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During my life, there have been many iconic marketing campaigns – the Shake & Vac comes to mind (Google it) – but Apple have definitely mastered the art. Their 1997 Crazy Ones campaign comes to mind … Why mention this today? Well, some friends have been posting about these ads including Bloomberg (are they a... The post Apple is all about privacy (which equals...

Things we’re reading today include … Is Unicredit about to kickstart a wave of European bank mergers? (cityam.com) Fintech Company Chime Taps Morgan Stanley to Handle IPO in 2025 – Bloomberg Stripe-backed TrueLayer losses mount even as revenue triples | Sifted eToro Acquires Australian Investing App Spaceship for Up to $55 Million (financemagnates.com) Rise Of... The post Things worth reading: 27th September 2024 appeared...

There’s a quote I often use from John Oliver that cryptocurrency is “everything you don’t understand about money combined with everything you don’t understand about computers”. That was 2018. It’s now 2024, and things are a lot worse. I’ve blogged about the confusion of money recently, and it is not only the fragmentation of money... The post Everything you don’t understand about money combined...

Things we’re reading today include … 36% of Gen Z Pick FinTechs Over Banks for Online Payments (pymnts.com) E-money firms including Wise, Revolut face stricter safeguarding rules (proactiveinvestors.co.uk) Fintech Mubadala announces the acquisition of a stake in Revolut – ThePaypers Banks must refund fraud in five days but losses capped at £85,000 – BBC News... The post Thjngs worth reading: 26th September 2024 appeared...

There’s nothing more annoying than when you get that note saying that you have just been charged $149 to renew your annual subscription to Youreanidiot.com. I subscribe to lots of different things and often forget that I subscribed. Then you suddenly find that $100s are leaving your account each year on things you no longer... The post That annoying auto-renewal you forgot to cancel...

Things we’re reading today include … Almost Two Thirds (59%) of Financial Services Firms Admit They Are Risk Averse When It Comes to Technology (ffnews.com) Why fintech is rebounding – Maddyness UK Keir Starmer’s Bank Spying Plans — Big Brother Watch Can Andrea Orcel be stopped from buying Commerzbank? (ft.com) Apron: London fintech taps Checkout... The post Things worth reading: 25th September 2024 appeared...