FinTech
The Ramen Principle: What a Noodle Bar Can Teach Us About Core Asset Investing
A restaurant review reveals powerful lessons for finance and investing, showing how a focus on core assets and niche markets drives sustainable growth.
The Editor’s Dilemma: What a 1930s Newspaper Game Reveals About Modern Finance and Ethical Investing
A media management game reveals timeless lessons about corporate finance, ethical investing, and the difficult balance between profitability and principle.
Savoring the ‘January Effect’: A Financial Feast in the Food & Drink Economy
Discover how January’s food and drink trends offer a powerful lens into the economy, investing, stock market behavior, and the impact of fintech.
The Amandaland Portfolio: What a TV Christmas Special Reveals About Legacy Wealth and FinTech Disruption
A TV Christmas special offers a surprisingly potent allegory for the clash between legacy finance, traditional banking, and FinTech disruption.
AI’s Shadow Bank: The $120 Billion Secret Fueling the Tech Revolution
Big Tech is quietly moving $120B in AI data center debt off its books. Discover the hidden financial engine behind the AI revolution.
Beyond the Bet: Deconstructing Denise Coates’ £280M Payday and the Economics of a Gambling Empire
Denise Coates’ £280m Bet365 payday sparks debate. We dissect the numbers, the business model, and the wider economic implications of this staggering sum.
Decoding the Market: What Solving a Financial Crossword Teaches Us About Modern Investing
Finance is a grand puzzle. This post decodes market forces and investing strategies using a crossword metaphor, connecting blockchain, economics, and trading.
The Shadow Economy of Plastic: How Gift Card Scams Threaten Modern Finance
Gift card scams are a multi-million dollar threat, impacting consumers, the economy, and the finance industry. Explore the risks and fintech solutions.
AI’s Billion-Dollar Safety Net: How Insurance is Taming the Risk of Automated Decisions
A new wave of insurance is emerging to cover AI errors in mortgage lending, a move that de-risks automation and could unlock billions in capital.
The Billion-Dollar Question: Revolut, Its Staff, and a Share Scheme Tax Showdown
Fintech giant Revolut faces a tax dispute with ex-staff over its share option plans, raising critical questions about employee compensation in the tech sector.
London’s Big Bet: Why the UK is Overhauling Financial Benchmark Rules
The UK is overhauling financial benchmark rules in a post-Brexit push for competitiveness, exempting most providers from strict EU-era regulations.
Cracks in the Foundation: Private Equity’s Lending Crisis and Fintech’s Growing Pains
Private equity’s safe bet is unraveling, while fintechs like Monzo and Tricolor face governance crises. A look at the hidden risks in modern finance.