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xxx “Mr Modi… went to ground after allegations broke that he and his uncle Mehul Choksi were among the main beneficiaries of an alleged fraud that cost the PNB $1.77bn.” From “Indian celebrity jeweller flees to UK claiming political asylum”. xxx

xxx It’s worth noting that Gibson has never claimed to predict the future [but he] has an unmatched knack for analyzing trends and behaviors inherent to modern life and extrapolating them into vivid themes that reveal a kind of raw truth about humanity—much of which centers on our relationship with technology. From Best futurists ever:Continue reading “Best futurists ever: How William Gibson’s Neuromancer shaped our vision of technology – Ross Dawson”

I’m really looking forward to Future Tense in Zagreb on 2nd October

xxx “Sheth, a personal banking manager at Barclays, was instrumental in opening many of the ‘mule’ accounts, using false ID and address documents.” From “UK: Barclays boss who hid cash under sink jailed”. xxx

I just remembered something! Exactly one month ago I went to Amsterdam for Money2020 Europe. I think. Maybe I am remembering this wrong. It was hot and sunny when I got there, so I had an ice cream. I thought I’d try out something new but I wasn’t really paying attention so just chose someContinue reading “Amsterdammed”

xxx “Visa says the widespread outage which affected customers in the UK, Europe and abroad was caused by a ‘hardware failure’ and was not the result of unauthorised access.” From “Visa outage: payment chaos after card network crashes – as it happened | Business | The Guardian”. xxx   I was caught up in the greatContinue reading “Visa outage: payment chaos after card network crashes – as it happened | Business | The Guardian”

xxx In the email, the hackers also explain how they acquired the data, using an algorithm to get account numbers, which allowed them to pose as authentic account holders who had forgotten their password. This enabled them to reset the backup security questions and answers and gain access to the account. From BMO and SimpliiContinue reading “BMO and Simplii hackers demand ransom of $1m in XRP”

xxx Much of the banking industry has approached digital identity as a security and liability concern to be managed. Capital One has taken a different tack, spending much of the past year building out a digital identity platform that it can potentially position as a service it would sell to businesses. From How Capital OneContinue reading “How Capital One sees digital identity as a business opportunity | American Banker”

xxx Financial markets are characterised by asymmetric information that generates constraints, or frictions, on the possible set of outcomes for households and firms. From The Financial Foundations of the Productivity Puzzle – Jagjit S. Chadha, Amit Kara, Paul Labonne, 2017. xxx

xxx Balkanium, as the name suggests is the new cryptocurrency for the Balkan region that comprises of countries like Albania, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, some part of Turkey, Greece and more. This digital currency is created with an aim to bring fluidity of ethnic groups in the region and to create a network of shops andContinue reading “Balkanium, the new cryptocurrency aims to revolutionize payment systems and economy in the Balkan region – Press Release – Digital Journal”