Category: Banking

Banking
CapEx Team

ONLY ONCE

Can you do this: removing Russia’s central bank and a number of other commercial banks from the SWIFT payment messaging system. That’s what just happened. This is the weaponisation of money on this scale we’ve never seen before. Why do I say this? Because the second-order effects are that the

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Banking
Chris MacIntosh

The Coming Financial Disruption

Get ready for an entirely new structure whereby every value component of a business is tied to an outcome via smart contracts, and, instead of “from each according to his ability, to each according to his need” as that lunatic Marx wanted, we will have “from each according to his contribution”

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Europe – Here is What the Wealthy are Doing

There are essentially three main reasons for using Banks: Storing cash for ease of transacting; Keeping cash safe from theft; Earning interest on your capital. As a teenager I remember opening my first bank account, diligently saving my money and watching it slowly grow. Receiving “official” mail was cool. I

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Life Through the Lens of a Central Banker

I am a central banker. Let me tell you my story. I look presentable, nice suits, am well spoken, I have impeccable credentials. I wear a vacuous stare, though I like to think of it as a stern expression. My most honest feature, other than low wattage IQ, is that

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