so much going on in the space. Listen in on YouTube 👉 https://t.co/36mviTIKDV @IgorTomych @FintechGarden #FintechPodcast
AI Mishears “Turing Machine” As “Chewing Machine”
Love how the AI transcriber has heard “Turing machine” as “chewing machine”. Is it just an error or is it a deliferate mistale to throw us off the scent?
Decentralized Hype Faded, Tokenisation Endures
#FlashbackFriday In 2021, I said the revolution would be decentralised. DeFi wasn’t just speculation, it was infrastructure in waiting. Since then, boom, bust, regulation, less 'revolution' than expected. But tokenisation hasn’t gone away. https://t.co/jb83dFx6dB